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Takahashi T, Strober S. Natural killer T cells and innate immune B cells from lupus-prone NZB/W mice interact to generate IgM and IgG autoantibodies. Eur J Immunol 2008; 38:156-65. [PMID: 18050273 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lupus-prone NZB/W F1 mice develop glomerulonephritis after T helper cell-dependent isotype switching of autoantibody secretion from IgM to IgG at about 6 months of age. We compared innate immune natural killer (NK) T cells and conventional T cells for their capacity to help spontaneous in vitro immunoglobulin and autoantibody secretion of innate immune (B-1 and marginal zone) and conventional (follicular) B cell subsets from NZB/W F1 mice. We found that purified NKT cells not only increased spontaneous secretion of IgM and IgM anti-double-stranded (ds)DNA antibodies by B-1 and marginal zone B cells, but also facilitated secretion of IgG anti-dsDNA antibodies predominantly by B-1 B cells. Few IgM or IgG anti-dsDNA antibodies were secreted by follicular B cells, and conventional T cells failed to provide potent helper activity to any B cell subset. All combinations of T and B cell subsets from normal C57BL/6 mice failed to generate vigorous IgM and IgG secretion. NZB/W NKT cell helper activity was blocked by anti-CD1 and anti-CD40L mAb. In conclusion, direct interactions between innate immune T and B cells form a pathway for the development of IgM and IgG lupus autoantibody secretion in NZB/W mice.
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- Tsuyoshi Takahashi
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5166, USA
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Parietti V, Chifflot H, Muller S, Monneaux F. Regulatory T cells and systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1108:64-75. [PMID: 17893971 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1422.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Regulatory T cells, especially CD4+CD25+ T cells, "natural killer" T cells and gammadelta T cells, are central in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance and the protection from the development of autoimmune diseases. Numerical or functional modifications of these cell populations were demonstrated to lead to the breakdown of tolerance and the emergence of autoimmunity. Involvement of regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of systemic autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, might be of first importance. In murine models and patients with lupus, these regulatory T cells seem to be reduced in number. Functional deficiencies have also been described in a few studies. A better knowledge of regulatory T cell functional properties in systemic autoimmune diseases is essential to manipulate these cells and hopefully to restore immune tolerance.
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- Véronique Parietti
- CNRS UPR9021 (Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques), 67084 Strasbourg, France
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Kurts C, Heymann F, Lukacs-Kornek V, Boor P, Floege J. Role of T cells and dendritic cells in glomerular immunopathology. Semin Immunopathol 2007; 29:317-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00281-007-0096-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recognized more than a decade ago, NKT cells differentiate from mainstream thymic precursors through instructive signals emanating during TCR engagement by CD1d-expressing cortical thymocytes. Their semi-invariant alphabeta TCRs recognize isoglobotrihexosylceramide, a mammalian glycosphingolipid, as well as microbial alpha-glycuronylceramides found in the cell wall of Gram-negative, lipopolysaccharide-negative bacteria. This dual recognition of self and microbial ligands underlies innate-like antimicrobial functions mediated by CD40L induction and massive Th1 and Th2 cytokine and chemokine release. Through reciprocal activation of NKT cells and dendritic cells, synthetic NKT ligands constitute promising new vaccine adjuvants. NKT cells also regulate a range of immunopathological conditions, but the mechanisms and the ligands involved remain unknown. NKT cell biology has emerged as a new field of research at the frontier between innate and adaptive immunity, providing a powerful model to study fundamental aspects of the cell and structural biology of glycolipid trafficking, processing, and recognition.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antigen Presentation/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Antigens, CD1/immunology
- Antigens, CD1d
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Bacterial Vaccines/immunology
- Bacterial Vaccines/pharmacology
- CD40 Ligand/immunology
- Chemokines/immunology
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Globosides/immunology
- Glucosylceramides/immunology
- Gram-Negative Bacteria/immunology
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/immunology
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Models, Immunological
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th2 Cells/immunology
- Trihexosylceramides/immunology
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- Albert Bendelac
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Committee on Immunology, Department of Pathology University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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CD1d-restricted natural killer T (NKT) cells that express an invariant Valpha14 T-cell receptor (TCR) represent a subset of T cells implicated in the regulation of several immune responses, including autoimmunity, infectious diseases, and cancer. Their immunoregulatory functions are defined by their ability to rapidly and abundantly produce cytokines when activated. Unlike conventional T cells, Valpha14i NKT cells appear unique in their tendency to simultaneously produce both Th1 and Th2 cytokines, and whereas they enhance immunity in some disease models, they are reported to suppress immunity in others. This makes their effect on immune responses unpredictable. We reported recently that several important changes in gene expression occur in the course of Valpha14i NKT cell development. Immature and mature Valpha14i NKT cells differ in their expression of cytokines and chemokines, their cytotoxicity, and their expression of diverse chemokine receptors important for their migration. These results suggest that functionally distinct and developmentally linked subsets of Valpha14i NKT cells exist. Although mature NKT cells make up the majority of the peripheral NKT cells, a steady and sizable number of immature NKT cells migrate from the thymus into the periphery each day. These immature NKT cells, contrary to their name, are functional but are likely to behave quite differently from their mature counterparts. To what extent the developmental status of Valpha14i NKT cells plays a role in the outcome of any given immune response remains to be determined. Here we review the current knowledge of Valpha14i NKT cell development and propose that different developmental intermediates might be responsible for the various effects that have been observed in the many models where Valpha14i NKT cells have been implicated.
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- Jennifer L Matsuda
- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, USA
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Roy A, Hooper DC. Lethal silver-haired bat rabies virus infection can be prevented by opening the blood-brain barrier. J Virol 2007; 81:7993-8. [PMID: 17507463 PMCID: PMC1951307 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00710-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Silver-haired bat rabies virus (SHBRV) infection induces a strong virus-specific immune response in the periphery of the host, but death is common due to the failure to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and deliver immune effectors to central nervous system (CNS) tissues. Mice with an SJL background are less susceptible to lethal infection with rabies viruses. In addition, these animals are known to have reduced hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and an elevated capacity to mediate CNS inflammatory responses. We show here that approximately one-half of PLSJL mice survive an SHBRV infection that is invariably lethal for 129/SvEv mice. This difference is associated with the elevated capacity of PLSJL mice to mediate BBB permeability changes in response to the infection. The induction of more extensive BBB permeability and CNS inflammation in these animals results in greater virus clearance and improved survival. On the other hand, treatment of SHBRV-infected PLSJL mice with the steroid hormone dehydroepiandrosterone reduced BBB permeability changes and caused greater mortality. We conclude that the infiltration of immune effectors across the BBB is critical to surviving a rabies virus infection and that HPA axis activity may influence this process.
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- Anirban Roy
- Center for Neurovirology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust St., JAH 454, Philadelphia, PA 19107-6799, USA
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Yang JQ, Wen X, Liu H, Folayan G, Dong X, Zhou M, Van Kaer L, Singh RR. Examining the role of CD1d and natural killer T cells in the development of nephritis in a genetically susceptible lupus model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:1219-33. [PMID: 17393451 PMCID: PMC2291538 DOI: 10.1002/art.22490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE CD1d-reactive invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells secrete multiple cytokines upon T cell receptor (TCR) engagement and modulate many immune-mediated conditions. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of these cells in the development of autoimmune disease in genetically lupus-prone (NZBxNZW)F1 (BWF1) mice. METHODS The CD1d1-null genotype was crossed onto the NZB and NZW backgrounds to establish CD1d1-knockout (CD1d0) BWF1 mice. CD1d0 mice and their wild-type littermates were monitored for the development of nephritis and assessed for cytokine responses to CD1d-restricted glycolipid alpha-galactosylceramide (alphaGalCer), anti-CD3 antibody, and concanavalin A (Con A). Thymus and spleen cells were stained with CD1d tetramers that had been loaded with alphaGalCer or its analog PBS-57 to detect iNKT cells, and the cells were compared between BWF1 mice and class II major histocompatibility complex-matched nonautoimmune strains, including BALB/c, (BALB/cxNZW)F1 (CWF1), and NZW. RESULTS CD1d0 BWF1 mice had more severe nephritis than did their wild-type littermates. Although iNKT cells and iNKT cell responses were absent in CD1d0 BWF1 mice, the CD1d0 mice continued to have significant numbers of interferon-gamma-producing NKT-like (CD1d-independent TCRbeta+,NK1.1+ and/or DX5+) cells. CD1d deficiency also influenced cytokine responses by conventional T cells: upon in vitro stimulation of splenocytes with Con A or anti-CD3, type 2 cytokine levels were reduced, whereas type 1 cytokine levels were increased or unchanged in CD1d0 mice as compared with their wild-type littermates. Additionally, numbers of thymic iNKT cells were lower in young wild-type BWF1 mice than in nonautoimmune strains. CONCLUSION Germline deletion of CD1d exacerbates lupus in BWF1 mice. This finding, together with reduced thymic iNKT cells in young BWF1 mice as compared with nonautoimmune strains, implies a regulatory role of CD1d and iNKT cells during the development of lupus.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD1/genetics
- Antigens, CD1/immunology
- Antigens, CD1d
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Galactosylceramides/pharmacology
- Gene Silencing
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/pathology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/genetics
- Lupus Nephritis/genetics
- Lupus Nephritis/immunology
- Lupus Nephritis/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred NZB
- Mice, Knockout
- Spleen/drug effects
- Spleen/metabolism
- Spleen/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Thymus Gland/metabolism
- Thymus Gland/pathology
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- Jun-Qi Yang
- Jun-Qi Yang, PhD, Hongzhu Liu, MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Xiangshu Wen, PhD, Gbolahan Folayan, BS, Xin Dong, PhD, Min Zhou, MD: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Jun-Qi Yang, PhD, Hongzhu Liu, MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Xiangshu Wen, PhD, Gbolahan Folayan, BS, Xin Dong, PhD, Min Zhou, MD: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Xiangshu Wen, PhD, Gbolahan Folayan, BS, Xin Dong, PhD, Min Zhou, MD: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Xiangshu Wen, PhD, Gbolahan Folayan, BS, Xin Dong, PhD, Min Zhou, MD: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Luc Van Kaer, PhD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Ram Raj Singh, MD: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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CDld-restricted invariant natural killer T (NKT) cells emerge as unique lymphocyte subsets implicated in the regulation of autoimmunity. Abnormalities in the numbers and functions of NKT cells have been observed in patients with diverse autoimmune diseases as well as in animal models of autoimmune diseases. NKT cells recognize glycolipid antigens presented by the nonpolymorphic MHC class I-like protein CD1d and participate in various kinds of immunoregulation due to a potent ability to produce a variety of cytokines. In this review, we examine the potential roles of NKT cells in the regulation and pathogenesis of autoimmune disease and the recent advances in glycolipid therapy for autoimmune disease models.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/physiopathology
- Autoimmune Diseases/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/physiopathology
- Autoimmunity
- Colitis/immunology
- Colitis/physiopathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/physiopathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/physiopathology
- Humans
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/physiopathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
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- S Miyake
- Department of Immunology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, 4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, 187-8502 Tokyo, Japan.
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Smith DL, Dong X, Du S, Oh M, Singh RR, Voskuhl RR. A female preponderance for chemically induced lupus in SJL/J mice. Clin Immunol 2006; 122:101-7. [PMID: 17084107 PMCID: PMC2291542 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2006.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2006] [Revised: 09/14/2006] [Accepted: 09/15/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Both spontaneous and chemically induced rodent models of autoimmune nephritis and autoantibody production have been explored to understand mechanisms involved in human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). While it has been known for decades that women are more susceptible than men to SLE, mechanisms underlying this female preponderance remain unclear. One chemically induced model involves injection of hydrocarbon oils such as pristane into otherwise normal mouse strains, which results in the development of autoantibodies and inflammation in organs such as kidney and liver. It is unknown whether lupus-like disease induced by chemicals would exhibit a sex bias in disease susceptibility. Here, we show that SJL/J female mice injected with pristane display greater mortality, kidney disease, serum anti-nuclear and anti-dsDNA antibodies than their male siblings. This is the first evidence that a female sex bias exists in a chemically induced lupus model.
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- Deborah L. Smith
- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, 635 Charles E. Young Drive South, Room 475D, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, 635 Charles E. Young Drive South, Room 475D, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, 635 Charles E. Young Drive South, Room 475D, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- *Corresponding author. E-mail address: (R.R. Voskuhl)
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Miellot A, Zhu R, Diem S, Boissier MC, Herbelin A, Bessis N. Activation of invariant NK T cells protects against experimental rheumatoid arthritis by an IL-10-dependent pathway. Eur J Immunol 2006; 35:3704-13. [PMID: 16304639 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a unique lymphocyte subtype implicated in the regulation of autoimmunity and a good source of protective Th2 cytokines. Agonist alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) of iNKT cells exert a therapeutical effect in type 1 diabetes. We investigated whether iNKT activation with alpha-GalCer was protective in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in DBA/1 mice, a standard model of rheumatoid arthritis. Here, we have shown that in vivo iNKT cell function was altered in DBA/1 mice since stimulation with alpha-GalCer led to decreased IL-4 and IFN-gamma levels in sera, as compared with C57BL/6 mice. alpha-GalCer induced a clear-cut diminution of clinical and histological arthritides. An anti-IL-10 receptor antibody abrogated the protective effect of alpha-GalCer, suggesting a key role for IL-10 in the protection against CIA by activated iNKT cells. Confirming these data, disease protection conferred by alpha-GalCer correlated with the ability of LN CD4+ cells to secrete larger amounts of IL-10. These findings suggest that in CIA susceptibility to autoimmunity is associated with dysfunctions of iNKT cells. Our demonstration that iNKT cell activation by alpha-GalCer remains efficient in CIA-prone DBA/1 mice to provide protective IL-10 suggests that this could be used therapeutically to treat autoimmune arthritis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Arthritis, Experimental/prevention & control
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/prevention & control
- Galactosylceramides/therapeutic use
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Interleukin-10/physiology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/metabolism
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
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- Aurore Miellot
- UPRES EA-3408 and Rheumatology Department, University Paris 13 and CHU Avicenne (AP-HP), Bobigny, France
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Major AS, Singh RR, Joyce S, Van Kaer L. The role of invariant natural killer T cells in lupus and atherogenesis. Immunol Res 2006; 34:49-66. [PMID: 16720898 PMCID: PMC2291524 DOI: 10.1385/ir:34:1:49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for the development of premature atherosclerosis. The inflammatory process in both of these diseases is controlled by a variety of cell types of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Recent studies from several groups, including ours, have revealed a critical role of a unique subset of lymphocytes, termed invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells, in the development of lupus-like autoimmunity and atherosclerosis in animal models. iNKT cells appear to play complex and divergent roles in the development of SLE and atherosclerosis. Our findings suggest that alterations in iNKT cell functions during the development of SLE may be related to the increased risk of SLE patients to develop atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. We found that iNKT cell activation with the sponge-derived glycolipid alpha- galactosylceramide generally protects against the development of lupus-like autoimmunity in mice, whereas it exacerbates atherosclerosis. Therefore, while our studies have identified iNKT cells as potential therapeutic targets for SLE, further studies are necessary to design drugs that will avoid the underlying harmful effects of iNKT cell activation on the development of atherosclerosis.
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- Amy S. Major
- Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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Rocha-Campos AC, Melki R, Zhu R, Deruytter N, Damotte D, Dy M, Herbelin A, Garchon HJ. Genetic and functional analysis of the Nkt1 locus using congenic NOD mice: improved Valpha14-NKT cell performance but failure to protect against type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2006; 55:1163-70. [PMID: 16567543 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.55.04.06.db05-0908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Defective invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT cells) have been implicated in the etiology of type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. In a genome scan of a cross between NOD and C57BL/6 mice, the most significant locus controlling the number of iNKT cells, referred to as Nkt1, was recently mapped to distal chromosome 1. Here, using congenic mice for this chromosomal segment, we definitively demonstrate the existence of Nkt1 and show that introgression of the C57BL/6 allele onto the NOD background improves both the number of iNKT cells and their rapid production of cytokines elicited by alpha-galactosylceramide treatment, explaining at least half of the difference between the NOD and C57BL/6 strains. Using new subcongenic lines, we circumscribed the Nkt1 locus to a 8.7-cM segment, between the NR1i3 and D1Mit458 markers, that notably includes the SLAM (signaling lymphocytic activation molecule) gene cluster, recently involved in murine lupus susceptibility. However, despite a significant correction of the iNKT cell defect, the Nkt1 locus did not alter the course of spontaneous diabetes in congenic mice. Our findings indicate a complex relationship between iNKT cells and autoimmune susceptibility. Congenic lines nonetheless provide powerful models to dissect the biology of iNKT cells.
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Jerud ES, Bricard G, Porcelli SA. CD1d-Restricted Natural Killer T Cells: Roles in Tumor Immunosurveillance and Tolerance. Transfus Med Hemother 2006. [DOI: 10.1159/000090193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Linsen L, Somers V, Stinissen P. Immunoregulation of Autoimmunity by Natural Killer T Cells. Hum Immunol 2005; 66:1193-202. [PMID: 16690406 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2006.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a conserved subpopulation of lymphocytes that recognize glycolipid antigens in a CD1d context. Upon activation through their semi-invariant T cell receptor, these cells rapidly release large amounts of immunomodulating Th1 and Th2 cytokines. NKT cells have therefore been implicated in immune responses controlling various diseases, including infection, cancer, transplantation, and autoimmunity. Stimulation of the immunoregulatory capacity of NKT cells by the prototypical antigen alpha-galactosylceramide results in amelioration of disease in several animal models. This review will focus on the current knowledge of human NKT cells and their role in autoimmune diseases. The features of these cells and their importance in regulation of autoimmunity suggest that NKT cell-based therapies might be an interesting approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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- Loes Linsen
- Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Singh RR. SLE: translating lessons from model systems to human disease. Trends Immunol 2005; 26:572-9. [PMID: 16153890 PMCID: PMC2291517 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2005.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2005] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, lupus) results from immune-mediated damage to multiple organs. Its pathogenesis should be viewed as a series of steps, beginning with impaired immune regulation that permits self-reactive T-B-cell activation, which results in the production of autoantibodies. Activated T and B cells then infiltrate tissues, which along with autoantibody and immune complex deposition, triggering local events that ultimately cause organ damage. Although improved understanding of early autoimmune events might open up avenues for disease prevention, future investigations must focus on the mechanisms of end-organ damage in model systems and how to translate this knowledge into human disease. Understanding the mechanisms of each pathogenetic step would provide a rational basis for the development of disease stage-specific diagnostic markers and treatments.
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- Ram Raj Singh
- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Lab, Div. of Rheumatology, Dept. of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Rm. 32-59 Rehabilitation Center, 1000 Veteran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1670, USA.
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Yu KOA, Porcelli SA. The diverse functions of CD1d-restricted NKT cells and their potential for immunotherapy. Immunol Lett 2005; 100:42-55. [PMID: 16083968 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2005] [Revised: 06/07/2005] [Accepted: 06/24/2005] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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CD1d-restricted NKT cells have been identified as an important component of the immune system that have the capacity both to augment beneficial host immunity and to prevent harmful autoimmunity. These cells have the ability to produce a wide variety of cytokines, including both proinflammatory and antiinflammatory cytokines that can have multiple different effects on the outcome of immune reactions. The discovery that these T cells are activated by specific recognition of glycolipids in the glycosylceramide family has led to new approaches to manipulate the pleiotropic functions of these cells. Here, we review the multiple activities that have been attributed to NKT cells in a variety of different disease models, and the current state of our understanding of the mechanisms that control the functional outcome of NKT cell activation.
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- Karl O A Yu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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