Week after Phb1 deletion | Mice with mitochondrial dysfunction* N (%) | % mice with abnormal Paneth cells† n (%) | % mice with abnormal AB+ cells‡n (%) | % mice with histological inflammation n (%) |
1 | 12/12 (100) | 4/12 (25) | 0/12 (0) | 0/12 (0) |
3 | 12/12 (100) | 7/12 (58) | 2/12 (12) | 2/12 (17) |
6 | N/D | 10/14 (78) | 6/14 (43) | 6/14 (43) |
12 | 15/15 (100) | 13/15 (87) | 13/15 (87) | 13/15 (87) |
*Defined as increased mtUPR, ultrastructural abnormalities in IECs by TEM.
†Defined as altered lysozyme staining, less abundant secretory granules, and AB+ staining.
‡Defined as enlarged, more abundant AB+ cells above the crypt base.
IEC, intestinal epithelial cell; mtPUR, mitochondrial unfolded protein response; N/D, not determined; Phb1iΔIEC, intestinal epithelial cell deletion of Phb1; TEM, transmission electron microscopy.