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Yuki Hanaoka-Ikeda1, Yumi Tsuboi1, Yutaka Kasai1,2
1Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
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Dysregulation of the immune system, gut microbiota alteration, and epithelial dynamics in the colon contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the role of epithelial dynamics, particularly epithelial regeneration, remains incompletely understood. CADM1 encodes an immunoglobulin-superfamily cell adhesion molecule involved in epithelial adhesion, immune cell interactions, and tumor suppression in colon and various cancers. Here, we investigated the role of CADM1 in IBD using a murine model of colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium in both wild-type and conventional Cadm1-deficient (Cadm1-/-) mice. Cadm1-/- mice exhibited more severe colitis than wild-type mice with increased mortality (64% vs. 10%) and delayed recovery. Cadm1-/- mice showed reduced numbers of Ki-67-positive cells in colonic crypts and delayed epithelial regeneration, whereas no significant differences were observed in epithelial apoptosis, intestinal permeability, or immune responses. Immunohistochemistry revealed that CADM1 expression was restricted to regenerative crypt cells in wild-type mice with nuclear accumulation of β-catenin and phospho-Akt. Furthermore, CADM1 overexpression in colon epithelial cells enhanced Tcf-transcriptional activity in a β-catenin-dependent manner. Immunohistochemistry of human IBD materials revealed that CADM1 expression also correlated with nuclear β-catenin accumulation in crypt epithelial cells. Collectively, CADM1 appears to promote colonic epithelial regeneration through the PI3K/Akt/β-catenin axis to protect against severe epithelial injury in IBD.
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