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Aleksandra S Chikina1, Francesca Nadalin2, Mathieu Maurin2
1Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 144, F-75005 Paris, France; Institut Curie, PSL Research University, INSERM U932, F-75005 Paris, France.
Cell
|September 24, 2020
Resumen
Los macrófagos del colon con protuberancias en forma de globo (BLPs) impiden la absorción de metabolitos tóxicos por hongos. Este mecanismo inmune innato protege a los colonocitos y mantiene la integridad de la barrera intestinal, crucial para la homeostasis de la microbiota del colon.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Inmunología
- Gastroenterología
- Microbiología
Sus antecedentes:
- El colon absorbe fluidos y alberga hongos, lo que requiere la regulación de la absorción de metabolitos fúngicos.
- Los metabolitos fúngicos pueden dañar las células epiteliales y alterar la barrera intestinal.
- El mecanismo para esta regulación y protección de fluidos es actualmente desconocido.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar el mecanismo por el cual el sistema inmune innato regula la absorción de líquidos en el colon.
- Identificar cómo se protegen los colonocitos de los metabolitos fúngicos tóxicos.
Principales métodos:
- Investigó los macrófagos en el colon distal.
- Los macrófagos caracterizados con protuberancias "similares a globos" (BLPs) que interactúan con el epitelio del colon.
- Se evaluó el impacto de la ausencia de macrófagos y BLP en la supervivencia de las células epiteliales y la integridad de la barrera cuando se expone a productos fúngicos.
Principales resultados:
- Descubrieron macrófagos distales del colon con BLPs que muestran fluidos absorbidos.
- Se ha demostrado que la ausencia de macrófagos o BLPs conduce a la muerte de los colonocitos y a la disfunción de la barrera debido a la absorción del producto fúngico.
- Se identificó un nuevo mecanismo inmune innato para el control de la calidad de los fluidos absorbidos.
Conclusiones:
- Los macrófagos con BLPs juegan un papel crítico en la prevención de la intoxicación de los colonocitos por metabolitos fúngicos.
- Este mecanismo es esencial para mantener la integridad de la barrera epitelial y la homeostasis de la microbiota del colon.
- Reveló un papel inesperado para los macrófagos en la regulación de las interacciones entre el colon y la microbiota.
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