Cel Intestinal homeostasis is a complex event that relies on different interactions between the host and the commensal flora, also called microbiota. The microbiota is a source of gene products that are required for several functions linked to digestion and energy harvest, thus it has to be tolerated, but at the same time controlled. We have shown that the capacity to tolerate the microbiota is linked to a close interaction between epithelial cells, that are the first line of defence against luminal microorganisms, and specialized immune cells called dendritic cells, that acquire a tolerogenic phenotype and drive the development of T regulatory cells, capable to control the development of inflammatory responses to bacteria. We have identified several effectors mediating this control and focused on a cytokine called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) that is released constitutively by epithelial cells and is strongly downregulated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). By contrast, in other inflammatory disorders like allergy or asthma, TSLP has been shown to be upregulated and to mediate disease.This apparent controversy is solved when considering that TSLP comes in two different isoforms: a short (sTSLP) and a long (lTSLP). sTSLP has been completely neglected in the literature as most of the reagents do not distinguish it from lTSLP. Within the ERC project Dendroworld, we have generated all the tools to study the function of these two isoforms. We discovered that in IBD there is an inverse correlation between sTSLP and lTSLP. lTSLP is drastically upregulated by recruited immune cells, while sTSLP is downregulated in epithelial cells. Hence, we hypothesized and confirmed that the two isoforms had different activities, with the sTSLP being anti-inflammatory and lTSLP being inflammatory.In this POC we propose scientific and commercialization activities to bring sTSLP to the market as a new class of anti-inflammatory drugs capable of re-establishing immune homeostasis. Dziedzina nauki medical and health sciencesclinical medicinepneumologyasthmamedical and health sciencesclinical medicinegastroenterologyinflammatory bowel diseasemedical and health sciencesbasic medicineimmunologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineallergologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinephysiologyhomeostasis Program(-y) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Temat(-y) ERC-OA-2012-PoC - European Research Council ERC Proof of Concept Zaproszenie do składania wniosków ERC-2012-PoC Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania CSA-SA(POC) - Supporting action (Proof of Concept) Koordynator ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI ONCOLOGIA SRL Wkład UE € 127 657,00 Adres Via filodrammatici 10 20121 Milano Włochy Zobacz na mapie Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Rodzaj działalności Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Kontakt administracyjny Ilaria Foti (Ms.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych Beneficjenci (2) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI ONCOLOGIA SRL Włochy Wkład UE € 127 657,00 Adres Via filodrammatici 10 20121 Milano Zobacz na mapie Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Rodzaj działalności Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Kontakt administracyjny Ilaria Foti (Ms.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych IFOM-ISTITUTO FONDAZIONE DI ONCOLOGIA MOLECOLARE ETS Włochy Wkład UE € 19 260,00 Adres Via adamello 16 20139 Milano Zobacz na mapie Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Rodzaj działalności Research Organisations Kontakt administracyjny Carlo Raimondi Cominesi (Mr.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych