The exosomal miR-26b-3p derived from Crohn's disease-associated mesenteric adipose tissue induces M1 macrophage polarization and exacerbates ileocolonic anastomosis inflammation via the p38-MAPK signaling pathway

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Abstract (original English)

Purpose Crohn's Disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by intestinal inflammation, especially in the progression of postoperative anastomotic recurrence. Recent evidence implicates mesenteric adipose tissue (MAT) in CD pathogenesis, particularly through its exosome secretion, which may influence inflammation pathways. The molecular mechanisms driving this inflammation remain inadequately understood. Methods Exosomes were isolated from MAT of the diseased bowel and macroscopically normal MAT from the surgical margins of patients with CD. We induced chronic intestinal inflammation in mice using dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (DNBS), simulating CD-like MAT. Using a surgical model of IL10-knockout mice, we performed a series of experiments in vitro and in vivo to assess the effects of exosomes on ileocolonic anastomosis inflammation and macrophage M1 polarization. We performed microRNA microarray analysis, colonoscopy, Western blotting, luciferase assays, and immunofluorescence to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Results Hypertrophic MAT-Exosomes (Ht-exos) promoted ileocolonic anastomotic inflammation by activating macrophage M1 polarization in CD. In vivo , injection of Ht-exos induced inflammatory tissue damage and macrophage M1 polarization in an IL-10 -/- mouse model of ileocecal resection. In vitro , Ht-exos was found to promote macrophage inflammat

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