MODELING INTER-KINGDOM REGULATION OF INFLAMMATORY SIGNALING IN HUMAN INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS.

Computers & Chemical Engineering
Shreya MaitiArul Jayaraman

Abstract

The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is colonized by a highly diverse and complex microbial community (i.e., microbiota). The microbiota plays an important role in the development of the immune system, specifically mediating inflammatory responses, however the exact mechanisms are poorly understood. We have developed a mathematical model describing the effect of indole on host inflammatory signaling in HCT-8 human intestinal epithelial cells. In this model, indole modulates transcription factor nuclear factor κ B (NF-κB) and produces the chemokine interleukin-8 (IL-8) through the activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Phosphorylated NF-κB exhibits dose and time-dependent responses to indole concentrations and IL-8 production shows a significant down-regulation for 0.1 ng/mL TNF-α stimulation. The model shows agreeable simulation results with the experimental data for IL-8 secretion and normalized NF-κB values. Our results suggest that microbial metabolites such as indole can modulate inflammatory signaling in HTC-8 cells through receptor-mediated processes.

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