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SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2026

Cross-species systems analysis distinguishes inflammatory remodeling from primary mucus secretory failure in inflammatory bowel disease.

Jessica Xhumari, Amanda Ojeda, Oluwamayowa S Akinsuyi, Luiz F W Roesch

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Jessica XhumariDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Amanda OjedaDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Oluwamayowa S AkinsuyiDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Luiz F W RoeschDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.

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Abstract

Introduction: Intestinal mucus and epithelial barrier dysfunction are central features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet the regulatory mechanisms underlying mucus disruption remain inconsistent across individual studies. Anterior gradient 2 ( Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of 26 independent human colonic transcriptomic datasets comprising 1,302 active, untreated samples to derive a consensus mucus-barrier regulatory program in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Random-effects modeling identified differentially expressed genes, which were evaluated using gene set enrichment for biological processes relevant to mucus regulation. To provide a mechanistic benchmark for primary secretory failure, we generated an orthogonal colon proteome from Results: Across human cohorts, 3,129 genes in CD and 3,729 in UC were differentially expressed, with substantial overlap between diseases. Both conditions showed coordinated upregulation of pathways linked to goblet-cell differentiation, mucin transcription, post-translational glycosylation, secretion, microbial sensing, and endoplasmic reticulum quality control. Discussion: Cross-species comparison revealed convergence between IBD and

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Colitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinal MucosaMucusAnimalsColonEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPGene Expression ProfilingHumansIntestinal Barrier FunctionMiceMice, KnockoutMucinsTranscriptomeEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPHspa5 protein, mouseMucinsinflammatory bowel disease (IBD)MUC2mucinmucosal inflammationmucus barrier dysfunction

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