A1 PRE-CLINICAL CROHN’S DISEASE MICROBIOME PROMOTES INFLAMMATION IN GNOTOBIOTIC RECIPIENT MICE

Abstract Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic disorder of unknow etiology. We recently demonstrated that microbiome composition is associated with the risk of CD development; however, its potential causal effect remains unknown. Aims Given the fact that first-degree relatives (FDRs) that are sibling likely to share similar environmental and genetic makeup, we selected pairs of discordant siblings (one remaining healthy referred to as healthy matched control-HMC, and the other who developed CD later on referred to as pre-CD) to investigate whether the microbiome contributes to or triggers dysregulated immune response by transplanting microbiome from them into germ-free mice (GFM). Methods Faecal samples from discordant siblings, recruited as part of the CCC-GEM project, a cohort of prospectively followed healthy first-degree relatives, were transplanted into RAG1-/- GFM before T-cell transfer-induced colitis. Fecal Lipocalin-2 (LCN-2) was measured by ELISA to assess gut inflammation. Body weight was monitored for 6 weeks after T-cell transfer. Intestinal tissue damage was assessed by histology scoring (PMID: 8623920). Pro-inflammatory cytokine gene profile of ileum and colon tissue was measured by qPCR. R-software was used for statistical analysis. Results Our results showed that mouse recipients of pre-CD microbiota experienced more weight loss than HMC group, with a greater difference observed in the second week after inducing colitis (p=0.0019). LCN-2 of pre-CD mice was significantly higher after T-cell transfer for 3 weeks. Intriguingly, pre-CD stool recipient mice had higher histological damage score in the ileum (p=0.025). Histological analysis revealed that granulomatous inflammation, mucin depletion, crypt loss were greater in pre-CD group (p≤0.05). Pre-CD stool promoted the expression of selected pro-inflammatory cytokine genes in the ileum with significant increases of TNFα, IL-1β, IFNγ, IL10 and TGFβ compared to mice that received HMC microbiome. Colonic tissue showed significant increases in TNFα and TGFβ in the mice recipient of the pre-CD microbiome. Conclusions These results suggests that pre-CD microbiome can worsen T cell transfer colitis in mice compared to HMC microbiome. This suggests that microbiome or other constituents of stool from pre-CD subjects are major contributors to the onset of disease. Modulating pre-CD microbiome composition could lead to novel methods to prevent CD onset. Funding Agencies CCC, CIHRWeston Family Foundation, Helmsley, Biocodex

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