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CD73+ Epithelial Progenitor Cells That Contribute to Homeostasis and Renewal Are Depleted in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Hara, Takeo Kusagi, Yuta Wang, Josh Sasaki, Masaru Aaron, Bailey Karami, Adam Shimonosono, Masataka Shimonosono, Rieko Maekawa, Hisatsugu Dolinsky, Laura
Hara, Takeo
Kusagi, Yuta
Wang, Josh
Sasaki, Masaru
Aaron, Bailey
Karami, Adam
Shimonosono, Masataka
Shimonosono, Rieko
Maekawa, Hisatsugu
Dolinsky, Laura
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2022-03-23
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.01.018
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Background & Aims: Although basal cell hyperplasia is a histologic hallmark of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), little is known about the capabilities of epithelial renewal and differentiation in the EoE inflammatory milieu. In murine esophageal epithelium, there are self-renewing and slowly proliferating basal stem-like cells characterized by concurrent expression of CD73 (5'-nucleotidase ecto) and CD104 (integrin β4). Here, we investigated CD73+CD104+ cells within the basal population of human esophageal epithelium and clarified the biological significance of these cells in the EoE epithelium. Methods: We performed flow cytometry on esophageal biopsy samples from EoE and non-EoE patients to determine the quantity of CD73+CD104+ cells in the epithelium. Simulating the EoE milieu we stimulated primary patient-derived and immortalized cell line–derived esophageal organoids with interleukin (IL)4 and IL13 and analyzed by flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. We performed single-cell RNA sequencing on primary organoids in the setting of IL13 stimulation and evaluated the CD73+CD104+ population. We performed fluorescent-activated cell sorting to purify CD73+CD104+ and CD73- CD104+ populations and seeded these groups in organoid culture to evaluate the organoid formation rate and organoid size. We used RNA interference to knock down CD73 in esophageal organoids to evaluate organoid formation rates and size. We evaluated the effects of signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) signaling inhibition by RNA interference, a STAT6 inhibitor, AS1517499, as well as the proton pump inhibitor omeprazole. Results: EoE patients showed decreased epithelial CD73+CD104+ cell content. IL4 and IL13 stimulation depleted this population in 3-dimensional organoids with a recapitulation of basal cell hyperplasia as corroborated by single-cell RNA sequencing of the organoids, which suggests depletion of CD73+CD104+ cells. The CD73+CD104+ population had enhanced organoid formation compared with the CD73-CD104+ population. Similarly, knock-down of CD73 resulted in decreased organoid formation rate. Genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of STAT6 prevented T helper 2 cytokine-induced depletion of CD73+CD104+ cells. Lastly, omeprazole treatment prevented the effects of IL4 and IL13 on the CD73+CD104+ population. Conclusions: This study addressed the role of CD73+CD104+ cells in epithelial renewal and homeostasis in the context of EoE. The depletion of the CD73+CD104+ self-renewal population by helper T cell 2 cytokines in EoE milieu may be perpetuating epithelial injury. Future therapies targeting epithelial restitution in EoE could decrease the need for immune modulation and steroid therapy.
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Takeo Hara, Yuta Kasagi, Joshua Wang, Masaru Sasaki, Bailey Aaron, Adam Karami, Masataka Shimonosono, Rieko Shimonosono, Hisatsugu Maekawa, Lauren Dolinsky, Benjamin Wilkins, Jeremy Klein, Jane Wei, Kathryn Nunes, Kristle Lynch, Jonathan M. Spergel, Kathryn E. Hamilton, Melanie A. Ruffner, Tatiana A. Karakasheva, Kelly A. Whelan, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Amanda B. Muir, CD73+ Epithelial Progenitor Cells That Contribute to Homeostasis and Renewal Are Depleted in Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 13, Issue 5, 2022, Pages 1449-1467, ISSN 2352-345X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.01.018.
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Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 13, Iss. 5
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