OXPHOS DRIVES CRYPT FISSIONING REQUIRED FOR HEALING OF IBD ULCERS

The failure of ulcers healing is a characteristic feature of IBD. Mitochondrial dysfunction in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) occurs in IBD and is linked to worse clinical outcomes in pediatric Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis (Kugrathasan et al Lancet 2017, Haberman et al Nat Comm 2019). Cellular polarization and maintenance of cell polarity are energy-dependent and highly regulated by mitochondrial biogenesis (Hardie DG et al Genes Dev 2011). Yet, it is unclear how mitochondria participate in mucosal repair.

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