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ArticleGut2005

Acute induction of human IL-8 production by intestinal epithelium triggers neutrophil infiltration without mucosal injury.

T Kucharzik, J T Hudson, A Lügering, J A Abbas, M Bettini, J G Lake, M E Evans, T R Ziegler, D Merlin, J L Madara and 1 more

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Article in Gut, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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72citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 146 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

T KucharzikDepartment of Pathology, Emory University, 105D Whitehead Building, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
J T Hudson
A Lügering
J A Abbas
M Bettini
J G Lake
M E Evans
T R Ziegler
D Merlin
J L Madara
I R Williams
Emory University · USUniversity of Chicago · USUniversity of Münster · DE

Funding

Emory Epithelial Pathobiology Research Development CenterR24DK064399 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI PARKOS, CHARLES A · 2003 to 2012
$5.3M
DIET/GROWTH FACTOR MECHANISMS OF GUT ADAPTATIONR01DK055850 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ZIEGLER, THOMAS R · 2000 to 2004
$1.5M
hPepT1 in Intestinal InflammationR01DK061941 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MERLIN, DIDIER · 2003 to 2008
$1.3M
hPepT1 in Intestinal InflammationR56DK061941 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MERLIN, DIDIER · 2009 to 2009
$436k
Mechanisms of glutamine action in intestinal cellsF32DK065345 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI EVANS, MARY E · 2003 to 2004
$89k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK-55850NIDDK NIH HHS DK-61941NIDDK NIH HHS DK-64399NIDDK NIH HHS DK-65345NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK065345NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK055850NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK061941NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK064399NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK061941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimNeutrophil migration in the intestine depends on chemotaxis of neutrophils to CXC chemokines produced by epithelial cells. The goal of this project was to determine if acute induction of a CXC chemokine gradient originating from intestinal epithelial cells is sufficient to induce neutrophil influx into intact intestinal tissue. METHODS AND

resultsThe authors developed a double transgenic mouse model with doxycycline induced human IL-8 expression restricted to intestinal epithelial cells. Doxycycline treatment of double transgenic mice for three days resulted in a 50-fold increase in the caecal IL-8 concentration and influx of neutrophils into the lamina propria. Although neutrophils entered the paracellular space between epithelial cells, complete transepithelial migration was not observed. Doxycycline treatment also increased the water content of the caecal and colonic stool, indicating dysfunctional water transport. However, the transmural electrical resistance was not decreased. Neutrophils recruited to the intestinal epithelium did not show evidence of degranulation and the epithelium remained intact as judged by histology.

conclusionsThis conditional transgenic model of chemokine expression provides evidence that acute induction of IL-8 in the intestinal epithelium is sufficient to trigger neutrophil recruitment to the lamina propria, but additional activation signals are needed for full activation and degranulation of neutrophils, mucosal injury, and complete transepithelial migration.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBody WaterCecumChemotaxis, LeukocyteColonDoxycyclineFecesHumansImmunity, MucosalInterleukin-8Intestinal MucosaMiceMice, TransgenicNeutrophil InfiltrationNeutrophilsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDoxycyclineInterleukin-8Tetracycline

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PMID15987794
PMCPMC1774758
OpenAlexW2138794424

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