15-PGDH regulates hematopoietic and gastrointestinal fitness during aging

Won Jin Ho, Julianne N.P. Smith, Young Soo Park, Matthew Hadiono, Kelsey Christo, Alvin Jogasuria, Yongyou Zhang, Alyssia V. Broncano, Lakshmi Kasturi, Dawn M. Dawson, Stanton L. Gerson, Sanford D. Markowitz, Amar B. Desai

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Abstract

Emerging evidence implicates the eicosanoid molecule prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in conferring a regenerative phenotype to multiple organ systems following tissue injury. As aging is in part characterized by loss of tissue stem cells’ regenerative capacity, we tested the hypothesis that the prostaglandin-degrading enzyme 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) contributes to the diminished organ fitness of aged mice. Here we demonstrate that genetic loss of 15-PGDH (Hpgd) confers a protective effect on aging of murine hematopoietic and gastrointestinal (GI) tissues. Aged mice lacking 15-PGDH display increased hematopoietic output as assessed by peripheral blood cell counts, bone marrow and splenic stem cell compartments, and accelerated post-transplantation recovery compared to their WT counterparts. Loss of Hpgd expression also resulted in enhanced GI fitness and reduced local inflammation in response to colitis. Together these results suggest that 15-PGDH negatively regulates aged tissue regeneration, and that 15-PGDH inhibition may be a viable therapeutic strategy to ameliorate age-associated loss of organ fitness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0268787
JournalPloS one
Volume17
Issue number5 May
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

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