Laura A Johnson1, Eva S Rodansky1, David S Moons2, Scott D Larsen3, Richard R Neubig4, Peter D R Higgins1. 1. Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 2. Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 3. Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 4. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Intestinal fibrosis is a frequent complication in Crohn's disease [CD]. The mouse Salmonella typhimurium model, due to its simplicity, reproducibility, manipulability, and penetrance, is an established fibrosis model for drug discovery and preclinical trials. However, the severity of fibrosis and mortality are host- and bacterial strain-dependent, thus limiting the original model. We re-evaluated the S. typhimurium model to optimise fibrosis and survival, using commercially available mouse strains. METHODS: Fibrotic and inflammatory markers were evaluated across S. typhimurium ΔaroA:C57bl/6 studies performed in our laboratory. A model optimisation study was performed using three commercially available mouse strains [CBA/J, DBA/J, and 129S1/SvImJ] infected with either SL1344 or ΔaroA S. typhimurium. Fibrotic penetrance was determined by histopathology, gene expression, and αSMA protein expression. Fibrosis severity, penetrance, and survival were analysed across subsequent CBA studies. RESULTS: Fibrosis severity and survival are both host- and bacterial strain-dependent. Marked tissue fibrosis and 100% survival occurred in the CBA/J strain infected with SL1344. Subsequent experiments demonstrated that CBA/J mice develop extensive intestinal fibrosis, characterised by transmural tissue fibrosis, a Th1/Th17 cytokine response, and induction of pro-fibrotic genes and extracellular matrix proteins. A meta-analysis of subsequent SL1344:CBA/J studies demonstrated that intestinal fibrosis is consistent and highly penetrant across histological, protein, and gene expression markers. As proof-of-concept, we tested the utility of the SL1344:CBA/J fibrosis model to evaluate efficacy of CCG-203971, a novel anti-fibrotic drug. CONCLUSION: The S. typhimurium SL1344:CBA/J model is an optimised model for the study of intestinal fibrosis. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) 2016. This work is written by US Government employee and is in the public domain in the US.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Intestinal fibrosis is a frequent complication in Crohn's disease [CD]. The mouse Salmonella typhimurium model, due to its simplicity, reproducibility, manipulability, and penetrance, is an established fibrosis model for drug discovery and preclinical trials. However, the severity of fibrosis and mortality are host- and bacterial strain-dependent, thus limiting the original model. We re-evaluated the S. typhimurium model to optimise fibrosis and survival, using commercially available mouse strains. METHODS: Fibrotic and inflammatory markers were evaluated across S. typhimurium ΔaroA:C57bl/6 studies performed in our laboratory. A model optimisation study was performed using three commercially available mouse strains [CBA/J, DBA/J, and 129S1/SvImJ] infected with either SL1344 or ΔaroA S. typhimurium. Fibrotic penetrance was determined by histopathology, gene expression, and αSMA protein expression. Fibrosis severity, penetrance, and survival were analysed across subsequent CBA studies. RESULTS: Fibrosis severity and survival are both host- and bacterial strain-dependent. Marked tissue fibrosis and 100% survival occurred in the CBA/J strain infected with SL1344. Subsequent experiments demonstrated that CBA/J mice develop extensive intestinal fibrosis, characterised by transmural tissue fibrosis, a Th1/Th17 cytokine response, and induction of pro-fibrotic genes and extracellular matrix proteins. A meta-analysis of subsequent SL1344:CBA/J studies demonstrated that intestinal fibrosis is consistent and highly penetrant across histological, protein, and gene expression markers. As proof-of-concept, we tested the utility of the SL1344:CBA/J fibrosis model to evaluate efficacy of CCG-203971, a novel anti-fibrotic drug. CONCLUSION: The S. typhimurium SL1344:CBA/J model is an optimised model for the study of intestinal fibrosis. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) 2016. This work is written by US Government employee and is in the public domain in the US.
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