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Abstract
Neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes, PMNs) comprise a major component of the immune cell infiltrate during acute mucosal inflammation and have an important role in molding the inflammatory tissue environment. While PMNs are essential to clearance of invading microbes, the major PMN antimicrobial enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) can also promote bystander tissue damage. We hypothesized that blocking MPO would attenuate acute colitis and prevent the development of chronic colitis by limiting bystander tissue damage. Using the acute and chronic dextran sodium sulfate model of murine colitis, we demonstrated that MPO-deficient mice experienced less inflammation and more rapidly resolved colitis relative to wild-type controls. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that activated MPO disrupted intestinal epithelial barrier function through the dysregulation of the epithelial tight junction proteins. Our findings revealed that activated MPO chlorinates tyrosine within several tight junction proteins, thereby promoting tight junction mislocalization and dysfunction. These observations in cell models and in murine colitis were validated in human intestinal biopsies from individuals with ulcerative colitis and revealed a strong correlation between disease severity (Mayo score) and tissue chlorinated tyrosine levels. In summary, these findings implicate MPO as a viable therapeutic target to limit bystander tissue damage and preserve mucosal barrier function during inflammation.
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Ian M. Cartwright, Liheng Zhou, Samuel D. Koch, Nichole Welch, Daniel Zakharov, Rosemary Callahan, Calen A. Steiner, Mark E. Gerich, Joseph C. Onyiah, Sean P. Colgan
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