2021
Butyrate and the Intestinal Epithelium: Modulation of Proliferation and Inflammation in Homeostasis and Disease
Salvi PS, Cowles RA. Butyrate and the Intestinal Epithelium: Modulation of Proliferation and Inflammation in Homeostasis and Disease. Cells 2021, 10: 1775. PMID: 34359944, PMCID: PMC8304699, DOI: 10.3390/cells10071775.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsButyratesEpithelial CellsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHomeostasisHumansInflammationIntestinal MucosaConceptsAnti-proliferative effectsIntestinal stem cellsTolerogenic dendritic cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokinesEpithelial cellsInflammatory bowel diseaseMicrobial metabolite butyrateStem cellsApparent protective effectButyrate-producing bacteriaCellular fuelRole of butyrateCrypt base stem cellsModulation of proliferationButyrate paradoxMalabsorptive statesBowel diseaseDendritic cellsEpithelial inflammationColonic neoplasiaIntestinal microbiomeProtective effectIntestinal neoplasiaIntestinal lumenEpithelial proliferation
2020
The M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in the crypt stem cell compartment mediates intestinal mucosal growth
Greig CJ, Armenia SJ, Cowles RA. The M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in the crypt stem cell compartment mediates intestinal mucosal growth. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2020, 245: 1194-1199. PMID: 32611198, PMCID: PMC7437377, DOI: 10.1177/1535370220938375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsM1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptorAcetylcholine receptorsStem cell compartmentPotential future therapeutic targetsCell compartmentIntestinal mucosal homeostasisIntestinal mucosal growthFuture therapeutic targetsMucosal homeostasisMucosal growthTherapeutic targetSpecific subtypesProliferative parametersReceptorsFuture studiesDemonstrate increasesCritical roleNovel informationCompartmentsSubtypes
2018
Mucosal homeostasis is altered in the ileum of gnotobiotic mice
Greig CJ, Alper A, Goodman AL, Cowles RA. Mucosal homeostasis is altered in the ileum of gnotobiotic mice. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 231: 331-337. PMID: 30278949, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnotobiotic miceMucosal homeostasisGastrointestinal tractCrypt depthVillus heightDistal ileal segmentConventional floraFuture therapeutic strategiesGnotobiotic mouse modelMarkers of proliferationIleal segmentMucosal restorationAkkermansia muciniphilaMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesAdult miceCF miceDisease pathogenesisHistologic sectionsMiceEscherichia coli MG1655IleumNormal physiologyGnotobiotic groupFurther studies
2017
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors participate in small intestinal mucosal homeostasis
Greig CJ, Cowles RA. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors participate in small intestinal mucosal homeostasis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2017, 52: 1031-1034. PMID: 28359586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.03.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrypt proliferation indexIntestinal mucosal homeostasisMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsMucosal homeostasisIleal mucosaAcetylcholine receptorsDistal ileal segmentCholinergic nervous systemWild-type miceCrypt cell proliferationCrypt base stem cellsFunctional mucosaMAChR subtypesMuscarinic signalingIleal segmentCrypt depthProliferation indexNervous systemVillus heightMucosal morphometryMucosaHistologic sectionsMiceMouse linesEpithelial cell types