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Hong Y, Kwak K. Both sides now: evolutionary traits of antigens and B cells in tolerance and activation. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1456220. [PMID: 39185403 PMCID: PMC11341355 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1456220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
Abstract
B cells are the cornerstone of our body's defense system, producing precise antibodies and safeguarding immunological memory for future protection against pathogens. While we have a thorough understanding of how naïve B cells differentiate into plasma or memory B cells, the early B cell response to various antigens-whether self or foreign-remains a thrilling and evolving area of study. Advances in imaging have illuminated the molecular intricacies of B cell receptor (BCR) signaling, yet the dynamic nature of B cell activation continues to reveal new insights based on the nature of antigen exposure. This review explores the evolutionary journey of B cells as they adapt to the unique challenges presented by pathogens. We begin by examining the specific traits of antigens that influence their pathogenic potential, then shift our focus to the distinct characteristics of B cells that counteract these threats. From foundational discoveries to the latest cutting-edge research, we investigate how B cells are effectively activated and distinguish between self and non-self antigens, ensuring a balanced immune response that defends against pathogenic diseases but not self-antigens.
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- Youngjae Hong
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Zheng LY, Duan Y, He PY, Wu MY, Wei ST, Du XH, Yao RQ, Yao YM. Dysregulated dendritic cells in sepsis: functional impairment and regulated cell death. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2024; 29:81. [PMID: 38816685 PMCID: PMC11140885 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-024-00602-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Studies have indicated that immune dysfunction plays a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Dendritic cells (DCs) play a crucial role in the emergence of immune dysfunction in sepsis. The major manifestations of DCs in the septic state are abnormal functions and depletion in numbers, which are linked to higher mortality and vulnerability to secondary infections in sepsis. Apoptosis is the most widely studied pathway of number reduction in DCs. In the past few years, there has been a surge in studies focusing on regulated cell death (RCD). This emerging field encompasses various forms of cell death, such as necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, and autophagy-dependent cell death (ADCD). Regulation of DC's RCD can serve as a possible therapeutic focus for the treatment of sepsis. Throughout time, numerous tactics have been devised and effectively implemented to improve abnormal immune response during sepsis progression, including modifying the functions of DCs and inhibiting DC cell death. In this review, we provide an overview of the functional impairment and RCD of DCs in septic states. Also, we highlight recent advances in targeting DCs to regulate host immune response following septic challenge.
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- Li-Yu Zheng
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Chenzhou Hospital (the First People's Hospital of Chenzhou), Southern Medical University, Chenzhou, 423000, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Huang Z, Zhuang X, Liu L, Zhao J, Ma S, Si X, Zhu Z, Wu F, Jin N, Tian M, Song W, Chen X. Modularized viromimetic polymer nanoparticle vaccines (VPNVaxs) to elicit durable and effective humoral immune responses. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwad310. [PMID: 38312378 PMCID: PMC10833449 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines had shown great potential during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was thought to be the next generation of antiviral vaccine technology due to viromimetic structures. However, the time-consuming and complicated processes in establishing a current recombinant-protein-based VLP vaccine has limited its quick launch to the out-bursting pandemic. To simplify and optimize VLP vaccine design, we herein report a kind of viromimetic polymer nanoparticle vaccine (VPNVax), with subunit receptor-binding domain (RBD) proteins conjugated to the surface of polyethylene glycol-b-polylactic acid (PEG-b-PLA) nanoparticles for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. The preparation of VPNVax based on synthetic polymer particle and chemical post-conjugation makes it possible to rapidly replace the antigens and construct matched vaccines at the emergence of different viruses. Using this modular preparation system, we identified that VPNVax with surface protein coverage of 20%-25% had the best immunostimulatory activity, which could keep high levels of specific antibody titers over 5 months and induce virus neutralizing activity when combined with an aluminum adjuvant. Moreover, the polymer nano-vectors could be armed with more immune-adjuvant functions by loading immunostimulant agents or chemical chirality design. This VPNVax platform provides a novel kind of rapidly producing and efficient vaccine against different variants of SARS-CoV-2 as well as other viral pandemics.
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- Zichao Huang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130122, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, China
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Juilland M, Alouche N, Ubezzi I, Gonzalez M, Rashid HO, Scarpellino L, Erdmann T, Grau M, Lenz G, Luther SA, Thome M. Identification of Tensin-3 as a MALT1 substrate that controls B cell adhesion and lymphoma dissemination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2301155120. [PMID: 38109544 PMCID: PMC10756297 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2301155120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
Abstract
The protease MALT1 promotes lymphocyte activation and lymphomagenesis by cleaving a limited set of cellular substrates, most of which control gene expression. Here, we identified the integrin-binding scaffold protein Tensin-3 as a MALT1 substrate in activated human B cells. Activated B cells lacking Tensin-3 showed decreased integrin-dependent adhesion but exhibited comparable NF-κB1 and Jun N-terminal kinase transcriptional responses. Cells expressing a noncleavable form of Tensin-3, on the other hand, showed increased adhesion. To test the role of Tensin-3 cleavage in vivo, mice expressing a noncleavable version of Tensin-3 were generated, which showed a partial reduction in the T cell-dependent B cell response. Interestingly, human diffuse large B cell lymphomas and mantle cell lymphomas with constitutive MALT1 activity showed strong constitutive Tensin-3 cleavage and a decrease in uncleaved Tensin-3 levels. Moreover, silencing of Tensin-3 expression in MALT1-driven lymphoma promoted dissemination of xenografted lymphoma cells to the bone marrow and spleen. Thus, MALT1-dependent Tensin-3 cleavage reveals a unique aspect of the function of MALT1, which negatively regulates integrin-dependent B cell adhesion and facilitates metastatic spread of B cell lymphomas.
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- Mélanie Juilland
- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine A for Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, MünsterD-48149, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A for Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, MünsterD-48149, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A for Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, MünsterD-48149, Germany
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, EpalingesCH-1066, Switzerland
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Arulraj T, Binder SC, Meyer-Hermann M. Antibody Mediated Intercommunication of Germinal Centers. Cells 2022; 11:cells11223680. [PMID: 36429109 PMCID: PMC9688628 DOI: 10.3390/cells11223680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Antibody diversification and selection of B cells occur in dynamic structures called germinal centers (GCs). Passively administered soluble antibodies regulate the GC response by masking the antigen displayed on follicular dendritic cells (FDCs). This suggests that GCs might intercommunicate via naturally produced soluble antibodies, but the role of such GC-GC interactions is unknown. In this study, we performed in silico simulations of interacting GCs and predicted that intense interactions by soluble antibodies limit the magnitude and lifetime of GC responses. With asynchronous GC onset, we observed a higher inhibition of late formed GCs compared to early ones. We also predicted that GC-GC interactions can lead to a bias in the epitope recognition even in the presence of equally dominant epitopes due to differences in founder cell composition or initiation timing of GCs. We show that there exists an optimal range for GC-GC interaction strength that facilitates the affinity maturation towards an incoming antigenic variant during an ongoing GC reaction. These findings suggest that GC-GC interactions might be a contributing factor to the unexplained variability seen among individual GCs and a critical factor in the modulation of GC response to antigenic variants during viral infections.
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- Theinmozhi Arulraj
- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Magari M, Nishioka M, Hari T, Ogawa S, Takahashi K, Hatano N, Kanayama N, Futami J, Tokumitsu H. The immunoreceptor SLAMF8 promotes the differentiation of follicular dendritic cell-dependent monocytic cells with B cell-activating ability. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:2659-2667. [PMID: 35953458 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) play a crucial role in generating high-affinity antibody-producing B cells during the germinal center (GC) reaction. Herein, we analyzed the altered gene expression profile of a mouse FDC line, FL-Y, following lymphotoxin β receptor stimulation, and observed increased Slam-family member 8 (Slamf8) mRNA expression. Forced Slamf8 expression and SLAMF8-Fc addition enhanced the ability of FL-Y cells to induce FDC-induced monocytic cell (FDMC) differentiation. FDMCs accelerated GC-phenotype proliferation in cultured B cells, suggesting that they are capable of promoting GC responses. Furthermore, a pulldown assay showed that SLAMF8-Fc could bind to SLAMF8-His. Overall, the homophilic interaction of SLAMF8 promotes FDMC differentiation and SLAMF8 might act as a novel regulator of GC responses by regulating FDMC differentiation.
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- Masaki Magari
- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.,Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.,Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Medical Protein Engineering, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.,Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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Arulraj T, Binder SC, Robert PA, Meyer-Hermann M. Germinal Centre Shutdown. Front Immunol 2021; 12:705240. [PMID: 34305944 PMCID: PMC8293096 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.705240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Germinal Centres (GCs) are transient structures in secondary lymphoid organs, where affinity maturation of B cells takes place following an infection. While GCs are responsible for protective antibody responses, dysregulated GC reactions are associated with autoimmune disease and B cell lymphoma. Typically, ‘normal’ GCs persist for a limited period of time and eventually undergo shutdown. In this review, we focus on an important but unanswered question – what causes the natural termination of the GC reaction? In murine experiments, lack of antigen, absence or constitutive T cell help leads to premature termination of the GC reaction. Consequently, our present understanding is limited to the idea that GCs are terminated due to a decrease in antigen access or changes in the nature of T cell help. However, there is no direct evidence on which biological signals are primarily responsible for natural termination of GCs and a mechanistic understanding is clearly lacking. We discuss the present understanding of the GC shutdown, from factors impacting GC dynamics to changes in cellular interactions/dynamics during the GC lifetime. We also address potential missing links and remaining questions in GC biology, to facilitate further studies to promote a better understanding of GC shutdown in infection and immune dysregulation.
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- Theinmozhi Arulraj
- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Rana M, La Bella A, Lederman R, Volpe BT, Sherry B, Diamond B. Follicular dendritic cell dysfunction contributes to impaired antigen-specific humoral responses in sepsis-surviving mice. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:146776. [PMID: 33956665 DOI: 10.1172/jci146776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Sepsis survivors exhibit impaired responsiveness to antigen (Ag) challenge associated with increased mortality from infection. The contribution of follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) in the impaired humoral response in sepsis-surviving mice is investigated in this study. We demonstrated that mice subjected to sepsis from cecal ligation and puncture (CLP mice) have reduced NP-specific high-affinity class-switched Ig antibodies (Abs) compared with sham-operated control mice following immunization with the T cell-dependent Ag, NP-CGG. NP-specific germinal center (GC) B cells in CLP mice exhibited reduced TNF-α and AID mRNA expression compared with sham-operated mice. CLP mice showed a reduction in FDC clusters, a reduced binding of immune complexes on FDCs, and reduced mRNA expression of CR2, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, FcγRIIB, TNFR1, IKK2, and LTβR compared with sham-operated mice. Adoptive transfer studies showed that there was no B cell-intrinsic defect. In summary, our data suggest that the reduced Ag-specific Ab response in CLP mice is secondary to a disruption in FDC and GC B cell function.
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- Minakshi Rana
- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases
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- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases
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- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases
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Elsner RA, Shlomchik MJ. Germinal Center and Extrafollicular B Cell Responses in Vaccination, Immunity, and Autoimmunity. Immunity 2021; 53:1136-1150. [PMID: 33326765 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Activated B cells participate in either extrafollicular (EF) or germinal center (GC) responses. Canonical responses are composed of a short wave of plasmablasts (PBs) arising from EF sites, followed by GC producing somatically mutated memory B cells (MBC) and long-lived plasma cells. However, somatic hypermutation (SHM) and affinity maturation can take place at both sites, and a substantial fraction of MBC are produced prior to GC formation. Infection responses range from GC responses that persist for months to persistent EF responses with dominant suppression of GCs. Here, we review the current understanding of the functional output of EF and GC responses and the molecular switches promoting them. We discuss the signals that regulate the magnitude and duration of these responses, and outline gaps in knowledge and important areas of inquiry. Understanding such molecular switches will be critical for vaccine development, interpretation of vaccine efficacy and the treatment for autoimmune diseases.
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- Rebecca A Elsner
- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA.
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Nakagawa R, Calado DP. Positive Selection in the Light Zone of Germinal Centers. Front Immunol 2021; 12:661678. [PMID: 33868314 PMCID: PMC8044421 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.661678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Germinal centers (GCs) are essential sites for the production of high-affinity antibody secreting plasma cells (PCs) and memory-B cells (MBCs), which form the framework of vaccination. Affinity maturation and permissive selection in GCs are key for the production of PCs and MBCs, respectively. For these purposes, GCs positively select “fit” cells in the light zone of the GC and instructs them for one of three known B cell fates: PCs, MBCs and persistent GC-B cells as dark zone entrants. In this review, we provide an overview of the positive selection process and discuss its mechanisms and how B cell fates are instructed.
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- Rinako Nakagawa
- Immunity and Cancer Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Immunity and Cancer Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.,Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Arulraj T, Binder SC, Meyer-Hermann M. Rate of Immune Complex Cycling in Follicular Dendritic Cells Determines the Extent of Protecting Antigen Integrity and Availability to Germinal Center B Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 206:1436-1442. [PMID: 33608455 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) retain immune complexes (ICs) for prolonged time periods and are important for germinal center (GC) reactions. ICs undergo periodic cycling in FDCs, a mechanism supporting an extended half-life of Ag. Based on experimental data, we estimated that the average residence time of PE-ICs on FDC surface and interior were 21 and 36 min, respectively. GC simulations show that Ag cycling might impact GC dynamics because of redistribution of Ag on the FDC surface and by protecting Ag from degradation. Ag protection and influence on GC dynamics varied with Ag cycling time and total Ag concentration. Simulations predict that blocking Ag cycling terminates the GC reaction and decreases plasma cell production. Considering that cycling of Ag could be a target for the modulation of GC reactions, our findings highlight the importance of understanding the mechanism and regulation of IC cycling in FDCs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Theinmozhi Arulraj
- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.,Centre for Individualized Infection Medicine, 30625 Hannover, Germany; and
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; .,Centre for Individualized Infection Medicine, 30625 Hannover, Germany; and.,Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Braunschweig University of Technology, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Shlomchik MJ, Luo W, Weisel F. Linking signaling and selection in the germinal center. Immunol Rev 2019; 288:49-63. [PMID: 30874353 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Germinal centers (GC) are sites of rapid B-cell proliferation in response to certain types of immunization. They arise in about 1 week and can persist for several months. In GCs, B cells differentiate in a unique way and begin to undergo somatic mutation of the Ig V regions at a high rate. GC B cells (GCBC) thus undergo clonal diversification that can affect the affinity of the newly mutant B-cell receptor (BCR) for its driving antigen. Through processes that are still poorly understood, GCBC with higher affinity are selectively expanded while those with mutations that inactivate the BCR are lost. In addition, at various times during the extended GC reaction, some GCBC undergo differentiation into either long-lived memory B cells (MBC) or plasma cells. The cellular and molecular signals that govern these fate decisions are not well-understood, but are an active area of research in multiple laboratories. In this review, we cover both the history of this field and focus on recent work that has helped to elucidate the signals and molecules, such as key transcription factors, that coordinate both positive selection as well as differentiation of GCBC.
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- Mark J Shlomchik
- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Zhang YN, Lazarovits J, Poon W, Ouyang B, Nguyen LNM, Kingston BR, Chan WCW. Nanoparticle Size Influences Antigen Retention and Presentation in Lymph Node Follicles for Humoral Immunity. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:7226-7235. [PMID: 31508968 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Lymph node follicles capture and retain antigens to induce germinal centers and long-lived humoral immunity. However, control over antigen retention has been limited. Here we discovered that antigen conjugated to nanoparticle carriers of different sizes impacts the intralymph node transport and specific cell interaction. We found that follicular dendritic cell (FDC) networks determine the intralymph node follicle fate of these nanoparticles by clearing smaller ones (5-15 nm) within 48 h and retaining larger ones (50-100 nm) for over 5 weeks. The 50-100 nm-sized nanoparticles had 175-fold more delivery of antigen at the FDC dendrites, 5-fold enhanced humoral immune responses of germinal center B cell formation, and 5-fold more antigen-specific antibody production over 5-15 nm nanoparticles. Our results show that we can tune humoral immunity by simply manipulating the carrier size design to produce effectiveness of vaccines.
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- Yi-Nan Zhang
- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
- MD/PhD Program, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 1A8 , Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3G9 , Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E1 , Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E5 , Canada
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 1A1 , Canada
- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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Kurshumliu F, Sadiku-Zehri F, Qerimi A, Vela Z, Jashari F, Bytyci S, Rashiti V, Sadiku S. Divergent immunohistochemical expression of CD21 and CD23 by follicular dendritic cells with increasing grade of follicular lymphoma. World J Surg Oncol 2019; 17:115. [PMID: 31269981 PMCID: PMC6610797 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-019-1659-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical differences have been described in FDCs of primary and secondary follicles, illustrating the highly compartmentalized structure of lymph follicles. Differences in FDC immunophenotype in different grades of FL may reflect some parallelism between reactive and neoplastic conditions in terms of FDC-B cell interaction and may be used as a valuable additional tool for grading FL. METHODS A total of 60 paraffin blocks from patients with follicular lymphoma, 30 cases each of grade 1 and 3, were retrieved from our archive. Immunohistochemical analysis was carried out for CD21, CD23, cyclin A, and Ki-67. RESULTS Our study demonstrates that during evaluation, six patterns of FDC distribution were distinguished. The intensity of stain for CD21 was not statistically significant in grade 1 and grade 3 FL (p = 0.340). In contrast, grade 3 FLs exhibited a significant decrease of CD23 expression by the FDCs (p < 0.001). By CD21 stain, there was no significant difference in the distribution of pattern 1 in grades 1 and 3 (p = 0.098). In contrast, in grade 3, this pattern was significantly less observed by CD23 stain (p = 0.016). The same was observed for pattern 2 for CD21 (p = 0.940) and CD23 (p = 0.010) and pattern 4 for CD21 (p = 0.305) and CD23 (p = 0.005), respectively. Distribution of pattern 5 was significantly different between grades 1 and 3 both for CD21 (p = 0.005) and CD23 (p < 0.001). Distribution of patterns 2 and 6 was not significantly different between grades 1 and 3 for CD21 and CD23. The values of cyclin A and Mib-1 were also significantly different between grades 1 and 3 (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The observed patterns of FDCs lead us to believe that similar to reactive lymph node follicles, neoplastic follicles in FL, at least in early stages, have an organized structure. Hypothetically, with CD21, CD23, and cyclin A immunohistochemistry, the sequence of events in FL progression may be traced.
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- Fisnik Kurshumliu
- Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Institute of Histology, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Institute of Histology, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Institute of Histology, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Institute of Histology, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University Clinical Center of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Hematology Clinic, University Clinical Center/Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Rr.Bulevardi i Dëshmorëve, 10000, Pristina, PN, Kosovo.
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Ogawa S, Matsuoka Y, Takada M, Matsui K, Yamane F, Kubota E, Yasuhara S, Hieda K, Kanayama N, Hatano N, Tokumitsu H, Magari M. Interleukin 34 (IL-34) cell-surface localization regulated by the molecular chaperone 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein facilitates the differentiation of monocytic cells. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:2386-2396. [PMID: 30573681 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Interleukin 34 (IL-34) constitutes a cytokine that shares a common receptor, colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R), with CSF-1. We recently identified a novel type of monocytic cell termed follicular dendritic cell-induced monocytic cells (FDMCs), whose differentiation depended on CSF-1R signaling through the IL-34 produced from a follicular dendritic cell line, FL-Y. Here, we report the functional mechanisms of the IL-34-mediated CSF-1R signaling underlying FDMC differentiation. CRIPSR/Cas9-mediated knockout of the Il34 gene confirmed that the ability of FL-Y cells to induce FDMCs completely depends on the IL-34 expressed by FL-Y cells. Transwell culture experiments revealed that FDMC differentiation requires a signal from a membrane-anchored form of IL-34 on the FL-Y cell surface, but not from a secreted form, in a direct interaction between FDMC precursor cells and FL-Y cells. Furthermore, flow cytometric analysis using an anti-IL-34 antibody indicated that IL-34 was also expressed on the FL-Y cell surface. Thus, we explored proteins interacting with IL-34 in FL-Y cells. Mass spectrometry analysis and pulldown assay identified that IL-34 was associated with the molecular chaperone 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) in the plasma membrane fraction of FL-Y cells. Consistent with this finding, GRP78-heterozygous FL-Y cells expressed a lower level of IL-34 protein on their cell surface and exhibited a reduced competency to induce FDMC differentiation compared with the original FL-Y cells. These results indicated a novel GRP78-dependent localization and specific function of IL-34 in FL-Y cells related to monocytic cell differentiation.
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- Sayaka Ogawa
- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- the Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, and
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology.,the Laboratory of Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka 3-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- the Laboratory of Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka 3-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology.,the Laboratory of Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka 3-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- From the Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, .,the Laboratory of Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka 3-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Weber TS. Cell Cycle-Associated CXCR4 Expression in Germinal Center B Cells and Its Implications on Affinity Maturation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1313. [PMID: 29951060 PMCID: PMC6008520 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adaptation of antibody-mediated immunity occurs in germinal centers (GC). It is where affinity maturation, class switching, memory and plasma cell differentiation synergize to generate specific high-affinity antibodies that aid both to clear and protect against reinfection of invading pathogens. Within GCs, light and dark zone are two compartments instrumental in regulating this process, by segregating T cell-dependent selection and differentiation from generation of GC B cells bearing hypermutated antigen receptors. Spatial segregation of GC B cells into the two zones relies on the chemokine receptor CXCR4, with textbooks attributing high and low expression to a dark and light zone phenotype. Interestingly, this bipolarity is not reflected in the CXCR4 expression profile of GC B cells, which is highly variable and unimodal, indicating a continuum of intermediate CXCR4 levels rather than a binary dark or light zone phenotype. Here, analysis of published BrdU pulse-chase data reveals that throughout cell cycle, average CXCR4 expression in GC B cells steadily increases close to twofold, scaling with cell surface area. CXCR4 expression in recently divided GC B cells in G0/G1 or early S phase shows intermediate levels compared to cells in G2M phase, consistent with their smaller size. The lowest number of CXCR4 receptors are displayed by relatively aged GC B cells in G0/G1 or early S phase. The latter, upon progressing through S phase, however, ramp up relative CXCR4 expression twice as much as recently divided cells. Twelve hours after the BrdU pulse, labeled GC B cells, while initially in S phase, are desynchronized in terms of cell cycle and match the CXCR4 profile of unlabeled cells. A model is discussed in which CXCR4 expression in GC B cell increases with cell cycle and cell surface area, with highest levels in G2 and M phase, coinciding with GC B cell receptor signaling in G2 and immediately preceding activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) activity in early G1. In the model, GC B cells compete for CXCL12 expression on the basis of their CXCR4 expression, gaining a relative advantage as they progress in cell cycle, but loosing the advantage at the moment they divide.
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- Tom S Weber
- Molecular Medicine Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Alsughayyir J, Pettigrew GJ, Motallebzadeh R. Spoiling for a Fight: B Lymphocytes As Initiator and Effector Populations within Tertiary Lymphoid Organs in Autoimmunity and Transplantation. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1639. [PMID: 29218052 PMCID: PMC5703719 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) develop at ectopic sites within chronically inflamed tissues, such as in autoimmunity and rejecting organ allografts. TLOs differ structurally from canonical secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs), in that they lack a mantle zone and are not encapsulated, suggesting that they may provide unique immune function. A notable feature of TLOs is the frequent presence of structures typical of germinal centers (GCs). However, little is known about the role of such GCs, and in particular, it is not clear if the B cell response within is autonomous, or whether it synergizes with concurrent responses in SLOs. This review will discuss ectopic lymphoneogenesis and the role of the B cell in TLO formation and subsequent effector output in the context of autoimmunity and transplantation, with particular focus on the contribution of ectopic GCs to affinity maturation in humoral immune responses and to the potential breakdown of self-tolerance and development of humoral autoimmunity.
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- Jawaher Alsughayyir
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Nonclassical FCGR2C haplotype is associated with protection from red blood cell alloimmunization in sickle cell disease. Blood 2017; 130:2121-2130. [PMID: 28899854 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-784876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are of vital importance in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, a major complication of transfusion therapy is alloimmunization. The low-affinity Fcγ receptors, expressed on immune cells, are important regulators of antibody responses. Genetic variation in FCGR genes has been associated with various auto- and alloimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between genetic variation of FCGR and RBC alloimmunization in SCD. In this case-control study, DNA samples from 2 cohorts of transfused SCD patients were combined (France and The Netherlands). Cases had a positive history of alloimmunization, having received ≥1 RBC unit. Controls had a negative history of alloimmunization, having received ≥20 RBC units. Single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variation of the FCGR2/3 gene cluster were studied in a FCGR-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay. Frequencies were compared using logistic regression. Two hundred seventy-two patients were included (130 controls, 142 cases). The nonclassical open reading frame in the FCGR2C gene (FCGR2C.nc-ORF) was strongly associated with a decreased alloimmunization risk (odds ratio [OR] 0.26, 95% confidence [CI] 0.11-0.64). This association persisted when only including controls with exposure to ≥100 units (OR 0.30, CI 0.11-0.85) and appeared even stronger when excluding cases with Rh or K antibodies only (OR 0.19, CI 0.06-0.59). In conclusion, SCD patients with the FCGR2Cnc-ORF polymorphism have over a 3-fold lower risk for RBC alloimmunization in comparison with patients without this mutation. This protective effect was strongest for exposure to antigens other than the immunogenic Rh or K antigens.
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Turner VM, Mabbott NA. Influence of ageing on the microarchitecture of the spleen and lymph nodes. Biogerontology 2017; 18:723-738. [PMID: 28501894 PMCID: PMC5597693 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-017-9707-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The elderly have a decreased response to vaccination and an increased susceptibility to infectious diseases. The spleen and lymph nodes are important secondary lymphoid organs where immune cells can rapidly respond to pathogenic material in the blood and lymph in order to mount long-term adaptive immune responses to those pathogens. In aged mice and humans structural changes occur to both the spleen and lymph nodes. These structural changes affect the functioning of the immune cells within, which may ultimate result in less effective or decreased immune responses. This review describes our current understanding of the structural changes that occur to the spleen and lymph nodes of elderly mice. However, where data are available, we also discuss whether similar changes occur in tissues from elderly humans. A particular focus is made on how these structural changes are considered to impact on the functioning of the immune cells within. The world’s population is currently living longer than ever before. The increased incidence and severity of infectious diseases in the elderly has the potential to have a significant impact on the health care system if solutions are not identified. A thorough understanding of the molecular causes of these ageing-related structural changes to the spleen and lymph nodes may help to identify novel treatments that could repair them, and in doing so, improve immune responses and vaccine efficacy in the elderly.
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- Vivian M Turner
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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We comprehensively review memory B cells (MBCs), covering the definition of MBCs and their identities and subsets, how MBCs are generated, where they are localized, how they are maintained, and how they are reactivated. Whereas naive B cells adopt multiple fates upon stimulation, MBCs are more restricted in their responses. Evolving work reveals that the MBC compartment in mice and humans consists of distinct subpopulations with differing effector functions. We discuss the various approaches to define subsets and subset-specific roles. A major theme is the need to both deliver faster effector function upon reexposure and readapt to antigenically variant pathogens while avoiding burnout, which would be the result if all MBCs generated only terminal effector function. We discuss cell-intrinsic differences in gene expression and signaling that underlie differences in function between MBCs and naive B cells and among MBC subsets and how this leads to memory responses.
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- Florian Weisel
- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261; ,
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261; ,
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Denton AE, Linterman MA. Stromal networking: cellular connections in the germinal centre. Curr Opin Immunol 2017; 45:103-111. [PMID: 28319729 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Secondary lymphoid organs are organized into distinct zones, governed by different types of mesenchymal stromal cells. These stromal cell subsets are critical for the generation of protective humoral immunity because they direct the migration of, and interaction between, multiple immune cell types to form the germinal centre. The germinal centre response generates long-lived antibody-secreting plasma cells and memory B cells which can provide long-term protection against re-infection. Stromal cell subsets mediate this response through control of immune cell trafficking, activation, localization and antigen access within the secondary lymphoid organ. Further, distinct populations of stromal cells underpin the delicate spatial organization of immune cells within the germinal centre. Because of this, the interactions between immune cells and stromal cells in secondary lymphoid organs are fundamental to the germinal centre response. Herein we review how this unique relationship leads to effective germinal centre responses.
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- Alice E Denton
- Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, United Kingdom.
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Binder SC, Meyer-Hermann M. Implications of Intravital Imaging of Murine Germinal Centers on the Control of B Cell Selection and Division. Front Immunol 2016; 7:593. [PMID: 28066409 PMCID: PMC5165234 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Intravital imaging of antibody optimization in germinal center (GC) reactions has set a new dimension in the understanding of the humoral immune response during the last decade. The inclusion of spatio-temporal cellular dynamics in the research on GCs required analysis using the agent-based mathematical models. In this study, we integrate the available intravital imaging data from various research groups and incorporate these into a quantitative mathematical model of GC reactions and antibody affinity maturation. Interestingly, the integration of data concerning the spatial organization of GCs and B cell motility allows to draw conclusions on the strength of the selection pressure and the control of B cell division by T follicular helper cells.
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- Sebastian C Binder
- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research , Braunschweig , Germany
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- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany; Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Jeon YH, Choi YS. Follicular Helper T (Tfh) Cells in Autoimmune Diseases and Allograft Rejection. Immune Netw 2016; 16:219-32. [PMID: 27574501 PMCID: PMC5002448 DOI: 10.4110/in.2016.16.4.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Production of high affinity antibodies for antigens is a critical component for the immune system to fight off infectious pathogens. However, it could be detrimental to our body when the antigens that B cells recognize are of self-origin. Follicular helper T, or Tfh, cells are required for the generation of germinal center reactions, where high affinity antibody-producing B cells and memory B cells predominantly develop. As such, Tfh cells are considered as targets to prevent B cells from producing high affinity antibodies against self-antigens, when high affinity autoantibodies are responsible for immunopathologies in autoimmune disorders. This review article provides an overview of current understanding of Tfh cells and discusses it in the context of animal models of autoimmune diseases and allograft rejections for generation of novel therapeutic interventions.
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- Yun-Hui Jeon
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Transplant Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.; Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul 03080, Korea.; Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea
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Kranich J, Krautler NJ. How Follicular Dendritic Cells Shape the B-Cell Antigenome. Front Immunol 2016; 7:225. [PMID: 27446069 PMCID: PMC4914831 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) are stromal cells residing in primary follicles and in germinal centers of secondary and tertiary lymphoid organs (SLOs and TLOs). There, they play a crucial role in B-cell activation and affinity maturation of antibodies. FDCs have the unique capacity to bind and retain native antigen in B-cell follicles for long periods of time. Therefore, FDCs shape the B-cell antigenome (the sum of all B-cell antigens) in SLOs and TLOs. In this review, we discuss recent findings that explain how this stromal cell type can arise in almost any tissue during TLO formation and, furthermore, focus on the mechanisms of antigen capture and retention involved in the generation of long-lasting antigen depots displayed on FDCs.
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- Jan Kranich
- Institute for Immunology, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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van de Donk NWCJ, Janmaat ML, Mutis T, Lammerts van Bueren JJ, Ahmadi T, Sasser AK, Lokhorst HM, Parren PWHI. Monoclonal antibodies targeting CD38 in hematological malignancies and beyond. Immunol Rev 2016; 270:95-112. [PMID: 26864107 PMCID: PMC4755228 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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CD38 is a multifunctional cell surface protein that has receptor as well as enzyme functions. The protein is generally expressed at low levels on various hematological and solid tissues, while plasma cells express particularly high levels of CD38. The protein is also expressed in a subset of hematological tumors, and shows especially broad and high expression levels in plasma cell tumors such as multiple myeloma (MM). Together, this triggered the development of various therapeutic CD38 antibodies, including daratumumab, isatuximab, and MOR202. Daratumumab binds a unique CD38 epitope and showed strong anti-tumor activity in preclinical models. The antibody engages diverse mechanisms of action, including complement-dependent cytotoxicity, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis, programmed cell death, modulation of enzymatic activity, and immunomodulatory activity. CD38-targeting antibodies have a favorable toxicity profile in patients, and early clinical data show a marked activity in MM, while studies in other hematological malignancies are ongoing. Daratumumab has single agent activity and a limited toxicity profile, allowing favorable combination therapies with existing as well as emerging therapies, which are currently evaluated in the clinic. Finally, CD38 antibodies may have a role in the treatment of diseases beyond hematological malignancies, including solid tumors and antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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MESH Headings
- ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1/genetics
- ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1/metabolism
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Clinical Studies as Topic
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Hematologic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Hematologic Neoplasms/genetics
- Hematologic Neoplasms/immunology
- Hematologic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunomodulation/drug effects
- Protein Binding
- Recurrence
- Treatment Outcome
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- Department of HematologyVU University Medical CenterAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of HematologyVU University Medical CenterAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- GenmabUtrechtthe Netherlands
- Department of Cancer and inflammation ResearchInstitute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood TransfusionLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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Focà E, Iaria ML, Caccuri F, Fiorentini S, Motta D, Giagulli C, Castelli F, Caruso A. Long-lasting humoral immune response induced in HIV-1-infected patients by a synthetic peptide (AT20) derived from the HIV-1 matrix protein p17 functional epitope. HIV CLINICAL TRIALS 2015; 16:157-62. [PMID: 26057863 DOI: 10.1179/1528433614z.0000000018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A therapeutic vaccination based on a synthetic peptide (AT20) representative of the HIV-1 matrix protein p17 (p17) functional region, coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) AT20-KLH was capable of inducing the production of high-avidity antibodies (Abs) toward a previous untargeted p17 hotspot of functional activity in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-treated HIV-1-infected patients. Since avidity of Abs after immunization and the retention of antigens are important in sustaining the long-lasting production of specific humoral responses, we asked whether AT20-KLH vaccination would result in development of a long-lived immune response. METHODS The long-term duration of Ab response to AT20-KLH has been evaluated in 10 patients previously enrolled for the AT20-KLH vaccination trial at day 898 post-immunization. Ab titer and their avidity was assessed using specifically designed ELISA assays, whereas their neutralizing capacity was estimated in vitro using a 'wound sealing assay'. RESULTS Data obtained show that high titers of specific anti-AT20 Abs were maintained at more than 2 years after the last immunization. Furthermore, these Abs were capable to neutralize exogenous p17, as assessed by ability of sera derived from AT20-KLH-immunized patients to block the ability of p17 to promote cell migration in vitro. CONCLUSION This finding attests for a successful AT20-KLH vaccine molecule formulation and for an effective HAART-dependent Ab persistence.
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Mabbott NA, Kobayashi A, Sehgal A, Bradford BM, Pattison M, Donaldson DS. Aging and the mucosal immune system in the intestine. Biogerontology 2015; 16:133-45. [PMID: 24705962 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-014-9498-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bacterial and viral infections of the gastrointestinal tract are more common in the elderly and represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The mucosal immune system provides the first line of defence against pathogens acquired by ingestion and inhalation, but its function is adversely affected in the elderly. This aging-related decline in the immune function is termed immunosenescence and is associated with diminished abilities to generate protective immunity, reduced vaccine efficacy, increased incidence of cancer, inflammation and autoimmunity, and the impaired ability to generate tolerance to harmless antigens. In this review we describe our current understanding of the effects immunosenescence has on the innate and adaptive arms of the mucosal immune system in the intestine. Current estimates suggest that by the year 2050 up to 40% of the UK population will be over 65 years old, bringing with it important health challenges. A thorough understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to the development of immunosenescence is therefore crucial to help identify novel approaches to improve mucosal immunity in the elderly.
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- Neil A Mabbott
- The Roslin Institute & Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK,
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Aungier SR, Ohmori H, Clinton M, Mabbott NA. MicroRNA-100-5p indirectly modulates the expression of Il6, Ptgs1/2 and Tlr4 mRNA in the mouse follicular dendritic cell-like cell line, FL-Y. Immunology 2015; 144:34-44. [PMID: 24944008 PMCID: PMC4264908 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are important stromal cells within the B-cell follicles and germinal centres (GC) of secondary lymphoid tissues. FDC trap and retain native antigens on their surfaces in the form of immune complexes that they display to B cells, in order to select those cells with the highest antigen affinity. MicroRNAs are short, non-coding RNAs that are approximately 18-25 nucleotides in length that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by repressing the translation of target genes. In the current study, in vivo and in vitro systems were used to identify microRNAs that were potentially expressed by FDC. Constitutive lymphotoxin-β receptor (LTβR) stimulation is required to maintain FDC in their differentiated state. We show that the rapid de-differentiation of spleen FDC that accompanied LTβR-blockade, coincided with a significant decrease in the expression of mmu-miR-100-5p, mmu-miR-138-5p and mmu-miR-2137. These microRNAs were shown to be expressed in the FDC-like cell line, FL-YB, and specific inhibition of mmu-miR-100-5p significantly enhanced expression of Il6, Ptgs1/2 and Tlr4 mRNA in this cell line. The expression of Il6, Ptgs1/2 and Tlr4 by FDC play important roles in regulating GC size and promoting high-affinity antibody responses, so it is plausible that mmu-miR-100-5p may help to regulate the expression of these genes during GC reactions.
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- Susan R Aungier
- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of EdinburghMidlothian, UK
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and TechnologyOkayama, Japan
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of EdinburghMidlothian, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of EdinburghMidlothian, UK
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Meyer-Hermann M. Overcoming the dichotomy of quantity and quality in antibody responses. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:5414-9. [PMID: 25355924 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Germinal centers (GCs) are specialized environments in which B cells mutate their BCR to identify new Abs with high affinity to a challenging Ag. B cells are selected in an evolutionary process of multiple rounds of mutation and selection. In the past decade, mechanisms of B cell migration, division, mutation, selection, and final differentiation have been extensively studied. Thereby, modulations of these mechanisms either optimize the quality, in terms of affinity, or the quantity of generated Abs, but never both, leading to an unclear effect on the overall efficiency of the Ab response. In this article, we predict with mathematical models that an affinity-dependent number of GC B cell divisions overcomes the dichotomy of quality and quantity, and has to be considered as a good target for immune interventions, in particular, in the elderly population with poor GC responses.
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- Michael Meyer-Hermann
- Department of Systems Immunology, Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; andInstitute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Braunschweig University of Technology, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) are essential for high-affinity antibody production and for the development of B cell memory. Historically, FDCs have been characterized as 'accessory' cells that passively support germinal centre (GC) responses. However, recent observations suggest that FDCs actively shape humoral immunity. In this Review, we discuss recent findings concerning the antigen acquisition and retention functions of FDCs, and relevant implications for protective immunity. Furthermore, we describe the roles of FDCs within GCs in secondary lymphoid organs and discuss FDC development within this dynamic environment. Finally, we discuss how a better understanding of FDCs could facilitate the design of next-generation vaccines.
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Mohanta SK, Yin C, Peng L, Srikakulapu P, Bontha V, Hu D, Weih F, Weber C, Gerdes N, Habenicht AJ. Artery Tertiary Lymphoid Organs Contribute to Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in Advanced Mouse Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2014; 114:1772-87. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.114.301137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tertiary lymphoid organs emerge in tissues in response to nonresolving inflammation. Recent research characterized artery tertiary lymphoid organs in the aorta adventitia of aged apolipoprotein E–deficient mice. The atherosclerosis-associated lymphocyte aggregates are organized into distinct compartments, including separate T-cell areas harboring conventional, monocyte-derived, lymphoid, and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, as well as activated T-cell effectors and memory cells; B-cell follicles containing follicular dendritic cells in activated germinal centers; and peripheral niches of plasma cells. Artery tertiary lymphoid organs show marked neoangiogenesis, aberrant lymphangiogenesis, and extensive induction of high endothelial venules. Moreover, newly formed lymph node–like conduits connect the external lamina with high endothelial venules in T-cell areas and also extend into germinal centers. Mouse artery tertiary lymphoid organs recruit large numbers of naïve T cells and harbor lymphocyte subsets with opposing activities, including CD4
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regulatory T cells, and memory B cells at different stages of differentiation. These data suggest that artery tertiary lymphoid organs participate in primary immune responses and organize T- and B-cell autoimmune responses in advanced atherosclerosis. In this review, we discuss the novel concept that pro- and antiatherogenic immune responses toward unknown arterial wall–derived autoantigens may be organized by artery tertiary lymphoid organs and that disruption of the balance between pro- and antiatherogenic immune cell subsets may trigger clinically overt atherosclerosis.
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- Sarajo Kumar Mohanta
- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (S.K.M., C.Y., C.W., N.G., A.J.R.H.); Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany (L.P., P.S., V.B., F.W.); and Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (D.H.)
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Donius LR, Weis JJ, Weis JH. Murine complement receptor 1 is required for germinal center B cell maintenance but not initiation. Immunobiology 2014; 219:440-9. [PMID: 24636730 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Germinal centers are the anatomic sites for the generation of high affinity immunoglobulin expressing plasma cells and memory B cells. The germinal center B cells that are precursors of these cells circulate between the light zone B cell population that interact with antigen laden follicular dendritic cells (FDC) and the proliferative dark zone B cell population. Antigen retention by follicular dendritic cells is dependent on Fc receptors and complement receptors, and complement receptor 1 (Cr1) is the predominant complement receptor expressed by FDC. The newly created Cr1KO mouse was used to test the effect of Cr1-deficiency on the kinetics of the germinal center reaction and the generation of IgM and switched memory B cell formation. Immunization of Cr1KO mice with a T cell-dependent antigen resulted in the normal initial expansion of B cells with a germinal center phenotype however these cells were preferentially lost in the Cr1KO animal over time (days). Bone marrow chimera animals documented the surprising finding that the loss of germinal center B cell maintenance was linked to the expression of Cr1 on B cells, not the FDC. Cr1-deficiency further resulted in antigen-specific IgM titer and IgM memory B cell reductions, but not antigen-specific IgG after 35-37 days. Investigations of nitrophenyl (NP)-specific IgG demonstrated that Cr1 is not necessary for affinity maturation during the response to particulate antigen. These data, along with those generated in our initial description of the Cr1KO animal describe unique functions of Cr1 on the surface of both B cells and FDC.
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- Luke R Donius
- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States.
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Yamane F, Nishikawa Y, Matsui K, Asakura M, Iwasaki E, Watanabe K, Tanimoto H, Sano H, Fujiwara Y, Stanley ER, Kanayama N, Mabbott NA, Magari M, Ohmori H. CSF-1 receptor-mediated differentiation of a new type of monocytic cell with B cell-stimulating activity: its selective dependence on IL-34. J Leukoc Biol 2014; 95:19-31. [PMID: 24052571 PMCID: PMC3868188 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0613311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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With the use of a mouse FDC line, FL-Y, we have been analyzing roles for FDCs in controlling B cell fate in GCs. Beside these regulatory functions, we fortuitously found that FL-Y cells induced a new type of CD11b⁺ monocytic cells (F4/80⁺, Gr-1⁻, Ly6C⁻, I-A/E(-/lo), CD11c⁻, CD115⁺, CXCR4⁺, CCR2⁺, CX₃CR1⁻) when cultured with a Lin⁻c-kit⁺ population from mouse spleen cells. The developed CD11b⁺ cells shared a similar gene-expression profile to mononuclear phagocytes and were designated as FDMCs. Here, we describe characteristic immunological functions and the induction mechanism of FDMCs. Proliferation of anti-CD40 antibody-stimulated B cells was markedly accelerated in the presence of FDMCs. In addition, the FDMC-activated B cells efficiently acquired GC B cell-associated markers (Fas and GL-7). We observed an increase of FDMC-like cells in mice after immunization. On the other hand, FL-Y cells were found to produce CSF-1 as well as IL-34, both of which are known to induce development of macrophages and monocytes by binding to the common receptor, CSF-1R, expressed on the progenitors. However, we show that FL-Y-derived IL-34, but not CSF-1, was selectively responsible for FDMC generation using neutralizing antibodies and RNAi. We also confirmed that FDMC generation was strictly dependent on CSF-1R. To our knowledge, a CSF-1R-mediated differentiation process that is intrinsically specific for IL-34 has not been reported. Our results provide new insights into understanding the diversity of IL-34 and CSF-1 signaling pathways through CSF-1R.
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- Fumihiro Yamane
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; and
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan; ,Correspondence: Dept. of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Tsushima-Naka 3-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. E-mail: (M.M.) or (H.O.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan; ,Correspondence: Dept. of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Tsushima-Naka 3-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. E-mail: (M.M.) or (H.O.)
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Kato LM, Kawamoto S, Maruya M, Fagarasan S. Gut TFH and IgA: key players for regulation of bacterial communities and immune homeostasis. Immunol Cell Biol 2013; 92:49-56. [PMID: 24100385 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2013.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The main function of the immune system is to protect the host against pathogens. However, unlike the systemic immune system, the gut immune system does not eliminate, but instead nourishes complex bacterial communities and establishes advanced symbiotic relationships. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is the most abundant antibody isotype in mammals, produced mainly in the gut. The primary function of IgA is to maintain homeostasis at mucosal surfaces, and studies in mice have demonstrated that IgA diversification has an essential role in the regulation of gut microbiota. Dynamic diversification and constant adaptation of IgA responses to local microbiota require expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase by B cells and control from T follicular helper and Foxp3(+) T cells in germinal centers (GCs). We discuss the finely tuned regulatory mechanisms for IgA synthesis in GCs of Peyer's patches and emphasize the roles of CD4(+) T cells for IgA selection and the maintenance of appropriate gut microbial communities required for immune homeostasis.
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- Lucia M Kato
- Laboratory for Mucosal Immunity, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences IMS-RCAI, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Mucosal Immunity, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences IMS-RCAI, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Mucosal Immunity, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences IMS-RCAI, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Mucosal Immunity, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences IMS-RCAI, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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Capolunghi F, Rosado MM, Sinibaldi M, Aranburu A, Carsetti R. Why do we need IgM memory B cells? Immunol Lett 2013; 152:114-20. [PMID: 23660557 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2013.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Immunological memory is our reservoir of ready-to-use antibodies and memory B cells. Because of immunological memory a secondary infection will be very light or not occur at all. Antibodies and cells, generated in the germinal center in response to the first encounter with antigen, are highly specific, remain in the organism virtually forever and are mostly of IgG isotype. Long lived plasma cells homing to the bone marrow ensure the constant production of protective antibodies, whereas switched memory B cells proliferate and differentiate in response to secondary challenge. IgM memory B cells represent our first-line defense against infections. They are generated by a T-cell independent mechanism probably triggered by Toll-like receptor-9. They produce natural antibodies with anti-bacterial specificity and the spleen is indispensable for their maintenance. We will review the characteristics and functions of IgM memory B cells that explain their importance in the immediate protection from pathogens. IgM memory B cells, similar to mouse B-1a B cells, may be a remnant of a primitive immune system that developed in the spleen of cartilaginous fish and persisted throughout evolution notwithstanding the sophisticated tools of the adaptive immune system.
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- Federica Capolunghi
- Department of Laboratories, Children Hospital Bambino Gesù (IRCCS), Piazza S.Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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McCulloch L, Brown KL, Mabbott NA. Ablation of the cellular prion protein, PrPC, specifically on follicular dendritic cells has no effect on their maturation or function. Immunol Suppl 2013; 138:246-57. [PMID: 23121447 PMCID: PMC3573278 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are situated in the primary follicles of lymphoid tissues where they maintain the structural integrity of the B-lymphocyte follicle, and help to drive immunoglobulin class-switch recombination, somatic hypermutation and affinity maturation during the germinal centre response. FDC can also provide a reservoir for pathogens that infect germinal centres including HIV and prions. FDC express high levels of the normal cellular form of the prion protein (PrP(C) ), which makes them susceptible to prion infection. The function of PrP(C) is uncertain and it is not known why FDC require such high levels of expression of a protein that is found mainly on cells of the central nervous system. In this study, the function of FDC was assessed in mice that had PrP(C) ablated specifically in their FDC. In mice with FDC-specific PrP(C) ablation, our analysis revealed no observable deficits in lymphoid follicle microarchitecture and FDC status. No effects on FDC ability to trap immune complexes or drive antigen-specific antibody responses and affinity maturation in B lymphocytes were observed. These data clearly demonstrate that PrP(C) expression is dispensable for the functional maturation of FDC and their ability to maintain antigen-specific antibody responses and affinity maturation.
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- Laura McCulloch
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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Ding BB, Bi E, Chen H, Yu JJ, Ye BH. IL-21 and CD40L synergistically promote plasma cell differentiation through upregulation of Blimp-1 in human B cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:1827-36. [PMID: 23325890 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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After undergoing Ig somatic hypermutation and Ag selection, germinal center (GC) B cells terminally differentiate into either memory or plasma cells (PCs). It is known that the CD40L and IL-21/STAT3 signaling pathways play critical roles in this process, yet it is unclear how the B cell transcription program interprets and integrates these two types of T cell-derived signals. In this study, we characterized the role of STAT3 in the GC-associated PC differentiation using purified human tonsillar GC B cells and a GC B cell-like cell line. When primary GC B cells were cultured under PC differentiation condition, STAT3 inhibition by AG490 prevented the transition from GC centrocytes to preplasmablast, suggesting that STAT3 is required for the initiation of PC development. In a GC B cell-like human B cell line, although IL-21 alone can induce low-level Blimp-1 expression, maximum Blimp-1 upregulation and optimal PC differentiation required both IL-21 and CD40L. CD40L, although having no effect on Blimp-1 as a single agent, greatly augmented the amplitude and duration of IL-21-triggered Jak-STAT3 signaling. In the human PRDM1 locus, CD40L treatment enhanced the ability of STAT3 to upregulate Blimp-1 by removing BCL6, a potent inhibitor of Blimp-1 expression, from a shared BCL6/STAT3 site in intron 3. Thus, IL-21 and CD40L collaborate through at least two distinct mechanisms to synergistically promote Blimp-1 activation and PC differentiation.
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- B Belinda Ding
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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El Shikh MEM, Pitzalis C. Follicular dendritic cells in health and disease. Front Immunol 2012; 3:292. [PMID: 23049531 PMCID: PMC3448061 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) are unique immune cells that contribute to the regulation of humoral immune responses. These cells are located in the B-cell follicles of secondary lymphoid tissues where they trap and retain antigens (Ags) in the form of highly immunogenic immune complexes (ICs) consisting of Ag plus specific antibody (Ab) and/or complement proteins. FDCs multimerize Ags and present them polyvalently to B-cells in periodically arranged arrays that extensively crosslink the B-cell receptors for Ag (BCRs). FDC-FcγRIIB mediates IC periodicity, and FDC-Ag presentation combined with other soluble and membrane bound signals contributed by FDCs, like FDC-BAFF, -IL-6, and -C4bBP, are essential for the induction of the germinal center (GC) reaction, the maintenance of serological memory, and the remarkable ability of FDC-Ags to induce specific Ab responses in the absence of cognate T-cell help. On the other hand, FDCs play a negative role in several disease conditions including chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, HIV/AIDS, prion diseases, and follicular lymphomas. Compared to other accessory immune cells, FDCs have received little attention, and their functions have not been fully elucidated. This review gives an overview of FDC structure, and recapitulates our current knowledge on the immunoregulatory functions of FDCs in health and disease. A better understanding of FDCs should permit better regulation of Ab responses to suit the therapeutic manipulation of regulated and dysregulated immune responses.
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- Mohey Eldin M El Shikh
- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London London, UK
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Kuwahara K, Nakaya T, Phimsen S, Toda T, Kitabatake M, Kaji T, Takemori T, Watanabe T, Sakaguchi N. Lyn Signaling To Upregulate GANP Is Critical for the Survival of High-Affinity B Cells in Germinal Centers of Lymphoid Organs. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:3472-9. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Weih F, Gräbner R, Hu D, Beer M, Habenicht AJR. Control of dichotomic innate and adaptive immune responses by artery tertiary lymphoid organs in atherosclerosis. Front Physiol 2012; 3:226. [PMID: 22783198 PMCID: PMC3390894 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) emerge in tissues in response to non-resolving inflammation such as chronic infection, graft rejection, and autoimmune disease. We identified artery TLOs (ATLOs) in the adventitia adjacent to atherosclerotic plaques of aged hyperlipidemic ApoE−/− mice. ATLOs are structured into T cell areas harboring conventional dendritic cells and monocyte-derived DCs; B cell follicles containing follicular dendritic cells within activated germinal centers; and peripheral niches of plasma cells. ATLOs also show extensive neoangiogenesis, aberrant lymphangiogenesis, and high endothelial venule (HEV) neogenesis. Newly formed conduit networks connect the external lamina of the artery with HEVs in T cell areas. ATLOs recruit and generate lymphocyte subsets with opposing activities including activated CD4+ and CD8+ effector T cells, natural and induced CD4+ T regulatory (nTregs; iTregs) cells as well as B-1 and B-2 cells at different stages of differentiation. These data indicate that ATLOs organize dichotomic innate and adaptive immune responses in atherosclerosis. In this review we discuss the novel concept that dichotomic immune responses toward atherosclerosis-specific antigens are carried out by ATLOs in the adventitia of the arterial wall and that malfunction of the tolerogenic arm of ATLO immunity triggers transition from silent autoimmune reactivity to clinically overt disease.
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- Falk Weih
- Leibniz-Institute for Age Research, Fritz-Lipmann-Institute Jena, Germany
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Juleff N, Maree F, Waters R, Bengis R, Charleston B. The importance of FMDV localisation in lymphoid tissue. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2012; 148:145-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Meyer-Hermann M, Mohr E, Pelletier N, Zhang Y, Victora GD, Toellner KM. A theory of germinal center B cell selection, division, and exit. Cell Rep 2012; 2:162-74. [PMID: 22840406 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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High-affinity antibodies are generated in germinal centers in a process involving mutation and selection of B cells. Information processing in germinal center reactions has been investigated in a number of recent experiments. These have revealed cell migration patterns, asymmetric cell divisions, and cell-cell interaction characteristics, used here to develop a theory of germinal center B cell selection, division, and exit (the LEDA model). According to this model, B cells selected by T follicular helper cells on the basis of successful antigen processing always return to the dark zone for asymmetric division, and acquired antigen is inherited by one daughter cell only. Antigen-retaining B cells differentiate to plasma cells and leave the germinal center through the dark zone. This theory has implications for the functioning of germinal centers because compared to previous models, high-affinity antibodies appear one day earlier and the amount of derived plasma cells is considerably larger.
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- Michael Meyer-Hermann
- Department for Systems Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Gabriel D. Victora
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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Peperzak V, Vikstrom IB, Tarlinton DM. Through a glass less darkly: apoptosis and the germinal center response to antigen. Immunol Rev 2012; 247:93-106. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2012.01123.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Expression and function of interleukin-7 in secondary and tertiary lymphoid organs. Semin Immunol 2012; 24:175-89. [PMID: 22444422 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2012.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Revised: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is known since many years as stromal-cell derived cytokine that plays a key role for the adaptive immune system. It promotes lymphocyte development in the bone marrow and thymus as well as naive and memory T cell homeostasis in the periphery. More recently, IL-7 reporter mice and other approaches have led to the further characterization of the various stromal cell sources of IL-7 in secondary lymphoid organs (SLO) and other tissues. We will review these advances along with a discussion of the regulation of IL-7 and its receptor, and compare the biological effects IL-7 has on adaptive as well as innate immune cells in SLO. Finally, we will review the role of IL-7 in development of SLO and tertiary lymphoid tissues that frequently are associated with sites of chronic inflammation.
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The possible role of genetic variants in autoimmune-related genes in the development of endometriosis. Hum Immunol 2012; 73:306-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Revised: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zaharatos GJ, Yu J, Pace C, Song Y, Vasan S, Ho DD, Huang Y. HIV-1 and influenza antigens synthetically linked to IgG2a Fc elicit superior humoral responses compared to unmodified antigens in mice. Vaccine 2011; 30:42-50. [PMID: 22064264 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Using murine IgG subclass molecules (IgG1 or IgG2a) synthetically fused to HIV-1 or influenza test antigens, we explored the potential for IgG Fc scaffolds to augment immunogenicity. Each antigen (Ag) was grafted onto a hinge-Fc scaffold containing all critical residues necessary for interaction with effector cells, thus retaining effector functions of the native IgG subclass. We hypothesized that the differential affinity of FcγRs for specific IgG subclasses would influence the magnitude of immune responses elicited by immunization with an Ag-IgG Fc fusion vaccine. We demonstrate here that the antigen-specific humoral response elicited by Ag-IgG2a fusion vaccines is at least tenfold greater than that elicited by native antigen, that this response is superior to that elicited by Ag-IgG1, and that the augmented antigen-specific humoral response elicited is Fcγ receptor-dependent.
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- Gerasimos J Zaharatos
- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, The Rockefeller University, 455 First Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Piconese S, Costanza M, Tripodo C, Sangaletti S, Musio S, Pittoni P, Poliani PL, Burocchi A, Passafaro AL, Gorzanelli A, Vitali C, Chiodoni C, Barnaba V, Pedotti R, Colombo MP. The matricellular protein SPARC supports follicular dendritic cell networking toward Th17 responses. J Autoimmun 2011; 37:300-10. [PMID: 21962567 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lymphnode swelling during immune responses is a transient, finely regulated tissue rearrangement, accomplished with the participation of the extracellular matrix. Here we show that murine and human reactive lymph nodes express SPARC in the germinal centres. Defective follicular dendritic cell networking in SPARC-deficient mice is accompanied by a severe delay in the arrangement of germinal centres and development of humoral autoimmunity, events that are linked to Th17 development. SPARC is required for the optimal and rapid differentiation of Th17 cells, accordingly we show delayed development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis whose pathogenesis involves Th17. Not only host radioresistant cells, namely follicular dendritic cells, but also CD4(+) cells are the relevant sources of SPARC, in vivo. Th17 differentiation and germinal centre formation mutually depend on SPARC for a proper functional crosstalk. Indeed, Th17 cells can enter the germinal centres in SPARC-competent, but not SPARC-deficient, mice. In summary, SPARC optimizes the changes occurring in lymphoid extracellular matrix harboring complex interactions between follicular dendritic cells, B cells and Th17 cells.
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- Silvia Piconese
- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, AmadeoLab, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, via Amadeo 42, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Mattsson J, Yrlid U, Stensson A, Schön K, Karlsson MCI, Ravetch JV, Lycke NY. Complement activation and complement receptors on follicular dendritic cells are critical for the function of a targeted adjuvant. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 187:3641-52. [PMID: 21880985 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A detailed understanding of how activation of innate immunity can be exploited to generate more effective vaccines is critically required. However, little is known about how to target adjuvants to generate safer and better vaccines. In this study, we describe an adjuvant that, through complement activation and binding to follicular dendritic cells (FDC), dramatically enhances germinal center (GC) formation, which results in greatly augmented Ab responses. The nontoxic CTA1-DD adjuvant hosts the ADP-ribosylating CTA1 subunit from cholera toxin and a dimer of the D fragment from Staphylococcus aureus protein A. We found that T cell-dependent, but not -independent, responses were augmented by CTA1-DD. GC reactions and serum Ab titers were both enhanced in a dose-dependent manner. This effect required complement activation, a property of the DD moiety. Deposition of CTA1-DD to the FDC network appeared to occur via the conduit system and was dependent on complement receptors on the FDC. Hence, Cr2(-/-) mice failed to augment GC reactions and exhibited dramatically reduced Ab responses, whereas Ribi adjuvant demonstrated unperturbed adjuvant function in these mice. Noteworthy, the adjuvant effect on priming of specific CD4 T cells was found to be intact in Cr2(-/-) mice, demonstrating that the CTA1-DD host both complement-dependent and -independent adjuvant properties. This is the first demonstration, to our knowledge, of an adjuvant that directly activates complement, enabling binding of the adjuvant to the FDC, which subsequently strongly promoted the GC reaction, leading to augmented serum Ab titers and long-term memory development.
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- Johan Mattsson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Mucosal Immunobiology and Vaccine Center, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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