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J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 153(5): 1355-1368, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38310974

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BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly common inflammatory condition of the esophagus; however, the underlying immunologic mechanisms remain poorly understood. The epithelium-derived cytokine IL-33 is associated with type 2 immune responses and elevated in esophageal biopsy specimens from patients with EoE. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that overexpression of IL-33 by the esophageal epithelium would promote the immunopathology of EoE. METHODS: We evaluated the functional consequences of esophageal epithelial overexpression of a secreted and active form of IL-33 in a novel transgenic mouse, EoE33. EoE33 mice were analyzed for clinical and immunologic phenotypes. Esophageal contractility was assessed. Epithelial cytokine responses were analyzed in three-dimensional organoids. EoE33 phenotypes were further characterized in ST2-/-, eosinophil-deficient, and IL-13-/- mice. Finally, EoE33 mice were treated with dexamethasone. RESULTS: EoE33 mice displayed ST2-dependent, EoE-like pathology and failed to thrive. Esophageal tissue remodeling and inflammation included basal zone hyperplasia, eosinophilia, mast cells, and TH2 cells. Marked increases in levels of type 2 cytokines, including IL-13, and molecules associated with immune responses and tissue remodeling were observed. Esophageal organoids suggested reactive epithelial changes. Genetic deletion of IL-13 in EoE33 mice abrogated pathologic changes in vivo. EoE33 mice were responsive to steroids. CONCLUSIONS: IL-33 overexpression by the esophageal epithelium generated immunopathology and clinical phenotypes resembling human EoE. IL-33 may play a pivotal role in the etiology of EoE by activating the IL-13 pathway. EoE33 mice are a robust experimental platform for mechanistic investigation and translational discovery.


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Esofagitis Eosinofílica , Interleucina-13 , Interleucina-33 , Animales , Humanos , Ratones , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Esofagitis Eosinofílica/inmunología , Esofagitis Eosinofílica/genética , Esofagitis Eosinofílica/patología , Eosinófilos/inmunología , Mucosa Esofágica/patología , Mucosa Esofágica/inmunología , Esófago/patología , Esófago/inmunología , Proteína 1 Similar al Receptor de Interleucina-1/genética , Proteína 1 Similar al Receptor de Interleucina-1/metabolismo , Interleucina-13/genética , Interleucina-13/inmunología , Interleucina-13/metabolismo , Interleucina-33/genética , Interleucina-33/inmunología , Interleucina-33/metabolismo , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Ratones Transgénicos
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 22588, 2021 11 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34799602

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Optogenetics presents an alternative method for interfacing with the nervous system over the gold-standard of electrical stimulation. While electrical stimulation requires electrodes to be surgically embedded in tissue for in vivo studies, optical stimulation offers a less-invasive approach that may yield more specific, localized stimulation. The advent of optogenetic laboratory animals-whose motor neurons can be activated when illuminated with blue light-enables research into refining optical stimulation of the mammalian nervous system where subsets of nerve fibers within a nerve may be stimulated without embedding any device directly into the nerve itself. However, optical stimulation has a major drawback in that light is readily scattered and absorbed in tissue thereby limiting the depth with which a single emission source can penetrate. We hypothesize that the use of multiple, focused light emissions deployed around the circumference of a nerve can overcome these light-scattering limitations. To understand the physical parameters necessary to produce pinpointed light stimulation within a single nerve, we employed a simplified Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the size of nerves where this technique may be successful, as well as the necessary optical lens design for emitters to be used during future in vivo studies. By modeling multiple focused beams, we find that only fascicles within a nerve diameter less than 1 mm are fully accessible to focused optical stimulation; a minimum of 4 light sources is required to generate a photon intensity at a point in a nerve over the initial contact along its surface. To elicit the same effect in larger nerves, focusing lenses would require a numerical aperture [Formula: see text]. These simulations inform on the design of instrumentation capable of stimulating disparate motor neurons in mouse sciatic nerve to control hindlimb movement.


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Neuronas Motoras , Optogenética/métodos , Estimulación Luminosa/métodos , Nervio Ciático/diagnóstico por imagen , Animales , Ingeniería Biomédica , Simulación por Computador , Estimulación Eléctrica , Humanos , Rayos Láser , Luz , Ratones , Método de Montecarlo , Movimiento , Dispersión de Radiación , Nervio Ciático/fisiología
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