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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2023; 11(34): 8111-8125
Published online Dec 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i34.8111
Research progress on the relationship between Paneth cells-susceptibility genes, intestinal microecology and inflammatory bowel disease
Qi-Ming Zhou, Lie Zheng
Qi-Ming Zhou, Department of Nephrology, Lanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanxi 321100, Zhejiang Province, China
Lie Zheng, Department of Gastroenterology, Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an 710003, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Zhou QM and Zheng L contributed equally to this work, and both contributed to literature search, drafting of the manuscript, and providing approval of the final version to be published; Zhou QM and Zheng L contributed to the conception and design of the study and performed to the writing of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Lie Zheng, PhD, Researcher, Department of Gastroenterology, Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 2 Xihuamen, Lianhu District, Xi’an 710003, Shaanxi Province, China. liezhenglielie@126.com
Received: July 27, 2023
Peer-review started: July 27, 2023
First decision: September 5, 2023
Revised: September 26, 2023
Accepted: November 27, 2023
Article in press: November 27, 2023
Published online: December 6, 2023
Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disorder of the immune system and intestinal microecosystem caused by environmental factors in genetically susceptible people. Paneth cells (PCs) play a central role in IBD pathogenesis, especially in Crohn's disease development, and their morphology, number and function are regulated by susceptibility genes. In the intestine, PCs participate in the formation of the stem cell microenvironment by secreting antibacterial particles and play a role in helping maintain the intestinal microecology and intestinal mucosal homeostasis. Moreover, PC proliferation and maturation depend on symbiotic flora in the intestine. This paper describes the interactions among susceptibility genes, PCs and intestinal microecology and their effects on IBD occurrence and development.

Keywords: Susceptibility gene, Paneth cells, Intestinal microecology, Inflammatory bowel disease

Core Tip: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disorder of the immune system and intestinal microecosystem caused by environmental factors in genetically susceptible people. Paneth cells (PCs) play a central role in IBD pathogenesis, especially in Crohn's disease development, and their morphology, number and function are regulated by susceptibility genes. In the intestine, PCs participate in the formation of the stem cell microenvironment by secreting antibacterial particles and play a role in helping maintain the intestinal microecology and intestinal mucosal homeostasis. Moreover, PC proliferation and maturation depend on symbiotic flora in the intestine. This paper describes the interactions among susceptibility genes, PCs and intestinal microecology and their effects on IBD occurrence and development.