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Fels Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Interleukin-13-mediated alterations in esophageal epithelial mitochondria contribute to tissue remodeling in eosinophilic esophagitis

Jackson, J. L.Open in Google Scholar•Saxena, R.Open in Google Scholar•Murray, M. G.Open in Google Scholar•Staub, A. J.Open in Google Scholar•Klochkova, A.Open in Google Scholar•Bordner, T. H.Open in Google Scholar•Worrell, C.Open in Google Scholar•Fuller, A. D.Open in Google Scholar•Crespo, J. M.Open in Google Scholar•Klein-Szanto, A. J.Open in Google Scholaret al.

Background: The significance of mitochondria in EoE pathobiology remains elusive. Objective: To determine the impact of EoE inflammatory mediators upon mitochondrial biology in esophageal epithelium, the mechanisms mediating these effects, and their functional significance to EoE pathobiology. Methods: Mitochondria were evaluated in human biopsies, MC903/Ovalbumin-induced murine EoE, and human esophageal keratinocytes. Esophageal keratinocytes were treated with EoE-relevant cytokines and JAK/STAT inhibitor ruxolitinib. To deplete mitochondria, 3D organoids generated from TFAMloxp/loxp mice were subjected ex vivo to Cre or siRNA against Transcription factor A, mitochondria (TFAM) was transfected into esophageal keratinocytes. Mitochondrial respiration, membrane potential, and superoxide levels were measured. Results: We find evidence of increased mitochondria in esophageal epithelium of patients with EoE and mice with EoE-like inflammation. In esophageal keratinocytes, IL-4 and IL-13 increase mitochondrial mass. IL-13 increases mitochondrial biogenesis in a JAK/STAT-dependent manner. In 3D organoids, IL-13 limits squamous cell differentiation (SCD), and this is blunted upon TFAM depletion. IL-13 decreases mitochondrial respiration and superoxide level, although mitochondria remain intact. IL-13-mediated suppression of superoxide was abrogated upon TFAM depletion in esophageal keratinocytes. Conclusions: We report that increased mitochondrial mass is a feature of EoE. Among EoE-relevant cytokines, IL-13 is the primary driver of increased mitochondrial mass in esophageal keratinocytes by promoting mitochondrial biogenesis in a JAK/STAT-dependent manner. IL-13-mediated accumulation of mitochondria impairs SCD in esophageal keratinocytes and also suppresses oxidative stress, a factor that is known to induce SCD. These findings identify a novel mechanism through which IL-13 promotes EoE-associated epithelial remodeling.

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