Journal: EMBO Reports
Article Title: Paneth cell SIRT1 deficiency increases intestinal stress resistance by modulating the gut microbiota
doi: 10.1038/s44319-026-00726-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A – C ) Young SIRT1 PKO mice are more protected against DSS-induced colitis compared to Flox controls. Three-month-old Flox and SIRT1 PKO mice were treated with 2.5% DSS in drinking water for 5–7 days. Their body weight ( A ), rectal bleeding ( B ), and colon length ( C ) were analyzed ( n = 43/group, Student’s t-test). ( D , E ) Young SIRT1 PKO mice have reduced pathological severity in the colon after DSS treatment. Three-month-old Flox and SIRT1 PKO mice were treated as in ( A ). The histopathological severity was evaluated by a professional pathologist as described in Methods ( n = 6 Flox and 8 PKO, Student’s t-test). Red arrowheads, segmental mucosal ulceration and consequent replacement with granulation tissue; orange arrowhead, submucosal edema; blue arrowhead, sloughed off necrotic and cellular debris within the lumen. Bars, 200 μm. ( F ) Altered gene expression in the colon of mice after 2 cycles of DSS treatment. Nine-month-old Flox and SIRT1 PKO mice were treated with 2 cycles of DSS as described in Methods and the expression of indicated genes were analyzed by qPCR ( n = 6 Flox and 12 PKO mice, Student’s t-test). ( G ) The ileum of DSS-treated 9-month-old SIRT1 PKO mice have increased expression of genes involved in cell cycle, cell proliferation, as well as increased levels of stem cell and Paneth cell genes. The expression of indicated genes was analyzed by qPCR ( n = 6 Flox and 12 PKO mice, Student’s t-test). ( H , I ) The ileum of 9-month-old SIRT1 PKO mice treated with 2 cycles of DSS water have increased β-catenin signaling. ( H ) The expression of β-catenin was analyzed by IHC. Arrowheads, nuclear β-catenin in Paneth cells. Bar, 20 μm. ( I ) The nuclear β-catenin intensity in the epithelial tissue was quantified by AI as described in Methods ( n = 6 Flox and 12 PKO mice, Student’s t-test). Data information: in ( A , B , C , F , G , and I ), values are expressed as mean ± SEM; in ( E ), box-and-whisker plot with the box representing the interquartile range (Q1 to Q3), a line inside indicating the median, and whiskers representing the 2.5–97.5 percentile; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; no marks, not significant. .
Article Snippet: WT and SIRT1 KO DLD1 human colorectal cell lines , (Ren et al, ) , Original DLD1 cells were from ATCC (cat# CCL-221), routinely tested in the lab for mycoplasma contamination.
Techniques: Gene Expression, Expressing, Whisker Assay