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Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) activation and FXR genetic variation in inflammatory bowel disease

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Nijmeijer, Rian M., Gadaleta, Raffaella M., van Mil, Saskia W. C., van Bodegraven, Adriaan A., Crusius, J. Bart A., Dijkstra, Gerard, Hommes, Daan W., de Jong, Dirk J. +10 more·2011·PLoS ONE

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BACKGROUND: We previously showed that activation of the bile salt nuclear receptor Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) protects against intestinal inflammation in mice. Reciprocally, these inflammatory mediators may decrease FXR activation. We investigated whether FXR activation is repressed in the ileum and colon of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in remission. Additionally, we evaluated whether genetic variation in FXR is associated with IBD. METHODS: mRNA expression of FXR and FXR target gene SHP was determined in ileal and colonic biopsies of patients with Crohn's colitis (n = 15) and ulcerative colitis (UC; n = 12), all in clinical remission, and healthy controls (n = 17). Seven common tagging SNPs and two functional SNPs in FXR were genotyped in 2355 Dutch IBD patients (1162 Crohn's disease (CD) and 1193 UC) and in 853 healthy controls. RESULTS: mRNA expression of SHP in the ileum is reduced in patients with Crohn's colitis but not in patients with UC compared to controls. mRNA expression of villus marker Villin was correlated with FXR and SHP in healthy controls, a correlation that was weaker in UC patients and absent in CD patients. None of the SNPs was associated with IBD, UC or CD, nor with clinical subgroups of CD. CONCLUSIONS: FXR activation in the ileum is decreased in patients with Crohn's colitis. This may be secondary to altered enterohepatic circulation of bile salts or transrepression by inflammatory signals but does not seem to be caused by the studied SNPs in FXR. Increasing FXR activity by synthetic FXR agonists may have benefit in CD patients.

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Nijmeijer, R. M., Gadaleta, R. M., van Mil, S. W. C., van Bodegraven, A. A., Crusius, J. B. A., Dijkstra, G., Hommes, D. W., de Jong, D. J., Stokkers, P. C. F., Verspaget, H. W., Weersma, R. K., van der Woude, C. J., Stapelbroek, J. M., Schipper, M. E. I., Wijmenga, C., van Erpecum, K. J., Oldenburg, B., & on behalf of the Dutch Initiative on Crohn, C. (.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Oldenburg, Bas
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PLoS ONE
Published
2011-08-22
Volume
6
Issue
8
Pages
e23745
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2119543164
Cited by
119
References
35
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5.79
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Universiteit Utrecht
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
Keywords
farnesoid X receptor, FXR activation, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, SHP, ileum, villin, genetic variation, single nucleotide polymorphisms, FXR agonists, intestinal inflammation
MeSH terms
Receptor, Farnesoid X-Activated, Colitis, Ulcerative, Colon, Female, Humans, Ileum, Male, RNA, Messenger, Genetic Variation, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Gene Expression, Case-Control Studies, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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