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Tshilela KA, Ikeuchi H, Matsumoto T, Kuroiwa T, Sakurai N, Sakairi T, Kaneko Y, Maeshima A, Hiromura K, Nojima Y. Glomerular cytokine expression in murine lupus nephritis. Clin Exp Nephrol 2015; 20:23-9. [PMID: 25985839 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-015-1123-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aberrant expression of T helper cell (Th) cytokines is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). While the glomerulus is one of the major targets of lupus inflammation, little is known about the cytokine expression in glomeruli. The current study aimed to explore the profiles of Th cytokine gene expressions in isolated glomeruli of lupus-prone mice. METHODS Glomeruli were purified from lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice using the magnetic microbead method. Expressions of cytokine genes representing the Th subset and FoxP3 were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Serum levels of these cytokines were also measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. MRL/n mice were used as controls. Histologic glomerular damages were scored semiquantitatively. To examine the role of TNF-α in glomerular damage, we administered etanercept, a TNF-α antagonist, into the subjects. RESULTS Glomerular gene expressions of TNF-α in lpr mice increased with week postpartum and reached statistically significant levels at 16 weeks compared with those of the glomeruli from control mice. Expressions of IFN-γ, IL-4 and FoxP3 also increased, but the difference was not significant. There was a significant increase in serum levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-17 and decrease in those of IL-4. Among the genes examined, TNF-α significantly correlated with glomerular damage score. Administration of etanercept did not affect glomerular cytokine expressions or proteinuria and failed to ameliorate histologic glomerular damages. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that Th1 cytokines, especially TNF-α, are dominantly expressed in the glomeruli of lupus-prone mice, but its pathophysiological role remains unclear.
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- Kadiombo Anastasie Tshilela
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
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- Dialysis and Rheumatology Center, Toho Hospital, 1155 Kasagake, Midori, Gunma, 379-2311, Japan
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- Gunma Rheumatism Clinic, 1040 Ino, Takasaki, Gunma, 370-0004, Japan
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- Dialysis and Rheumatology Center, Toho Hospital, 1155 Kasagake, Midori, Gunma, 379-2311, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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Wirth T, Westendorf AM, Bloemker D, Wildmann J, Engler H, Mollerus S, Wadwa M, Schäfer MKH, Schedlowski M, del Rey A. The sympathetic nervous system modulates CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells via noradrenaline-dependent apoptosis in a murine model of lymphoproliferative disease. Brain Behav Immun 2014; 38:100-10. [PMID: 24440144 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 01/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays a crucial role in the course and development of autoimmune disease in Fas-deficient lpr/lpr mice. As regulatory T cells (Tregs) are considered important modulators of autoimmune processes, we analyzed the interaction between the SNS and Tregs in this murine model of lymphoproliferative disease. We found that the percentage of Tregs among CD4(+) T cells is increased in the spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus of lpr/lpr mice as compared to age-matched C57Bl/6J (B6) mice. Furthermore, noradrenaline (NA), the main sympathetic neurotransmitter, induced apoptosis in B6- and lpr/lpr-derived Tregs. NA also reduced the frequency of Foxp3(+) cells and Foxp3 mRNA expression via β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR)-mediated mechanisms in a concentration and time-dependent manner. Destruction of peripheral sympathetic nerves by 6-hydroxydopamine significantly increased the percentage of Tregs in B6 control mice to an extent comparable to aged-matched lpr/lpr mice. The concentration of splenic NA negatively correlated with the frequency of CD4(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs. Additionally, 60days after sympathectomy, a partial recovery of NA concentrations led to Treg percentages comparable to those of intact, vehicle-treated controls. Immunohistochemical analysis of the spleen revealed localization of single Foxp3(+) Tregs in proximity to NA-producing nerve fibers, providing an interface between Tregs and the SNS. Taken together, our data suggest a relation between the degree of splenic sympathetic innervation and the size of the Treg compartment. While there are few examples of endogenous substances capable of affecting Tregs, our results provide a possible explanation of how the magnitude of the Treg compartment in the spleen can be regulated by the SNS.
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- Timo Wirth
- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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Accumulation of peripheral autoreactive B cells in the absence of functional human regulatory T cells. Blood 2012; 121:1595-603. [PMID: 23223361 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-09-457465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an essential role in preventing autoimmunity. Mutations in the forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) gene, which encodes a transcription factor critical for Treg function, result in a severe autoimmune disorder and the production of various autoantibodies in mice and in IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked) patients. However, it is unknown whether Tregs normally suppress autoreactive B cells. To investigate a role for Tregs in maintaining human B-cell tolerance, we tested the reactivity of recombinant antibodies isolated from single B cells isolated from IPEX patients. Characteristics and reactivity of antibodies expressed by new emigrant/transitional B cells from IPEX patients were similar to those from healthy donors, demonstrating that defective Treg function does not impact central B-cell tolerance. In contrast, mature naive B cells from IPEX patients often expressed autoreactive antibodies, suggesting an important role for Tregs in maintaining peripheral B-cell tolerance. T cells displayed an activated phenotype in IPEX patients, including their Treg-like cells, and showed up-regulation of CD40L, PD-1, and inducibl T-cell costimulator (ICOS), which may favor the accumulation of autoreactive mature naive B cells in these patients. Hence, our data demonstrate an essential role for Tregs in the establishment and the maintenance of peripheral B-cell tolerance in humans.
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Leonardo SM, Josephson JA, Hartog NL, Gauld SB. Altered B cell development and anergy in the absence of Foxp3. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:2147-56. [PMID: 20639490 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The importance of regulatory T cells in immune tolerance is illustrated by the human immune dysregulatory disorder IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked), caused by a lack of regulatory T cells due to decreased or absent expression of Foxp3. Although the majority of work on regulatory T cells has focused on their ability to suppress T cell responses, the development of significant autoantibody titers in patients with IPEX suggests that regulatory T cells also contribute to the suppression of autoreactive B cells. Using a murine model, deficient in the expression of Foxp3, we show that B cell development is significantly altered in the absence of regulatory T cells. Furthermore, we identify a loss of B cell anergy as a likely mechanism to explain the production of autoantibodies that occurs in the absence of regulatory T cells. Our results suggest that regulatory T cells, by either direct or indirect mechanisms, modulate B cell development and anergy.
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- Steven M Leonardo
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Bernuzzi F, Fenoglio D, Battaglia F, Fravega M, Gershwin ME, Indiveri F, Ansari AA, Podda M, Invernizzi P, Filaci G. Phenotypical and functional alterations of CD8 regulatory T cells in primary biliary cirrhosis. J Autoimmun 2010; 35:176-80. [PMID: 20638239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The mechanisms that lead to loss of tolerance in autoimmune disease have remained both elusive and diverse, including both genetic predisposition and generic dysregulation of critical mononuclear cell subsets. In primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), patients exhibit a multilineage response to the E2 component of pyruvate dehydrogenase involving antibody as well as autoreactive CD4 and CD8 responses. Recent data from murine models of PBC have suggested that a critical mechanism of biliary destruction is mediated by liver-infiltrating CD8 cells. Further, the number of autoreactive liver-infiltrating CD4 and CD8 cells is significantly higher in liver than blood in patients with PBC. Based on this data, we have studied the frequencies and phenotypic characterization of both CD4 and CD8 regulatory T cell components in both patients with PBC and age-sex matched controls. Our data is striking and indicate that CD8 Treg populations from PBC patients, but not controls, have significant phenotypic alterations, including increased expression of CD127 and reduced CD39. Furthermore, in vitro induction of CD8 Tregs by incubation with IL10 is significantly reduced in PBC patients. Importantly, the frequencies of circulating CD4+CD25+ and CD8+ and CD28- T cell subpopulations are not significantly different between patients and controls. In conclusion, these data identify the CD8 Treg subset as a regulatory T cell subpopulation altered in patients with PBC.
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- Francesca Bernuzzi
- Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatobiliary, Immunopathology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Italy
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Tsai BY, Lin YL, Chiang BL. Autoimmune response induced by dendritic cells exerts anti-tumor effect in murine model of leukemia. J Autoimmun 2010; 34:364-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2009.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2009] [Revised: 08/29/2009] [Accepted: 08/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hondowicz BD, Batheja AO, Metzgar MH, Pagán AJ, Perng OA, Willms S, Caton AJ, Erikson J. Efficient help for autoreactive B-cell activation requires CD4+ T-cell recognition of an agonist peptide at the effector stage. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:2377-82. [PMID: 19662636 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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T-cell recognition of peptide/MHC complexes is flexible and can lead to differential activation, but how interactions with agonist (full activation) or partial agonist (suboptimal activation) peptides can shape immune responses in vivo is not well characterized. We investigated the effect of stimulation by agonist or partial agonist ligands during initial CD4(+) T-cell priming, and subsequent T-B-cell cognate interactions, on antibody production by anti-chromatin B cells. We found that autoantibody production required TCR recognition of an agonist peptide at the effector stage of B-cell activation. However, interaction with a weak agonist ligand at this effector stage failed to promote efficient autoantibody production, even if the CD4(+) T cells were fully primed by an agonist peptide. These studies suggest that the reactivity of the TCR for a target self-peptide during CD4(+) T-B-cell interaction can be a critical determinant in restraining anti-chromatin autoantibody production.
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Role of B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Immunol 2008; 20:639-45. [PMID: 18775493 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2008.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 08/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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B cell tolerance to many self-proteins is actively maintained by either purging self-reactive B receptors through clonal deletion and receptor editing, or by functional silencing known as anergy. However, these processes are clearly incomplete as B cell driven autoimmune diseases still occur. The significance of B cells in two such diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, is highlighted by the ameliorative effects of B cell depletion. It remains to be determined, however, whether the key role of the B cell in autoimmune disease is autoantibody production or another antibody-independent function.
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