
pmid: 31220227
pmc: PMC6751338
Abstract Intestinal fibrosis and stenosis are common complications of Crohn’s disease (CD), frequently requiring surgery. Anti-inflammatory strategies can only partially prevent fibrosis; hence, anti-fibrotic therapies remain an unmet clinical need. Oxysterols are oxidized cholesterol derivatives, with important roles in various biological processes. The enzyme cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H) converts cholesterol to 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC), which modulates immune responses and oxidative stress. In human intestinal samples from CD patients we found a strong correlation of CH25H mRNA expression with the expression of fibrosis markers. We demonstrate reduced intestinal fibrosis in mice deficient for the CH25H enzyme using the sodium dextran sulfate (DSS)-induced chronic colitis model. Additionally, using a heterotopic transplantation model of intestinal fibrosis, we demonstrate reduced collagen deposition and lower concentrations of hydroxyproline in CH25H knockouts. In the heterotopic transplant model, CH25H was expressed in fibroblasts. Taken together, our findings indicate an involvement of oxysterol synthesis in the pathogenesis of intestinal fibrosis.
Adult, Male, CHOLESTEROL 25-HYDROXYLASE, mouse model, NF-KAPPA-B, cholesterol 25 hydroxylase [CH25H], 610 Medicine & health, LIVER FIBROSIS, CELL-MIGRATION, 10052 Institute of Physiology, Mice, Crohn Disease, 10049 Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, intestinal fibrosis, Animals, Humans, 2715 Gastroenterology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Mice, Knockout, PULMONARY-FIBROSIS, Dextran Sulfate, TGF-BETA, Original Articles, Oxysterols, ACID PHENETHYL ESTER, Middle Aged, Colitis, Fibrosis, CROHNS-DISEASE, Fibrogenesis, Intestines, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, 10219 Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, ULCERATIVE-COLITIS, graft, Steroid Hydroxylases, 570 Life sciences; biology, oxysterols, Female, CAFFEIC ACID, transplantation
Adult, Male, CHOLESTEROL 25-HYDROXYLASE, mouse model, NF-KAPPA-B, cholesterol 25 hydroxylase [CH25H], 610 Medicine & health, LIVER FIBROSIS, CELL-MIGRATION, 10052 Institute of Physiology, Mice, Crohn Disease, 10049 Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, intestinal fibrosis, Animals, Humans, 2715 Gastroenterology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Mice, Knockout, PULMONARY-FIBROSIS, Dextran Sulfate, TGF-BETA, Original Articles, Oxysterols, ACID PHENETHYL ESTER, Middle Aged, Colitis, Fibrosis, CROHNS-DISEASE, Fibrogenesis, Intestines, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, 10219 Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, ULCERATIVE-COLITIS, graft, Steroid Hydroxylases, 570 Life sciences; biology, oxysterols, Female, CAFFEIC ACID, transplantation
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