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ArticleJCI insight2025

Human colonic EVs induce murine enteric neuroplasticity via the lncRNA GAS5/miR-23/NMDA NR2B axis.

QiQi Zhou, Liuqing Yang, Zachary T Verne, Benjamin B Zhang, Jeremy Z Fields, Amber T Thacker, G Nicholas Verne

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  1. Long Noncoding RNANon-coding RNA · 2026
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QiQi ZhouCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Liuqing YangCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Zachary T VerneCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Benjamin B ZhangCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Jeremy Z FieldsCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Amber T ThackerCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
G Nicholas VerneCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Funding

Mechanisms of Altered Gastrointestinal DysfunctionR01DK099052 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI VERNE, GEORGE NICHOLAS, ZHOU, QIQI · 2013 to 2023
$3.0M
Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Post-Inflammatory DiseaseR01DK118959 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI VERNE, GEORGE NICHOLAS, ZHOU, QIQI · 2019 to 2022
$1.4M
CSRD VA I01 CX001477NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099052NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK118959
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postinfectious, diarrhea-predominant, irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS-D) is difficult to treat owing to its unknown pathophysiology. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from human colon tissue and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), such as growth arrest-specific 5 (GAS5), may play key roles in the pathophysiology of PI-IBS-D. To determine whether altered colonic EV lncRNA signaling leads to gastrointestinal dysfunction and heightened visceral nociception in patients with PI-IBS-D via the GAS5/miR-23ab/NMDA NR2B axis, we conducted translational studies, including those on (a) the role of colonic EV lncRNAs in patients with PI-IBS-D, human colonoids, and PI-IBS-D tissues; (b) i.p. injection of colonic EVs from patients with PI-IBS-D into Rab27a/b-/- mice (P-EV mice) to investigate whether colonic EVs drive visceral hypersensitivity in vivo via the GAS5/miR-23ab/NMDA NR2B axis; and (c) treatment of mice with oligo-miR-23 precursors and anti-GAS5 Vivo-Morpholinos for GAS5/miR-23ab/NMDA NR2B axis mechanisms. Colonic EVs from patients with PI-IBS-D, but not from control participants, demonstrated reduced miR-23a/b expression caused by enhanced GAS5 expression, which drives increased NR2B expression. Intraperitoneal injection of anti-GAS5-Vivo-Morpholino into P-EV mice increased miR-23 levels and decreased NR2B expression and VMR to CD. EVs are internal messengers that alter gastrointestinal function and increase visceral nociception in patients with PI-IBS-D. Strategies to deliver EVs to modulate GAS5/miR-23ab/NMDA NR2B axis signaling may lead to new and innovative treatments for patients with PI-IBS-D.

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ColonExtracellular VesiclesIrritable Bowel SyndromeMicroRNAsNeuronal PlasticityReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRNA, Long NoncodingAdultAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEnteric Nervous SystemFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLGAS5 long non-coding RNA, humanlong non-coding RNA GAS5, mouseMicroRNAsNR2B NMDA receptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRNA, Long NoncodingEpigeneticsGastroenterologyNoncoding RNAs

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PMID40059833
PMCPMC11949048

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