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ArticleScientific reports2024

Eosinophils mitigate intestinal fibrosis while promoting inflammation in a chronic DSS colitis model and co-culture model with fibroblasts.

Inge Jacobs, Sara Deleu, Bo-Jun Ke, Jonathan Cremer, Ellen Dilissen, Gert De Hertogh, Tobie Martens, Pieter Vanden Berghe, Gianluca Matteoli, Séverine Vermeire and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. [Research Progress on the Biological Functions of Intestinal Eosinophils and Related Diseases].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  4. [Pathophysiology of fibrosis: inflammatory vs. non-inflammatory].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Inge JacobsDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Sara DeleuTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bo-Jun KeTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jonathan CremerDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ellen DilissenDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Gert De HertoghDepartment of Imaging and Pathology, Translational Cell & Tissue Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tobie MartensTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Pieter Vanden BergheTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Gianluca MatteoliTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Séverine VermeireTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Christine BreynaertDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tim VanuytselTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bram VerstocktTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. bram.verstockt@uzleuven.be.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophils were previously reported to play a role in intestinal inflammation and fibrosis. Whether this is as a bystander or as an active participant is still up for debate. Moreover, data describing a causal relationship between eosinophils and intestinal fibrosis are scarce. We here aimed to elucidate the role of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation and fibrosis. Therefore, we stimulated fibroblasts with (active) eosinophils or with Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP), and assessed fibroblast activation via flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry. We observed decreased fibroblast activation when fibroblasts were co-cultured with active eosinophils or after stimulation with ECP in comparison to monoculture conditions, but not in case of co-culturing with inactivated eosinophils. Furthermore, eosinophil depletion in a RAG

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Coculture TechniquesColitisDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalEosinophilsFibroblastsFibrosisAnimalsChronic DiseaseInflammationIntestinesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLDextran SulfateAnti-fibroticDSS colitis modelEosinophilsIn vitro co-culturePro-inflammatory

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