Loss of HMGCS2-mediated intestinal stem cell ketogenesis is a metabolic barrier to mucosal healing in Ulcerative colitis
Rutherford, D. G.; Cowell, V. E.; Whelan, R. J.; Cavanagh, A. J. B.; Adams, C. E.; Cartlidge, P. D.; Lau, P. Y.; Hodge, M. H. I.; Jamieson, N.; Dietrich, C. K.; Ruane, D.; Rusbuldt, J.; Hashikawa, K.; Smith, A.; Greaves, L. C.; Jones, G.-R.; Ho, G.-T.
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Human colonic epithelial cells express high levels of 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2), the crucial mitochondrial enzyme responsible for the production ketone bodies, predominantly beta-hydroxybutyrate ({beta}HB). Ketogenesis is an important metabolic pathway responsible for energy production in states of fasting and in the intestine ketone bodies are also important in regulating intestinal stem cell (ISC) homeostasis and regeneration. Using combined single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, organoids and prospective longitudinal mucosal analysis, we demonstrated a profound loss of ISC HMGCS2-mediated ketogenesis with consequential detrimental effect on Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects [~]4 million individuals worldwide. We show that {beta}HB restores UC ISC metabolic function, reduces cellular stress with further evidence of epigenetic programming key for restoration of ISC function. Furthermore, low colonic HMGCS2 expression is associated with treatment failure of multiple biological immune therapies in UC. Our findings reveal the crucial role for HMGCS2 and loss of ketogenesis as the tipping point for pathogenic epithelial dysfunction and importantly, a promising metabolic therapeutic target for UC.
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