Although phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is typically
considered a tumor-suppressor gene, it was recently
suggested that PTEN regulates TLR5-induced immune and
inflammatory responses in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs),
suggesting an immunomodulatory function of PTEN in the
gut. However, this alternative function of PTEN has not yet
been evaluated in an in vivo context of protection against
enteropathogenic bacteria. To address this, we utilized IECrestricted
Pten knockout (PtenΔIEC/ΔIEC) and littermate Pten+/+
mice. These mice were subjected to the streptomycin-pretreated
mouse model of Salmonella infection, and subsequently
given an oral gavage of a low inoculum (2 × 104 CFU)
of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium).
This bacterial infection not only increased the mortality
of PtenΔIEC/ΔIEC mice compared to Pten+/+ mice, but
also induced deleterious gastrointestinal inflammation in
PtenΔIEC/ΔIEC mice manifested by massive histological damage
to the intestinal mucosa. S. Typhimurium infection upregulated
pro-inflammatory cytokine production in the intestine
of PtenΔIEC/ΔIEC mice compared to controls. Furthermore,
bacterial loads were greatly increased in the liver,
mesenteric lymph node, and spleen of PtenΔIEC/ΔIEC mice
compared to controls. Together, these results suggest that
IEC-restricted Pten deficiency renders the host greatly susceptible
to Salmonella infection and support an immuneregulatory
role of PTEN in the gut.
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