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ArticleJournal of Crohn's & colitis2025

The Intestinal Mucin Isoform Landscape Reveals Region-Specific Biomarker Panels for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Stratification.

Wout Arras, Tom Breugelmans, Baptiste Oosterlinck, Joris G De Man, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Steven Abrams, Steven Van Laere, Elisabeth Macken, Michaël Somers, Aranzazu Jauregui-Amezaga and 2 more

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Wout ArrasLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3063-2861
Tom BreugelmansLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Baptiste OosterlinckLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Joris G De ManLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Surbhi Malhotra-KumarLaboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8699-8905
Steven AbramsGlobal Health Institute, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Steven Van LaereCenter for Oncological Research, Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Elisabeth MackenDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Michaël SomersDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1092-7128
Aranzazu Jauregui-AmezagaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Benedicte Y De WinterLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0327-6304
Annemieke SmetLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1271-6191

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsMucosal healing is considered a key therapeutic endpoint in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and comprises endoscopic improvement of inflammation without taking barrier healing into account. Mucins are critical components of the mucosal barrier function that give rise to structurally diverse isoforms. Unraveling disease-associated mucin isoforms that could act as an indication for barrier function would greatly enhance IBD management.

methodsWe present the intestinal mucin RNA isoform landscape in IBD and control patients using a targeted mucin isoform sequencing approach on a discovery cohort (n = 106). Random Forest modeling (n = 1683 samples) with external validation (n = 130 samples) identified unique mucin RNA isoform panels that accurately stratified IBD patients in multiple subpopulations based on inflammation, IBD subtype (Crohn's disease [CD], ulcerative colitis [UC]), and anatomical location of the intestinal tract (i.e. ileum, proximal colon, distal colon, and rectum).

resultsParticularly, the mucin RNA isoform panels obtained from the inflamed UC and CD distal colon showed high performance in distinguishing inflamed biopsies from their control counterparts (AUC of 93.3% and 91.1% in the training, 95.0% and 96.0% in the test, and 89.5% and 78.3% in the external validation datasets, respectively). Furthermore, the differentially expressed MUC4 (PB.1238.363), MUC5AC (PB.2811.15), MUC16 (ENST00000397910.8), and MUC1 (ENST00000462317.5 and ENST00000620103.4) RNA isoforms frequently occurred throughout the different panels highlighting their role in IBD pathogenesis.

conclusionsWe unveiled region-specific mucin RNA isoform panels capturing the heterogeneity of the IBD patient population and showing great potential to indicate barrier function in IBD patients.

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Colitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinal MucosaMucinsAdultBiomarkersBiopsyCase-Control StudiesColonFemaleHumansIleumMaleMiddle AgedProtein IsoformsBiomarkersMucinsProtein Isoformsbarrier dysfunctionbiomarkerSplice-variant

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PMCPMC11945306

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