STAT3 deletion during hematopoiesis causes Crohn's disease-like pathogenesis and lethality: A critical role of STAT3 in innate immunity
Welte T, Zhang SS, Wang T, Zhang Z, Hesslein DG, Yin Z, Kano A, Iwamoto Y, Li E, Craft JE, Bothwell AL, Fikrig E, Koni PA, Flavell RA, Fu XY. STAT3 deletion during hematopoiesis causes Crohn's disease-like pathogenesis and lethality: A critical role of STAT3 in innate immunity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 1879-1884. PMID: 12571365, PMCID: PMC149927, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0237137100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedCrohn DiseaseDNA-Binding ProteinsGene DeletionHematopoiesisImmunityMiceSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsConceptsDeletion of Stat3STAT3 deletionInnate immune responseKey transcriptional mediatorNormal embryonic developmentCell-autonomous proliferationAbsence of STAT3Tissue-specific disruptionImmune responseInnate immunityCritical roleTumor necrosis factor alphaNF-kappa B activationTranscriptional mediatorsEmbryonic developmentBowel wall thickeningHematopoiesis resultsInflammatory cell infiltrationSignal transducerNecrosis factor alphaTranscription 3NAPDH oxidase activityBone marrow cellsMyeloid lineageSTAT3