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ArticleBioengineered2021

High-altitude hypoxia exacerbates dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis by upregulating Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes.

Mohammed Gamah, Murad Alahdal, Yu Zhang, Yiling Zhou, Qiaorong Ji, Zhouyang Yuan, Ying Han, Xiangqun Shen, Yanming Ren, Wei Zhang

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammed GamahResearch Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine, Ministry of Education, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Murad AlahdalShenzhen Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Shenzhen Laboratory of Digital Orthopedic Engineering, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University, Health Science Center), Shenzhen P. R. China.
Yu ZhangMedical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Yiling ZhouResearch Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine, Ministry of Education, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Qiaorong JiDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China.
Zhouyang YuanDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Ying HanMedical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Xiangqun ShenResearch Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine, Ministry of Education, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Yanming RenMedical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Wei ZhangResearch Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine, Ministry of Education, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810001, China.
Qinghai University · CNShenzhen Second People's Hospital · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High altitude hypoxia (HAH) involves the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) and gastrointestinal erosions. However, the mechanism of effects of HAH in colitis remains controversial. This study reports the immunomodulation mediated by HAH to enhancing the severity of UC in the mice model. BALB/c mice were used to establish the UC model by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) compared to wild type mice. Mice groups were exposed to hypoxic conditions in a hypobaric chamber with an altitude of 5000 m for 7 days. Then, Spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes and colon tissues were collected. The activity of UC, the infiltration of the immune cells, and the released cytokines were investigated. Results showed that the severity of DSS-induced UC significantly increased in mice exposed to HAH. The analysis of pathological changes showed increased weight loss and decreased colon length accompanied by diarrhea and bloody feces in the hypobaric hypoxia group. Interestingly, the levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-17, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in the spleen and mesenteric lymph node showed a significant increase within the colon of the hypobaric hypoxia group. The population of Th 1 and Th 17 cells in the spleen was significantly increased in mice exposed to hypobaric hypoxia compared NC group. Suggesting that high altitude hypoxia enhances colitis in mice through activating the increase of inflammatory Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes. In conclusion, this study revealed that hypobaric hypoxia directly increases the severity of UC in the mice model via increasing the activity of inflammatory CD4+ Th1 and Th 17 lymphocytes.

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Altitude SicknessAnimalsColitisDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalFemaleInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17LymphocytesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CTh17 CellsTh1 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaDextran SulfateIl17a protein, ratInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphadextran sulfate sodiumHigh altitudehypoxiainflammatory cellsulcerative colitis

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PMID34666625
PMCPMC8806510
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