Molecular Characterization of the Onset and Progression of Colitis in Inoculated Interleukin-10 Gene-Deficient Mice : A Role for PPARα

Abstract EN

The interleukin-10 gene-deficient (Il10-/-) mouse is a model of human inflammatory bowel disease and Ppara has been identified as one of the key genes involved in regulation of colitis in the bacterially inoculated Il10-/- model.

The aims were to (1) characterize colitis onset and progression using a histopathological, transcriptomic, and proteomic approach and (2) investigate links between PPARα and IL10 using gene network analysis.

Bacterial inoculation resulted in severe colitis in Il10-/- mice from 10 to 12 weeks of age.

Innate and adaptive immune responses showed differences in gene expression relating to colitis severity.

Actin cytoskeleton dynamics, innate immunity, and apoptosis-linked gene and protein expression data suggested a delayed remodeling process in 12-week-old Il10-/- mice.

Gene expression changes in 12-week-old Il10-/- mice were related to PPARα signaling likely to control colitis, but how PPARα activation might regulate intestinal IL10 production remains to be determined.