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Lakshmanappa YS, Roh JW, Rane NN, Dinasarapu AR, Tran DD, Velu V, Sheth AN, Ofotokun I, Amara RR, Kelley CF, Waetjen E, Iyer SS. Circulating integrin α 4 β 7 + CD4 T cells are enriched for proliferative transcriptional programs in HIV infection. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:2257-2270. [PMID: 34278574 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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HIV preferentially infects α4 β7 + CD4 T cells, forming latent reservoirs that contribute to HIV persistence during antiretroviral therapy. However, the properties of α4 β7 + CD4 T cells in blood and mucosal compartments remain understudied. Employing two distinct models of HIV infection, HIV-infected humans and simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV)-infected rhesus macaques, we show that α4 β7 + CD4 T cells in blood are enriched for genes regulating cell cycle progression and cellular metabolism. Unlike their circulating counterparts, rectal α4 β7 + CD4 T cells exhibited a core tissue-residency gene expression program. These features were conserved across primate species, indicating that the environment influences memory T-cell transcriptional networks. Our findings provide an important molecular foundation for understanding the role of α4 β7 in HIV infection.
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- Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, CA, USA.,Graduate Group in Immunology, UC Davis, CA, USA
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- Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, CA, USA
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- Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Grady Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Davis School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, CA, USA.,California National Primate Research Center, UC Davis, CA, USA.,Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, CA, USA
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Joseph J. Commentary: Targeting herpetic keratitis by immunomodulation of IL-27 signaling. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019; 67:1828-1829. [PMID: 31638042 PMCID: PMC6836589 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1364_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Joveeta Joseph
- Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Mukhopadhya I, Murray GI, Duncan L, Yuecel R, Shattock R, Kelly C, Iannelli F, Pozzi G, El-Omar EM, Hold GL, Hijazi K. Transporters for Antiretroviral Drugs in Colorectal CD4+ T Cells and Circulating α4β7 Integrin CD4+ T Cells: Implications for HIV Microbicides. Mol Pharm 2016; 13:3334-40. [PMID: 27467446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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CD4+ T lymphocytes in the colorectal mucosa are key in HIV-1 transmission and dissemination. As such they are also the primary target for antiretroviral (ARV)-based rectal microbicides for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Drug transporters expressed in mucosal CD4+ T cells determine ARV distribution across the cell membrane and, most likely, efficacy of microbicides. We describe transporters for antiretroviral drugs in colorectal mucosal CD4+ T lymphocytes and compare gene expression with circulating α4β7+CD4+ T cells, which traffic to the intestine and have been shown to be preferentially infected by HIV-1. Purified total CD4+ T cells were obtained from colorectal tissue and blood samples by magnetic separation. CD4+ T cells expressing α4β7 integrin were isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy volunteers. Expressions of 15 efflux and uptake drug transporter genes were quantified using Taqman qPCR assays. Expression of efflux transporters MRP3, MRP5, and BCRP and uptake transporter CNT2 were significantly higher in colorectal CD4+ T cells compared to circulating CD4+ T cells (p = 0.01-0.03). Conversely, circulating α4β7+CD4+ T cells demonstrated significantly higher expression of OATPD compared to colorectal CD4+ T cells (p = 0.001). To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of drug transporter gene expression in colorectal CD4+ and peripheral α4β7+CD4+ T cells. The qualitative and quantitative differences in drug transporter gene expression profiles between α4β7+CD4+ T cells and total mucosal CD4+ T cells may have significant implications for the efficacy of rectally delivered ARV-microbicides. Most notably, we have identified efflux drug transporters that could be targeted by selective inhibitors or beneficial drug-drug interactions to enhance intracellular accumulation of antiretroviral drugs.
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- Indrani Mukhopadhya
- University of Aberdeen Dental School and Hospital , Aberdeen AB25 2ZR, U.K.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Mucosal Infection & Immunity Group, Section of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College , London W2 1PG, U.K
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- Mucosal & Salivary Biology, King's College London, Dental Institute , London SE1 1UL, U.K
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena , Siena 53100, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena , Siena 53100, Italy
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- University of Aberdeen Dental School and Hospital , Aberdeen AB25 2ZR, U.K.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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Pedrotti LP, Barrios BE, Maccio-Maretto L, Bento AF, Sena AA, Rodriguez-Galán MC, Calixto JB, Correa SG. Systemic IL-12 burst expands intestinal T-lymphocyte subsets bearing the α₄ β₇ integrin in mice. Eur J Immunol 2015; 46:70-80. [PMID: 26464149 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The intestinal immune system is complex and displays unique anatomic and functional characteristics. Numerous immune cell subsets are located beneath the epithelial barrier and their activity is highly regulated. Using hydrodynamic shear of IL-12 cDNA to achieve systemic expression of IL-12 in mice, we evaluated the effect of a transient burst of this cytokine on the activation status of T cells from Peyer's patches (PPs), mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), and colonic lamina propria (LP). Following systemic IL-12 release, intestinal T lymphocytes became activated, exhibiting a CD44(high) CD62L(-) phenotype. After 5 days of the cytokine burst, the frequency of α4β7(+) CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells increased, and CD8(+) α4β7(+) cells mainly expressed T bet, a critical regulator of the Th1 differentiation program. The incremental increase in α4β7 expression involved the IL-12 receptor-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-4 axis, and occurred independently of IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, and TNF-α signaling. Moreover, IL-12 priming exacerbated the outcome of acute dextran sodium sulphate (DSS)-induced colitis with higher scores of weight loss, blood in stool, and diarrhea and lower hematocrit. Together, our findings demonstrate that systemic polarizing signals could effectively expand the number of effector cells able to home to the LP and contribute to local inflammation.
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- Luciano P Pedrotti
- Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CIBICI (CONICET), Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CIBICI (CONICET), Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CIBICI (CONICET), Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmacology, Centre of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CIBICI (CONICET), Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CIBICI (CONICET), Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmacology, Centre of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CIBICI (CONICET), Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Functional characterization of biodegradable nanoparticles as antigen delivery system. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2015; 34:114. [PMID: 26444005 PMCID: PMC4596393 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-015-0231-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background Peptide based vaccines may suffer from limited stability and inefficient delivery to professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs), such as dendritic cells (DCs). In order to overcome such limitations, several types of biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed as carrier system for antigens. The present study describes for the first time the extensive biological characterization of cationic NPs made of poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and polyethylenimine (PLGA/PEI) as delivery system for protein/peptide antigens, with potential in therapeutic cancer vaccine development. Results Flow cytometry as well as confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) showed that PLGA/PEI NPs are more readily taken up than PLGA NPs by both human CD14+ monocytes and mouse Hepa 1–6 hepatoma cell line. No signs of toxicity were observed in either cellular setting. Sequential image acquisition by TEM showed an intracellular apical localization for PLGA NPs and a perinuclear localization for PLGA/PEI NPs. Both NPs showed a clathrin-dependent as well as a caveolin-dependent internalization pathway and, once in the cells, they formed multivesicular endosomes (MVE). Finally, an ex vivo priming experiment showed that PLGA/PEI NPs are comparable to PLGA NPs in delivering a non-self antigen (i.e., ovalbumin - OVA) to immature dendritic cells (imDCs), which matured and induced autologous naïve CD4+ T cells to differentiate to memory (i.e., central memory and effector memory) cells. Such a differentiation was associated with a Th1 phenotype suggesting a downstream activation and amplification of a CD8+ T cell cytotoxic response. The same OVA antigen in a soluble form was unable to induce maturation of DCs, indicating that both NP formulations provided an intrinsic adjuvanting effect combined to efficient antigen delivery. Conclusions Our study represents the first report on side-by-side comparison of PLGA and PLGA/PEI NPs as strategy for protein antigen delivery. PLGA/PEI NPs are superior for cellular uptake and antigen delivery as compared to PLGA NPs. Such an evidence suggests their great potential value for vaccine development, including therapeutic cancer vaccines. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13046-015-0231-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Schlapbach C, Gehad A, Yang C, Watanabe R, Guenova E, Teague JE, Campbell L, Yawalkar N, Kupper TS, Clark RA. Human TH9 cells are skin-tropic and have autocrine and paracrine proinflammatory capacity. Sci Transl Med 2014; 6:219ra8. [PMID: 24431112 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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T helper type 9 (TH9) cells can mediate tumor immunity and participate in autoimmune and allergic inflammation in mice, but little is known about the TH9 cells that develop in vivo in humans. We isolated T cells from human blood and tissues and found that most memory TH9 cells were skin-tropic or skin-resident. Human TH9 cells coexpressed tumor necrosis factor-α and granzyme B and lacked coproduction of TH1/TH2/TH17 cytokines, and many were specific for Candida albicans. Interleukin-9 (IL-9) production was transient and preceded the up-regulation of other inflammatory cytokines. Blocking studies demonstrated that IL-9 was required for maximal production of interferon-γ, IL-9, IL-13, and IL-17 by skin-tropic T cells. IL-9-producing T cells were increased in the skin lesions of psoriasis, suggesting that these cells may contribute to human inflammatory skin disease. Our results indicate that human TH9 cells are a discrete T cell subset, many are tropic for the skin, and although they may function normally to protect against extracellular pathogens, aberrant activation of these cells may contribute to inflammatory diseases of the skin.
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- Christoph Schlapbach
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Imbalances of gut-homing CD4+ T-cell subsets in HIV-1-infected Chinese patients. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013; 64:25-31. [PMID: 23572009 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318293a114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Full reconstitution of CD4 T cells in both peripheral blood and mucosal tissues is a desirable goal of treating AIDS patients. To date, few studies have investigated the potential role of gut-homing CD4 T-cell subsets as biomarkers in assisting Asian populations infected with HIV-1. METHODS A large cross-sectional study was conducted among Chinese patients with focus on the frequency, absolute number, and ratio of gut-homing Th1, Th17, and Treg subsets in 3 groups of age- and gender-matched study subjects: healthy donors, untreated AIDS patients, and antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated patients with sustained undetectable viral load. RESULTS HIV-1 chronic infection resulted in positively correlated loss of total and gut-homing CD4 T cells (P < 0.001) among patients compared with healthy controls. Profiles of T-cell subsets, however, were different between total and gut-homing CD4 T cells in terms of frequency and absolute number. ART partially restored the frequencies of gut-homing Th1, Th17, and Treg cells but the lost number of gut-homing Th17 cells was found not easily reversible. These changes together with an increased frequency of gut-homing CD4 Treg cells led to dual imbalances of gut-homing Th1/Treg and Th17/Treg ratios, which were negatively correlated with viral load (P = 0.014 and P < 0.001) and hardly restored even by prolonged ART. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide new insights into the investigation of gut-homing Th1/Treg and Th17/Treg imbalances in AIDS patients, which may have potential implications on the reconstitution of mucosal CD4 T cells.
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Preferential HIV infection of CCR6+ Th17 cells is associated with higher levels of virus receptor expression and lack of CCR5 ligands. J Virol 2013; 87:10843-54. [PMID: 23903844 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01838-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Th17 cells are enriched in the gut mucosa and play a critical role in maintenance of the mucosal barrier and host defense against extracellular bacteria and fungal infections. During chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, Th17 cells were more depleted compared to Th1 cells, even when the patients had low or undetectable viremia. To investigate the differential effects of HIV infection on Th17 and Th1 cells, a culture system was used in which CCR6(+) CD4(+) T cells were sorted from healthy human peripheral blood and activated in the presence of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and IL-23 to drive expansion of Th17 cells while maintaining Th1 cells. HIV infection of these cultures had minimal effects on Th1 cells but caused depletion of Th17 cells. Th17 loss correlated with greater levels of virus-infected cells and cell death. In identifying cellular factors contributing to higher susceptibility of Th17 cells to HIV, we compared Th17-enriched CCR6(+) and Th17-depleted CCR6(-) CD4 T cell cultures and noted that Th17-enriched CCR6(+) cells expressed higher levels of α4β7 and bound HIV envelope in an α4β7-dependent manner. The cells also had greater expression of CD4 and CXCR4, but not CCR5, than CCR6(-) cells. Moreover, unlike Th1 cells, Th17 cells produced little CCR5 ligand, and transfection with one of the CCR5 ligands, MIP-1β (CCL4), increased their resistance against HIV. These results indicate that features unique to Th17 cells, including higher expression of HIV receptors and lack of autocrine CCR5 ligands, are associated with enhanced permissiveness of these cells to HIV.
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Alcaide P, Maganto-Garcia E, Newton G, Travers R, Croce KJ, Bu DX, Luscinskas FW, Lichtman AH. Difference in Th1 and Th17 lymphocyte adhesion to endothelium. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:1421-30. [PMID: 22219321 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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T cell subset-specific migration to inflammatory sites is tightly regulated and involves interaction of the T cells with the endothelium. Th17 cells often appear at different inflammatory sites than Th1 cells, or both subsets appear at the same sites but at different times. Differences in T cell subset adhesion to endothelium may contribute to subset-specific migratory behavior, but this possibility has not been well studied. We examined the adhesion of mouse Th17 cells to endothelial adhesion molecules and endothelium under flow in vitro and to microvessels in vivo and we characterized their migratory phenotype by flow cytometry and quantitative RT-PCR. More Th17 than Th1 cells interacted with E-selectin. Fewer Th17 than Th1 cells bound to TNF-α-activated E-selectin-deficient endothelial cells, and intravital microscopy studies demonstrated that Th17 cells engage in more rolling interactions with TNF-α-treated microvessels than Th1 cells in wild-type mice but not in E-selectin-deficient mice. Th17 adhesion to ICAM-1 was dependent on integrin activation by CCL20, the ligand for CCR6, which is highly expressed by Th17 cells. In an air pouch model of inflammation, CCL20 triggered recruitment of Th17 but not Th1 cells. These data provide evidence that E-selectin- and ICAM-1-dependent adhesion of Th17 and Th1 cells with endothelium are quantitatively different.
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- Pilar Alcaide
- Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Gorfu G, Rivera-Nieves J, Ley K. Role of β7 Integrins in Intestinal Lymphocyte Homing and Retention. Curr Mol Med 2009; 9:836-50. [DOI: 10.2174/156652409789105525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Kelly KA, Wiley D, Wiesmeier E, Briskin M, Butch A, Darville T. The combination of the gastrointestinal integrin (α4β7) and selectin ligand enhances T-Cell migration to the reproductive tract during infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. Am J Reprod Immunol 2009; 61:446-52. [PMID: 19392980 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00705.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Chlamydia trachomatis causes sexually transmitted infection and reproductive dysfunction worldwide. Identifying a population of endocervical T-cells to target in vaccine development is likely to enhance efficacy of a vaccine and reduce reproductive tract dysfunction. METHOD OF STUDY Endocervical samples were obtained from young women and flow cytometric analysis was used to identify lymphocytes that appeared in the genital tract in response to sexually transmitted bacterial infections caused by C. trachomatis. RESULTS Increased numbers of α4β7+CLA+ memory T-cells, a unique T-cell phenotype, were found in the endocervix of human female subjects infected with C. trachomatis. CONCLUSION A unique population of memory T lymphocytes expressing both α4β7 and CLA gain access to reproductive tract tissues during a sexually transmitted infection with C. trachomatis and should be considered in development of vaccines against sexually transmitted infections.
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- Kathleen A Kelly
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1732, USA.
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Neuman MG. Immune dysfunction in inflammatory bowel disease. Transl Res 2007; 149:173-86. [PMID: 17383591 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2006.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2006] [Revised: 11/19/2006] [Accepted: 11/21/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) that are characterized by chronic periods of exacerbation and remission. Research into the immunopathogenesis of IBD adds support to the theory that the disease results from a dysfunctional regulation of the immune system that leads to the polarization of intestinal immune cells toward a Th1 (T helper) response. The immunologic factors that mediate alterations in intestinal homeostasis and the development of intestinal mucosal inflammation have been at the forefront of IBD research. Cytokines, which are important regulators of leukocyte trafficking and apoptotic cell death, have emerged as essential immune molecules in the pathogenesis of IBD. In this study, recent advances in the understanding of the dynamism of cytokines and the consequences for mucosal immunity and inflammation in IBD are discussed. Furthermore, this study highlights the potential use of cytokines, anti-cytokine antibodies, and cytokine-related biologic therapies as novel targets for the treatment of IBD.
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- Manuela G Neuman
- Department of Pharmacology and Institute of Drug Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Mora JR, Cheng G, Picarella D, Briskin M, Buchanan N, von Andrian UH. Reciprocal and dynamic control of CD8 T cell homing by dendritic cells from skin- and gut-associated lymphoid tissues. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 201:303-16. [PMID: 15642741 PMCID: PMC2212803 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20041645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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T cell activation by intestinal dendritic cells (DC) induces gut-tropism. We show that, reciprocally, DC from peripheral lymph nodes (PLN-DC) induce homing receptors promoting CD8 T cell accumulation in inflamed skin, particularly ligands for P- and E-selectin. Differential imprinting of tissue-tropism was independent of Th1/Th2 cytokines and not restricted to particular DC subsets. Fixed PLN-DC retained the capacity to induce selectin ligands on T cells, which was suppressed by addition of live intestinal DC. By contrast, fixed intestinal DC failed to promote gut-tropism and instead induced skin-homing receptors. Moreover, the induction of selectin ligands driven by antigen-pulsed PLN-DC could be suppressed "in trans" by adding live intestinal DC, but PLN-DC did not suppress gut-homing receptors induced by intestinal DC. Reactivation of tissue-committed memory cells modified their tissue-tropism according to the last activating DC's origin. Thus, CD8 T cells activated by DC acquire selectin ligands by default unless they encounter fixation-sensitive signal(s) for gut-tropism from intestinal DC. Memory T cells remain responsive to these signals, allowing for dynamic migratory reprogramming by skin- and gut-associated DC.
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- J Rodrigo Mora
- The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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T-cell clones that can efficiently transfer diabetes to prediabetic nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice provide a powerful approach to dissecting the autoimmune disease process and for investigating immunoregulation. Diabetogenic T-cell clones carried in culture allow for detailed analysis of T-cell effector function and in vivo activity, and thus the contribution of a single clonotype to pathogenesis can be studied. As T cells comprising most or all of the repertoire in T-cell receptor transgenic (TCR-Tg) mice, diabetogenic T-cell clones have led to new variations on the NOD mouse model of autoimmune disease. T-cell clones are being used to screen peptide libraries and proteomic arrays to identify the autoantigens that drive these clones in vivo and to extend our knowledge of the processes that give rise to these antigens. With the identification of peptide agonists and natural ligands, the development of MHC-peptide multimers has been possible. These reagents can track T cells in vivo and thus provide new approaches for disease diagnosis and therapy as well as a versatile set of tools for basic research on how T cells contribute to autoimmune disease.
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- Kathryn Haskins
- Department of Immunology, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Hart AL, Kamm MA, Knight SC, Stagg AJ. Quantitative and functional characteristics of intestinal-homing memory T cells: analysis of Crohn's disease patients and healthy controls. Clin Exp Immunol 2004; 135:137-45. [PMID: 14678275 PMCID: PMC1808919 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Circulating memory T cells can be subdivided on the basis of beta7 integrin expression. The beta7+ population contains cells primed in the intestine capable of homing back to the gut. We hypothesized that cytokine production by beta7+ memory T cells reflects the specialized mucosal compartment in which they were primed. Flow cytometry of whole blood was used to assess numbers of beta7+ (beta7hi and beta7int) and beta7- memory T cells and their production of Th1 and regulatory cytokines in healthy controls and Crohn's disease patients. In controls, beta7+ and beta7- memory T cells displayed a similar qualitative profile of cytokine production but the beta7+ population was enriched for cytokine-producing effector cells. In addition, the beta7hi population contained more cytokine-producing cells than the beta7int population, suggesting a gradient of cytokine production based on beta7 integrin expression. In active Crohn's disease, there was altered expression of beta7 integrin with a decrease in intestinal-homing memory T cells and an increase in systemic memory T cells. Furthermore, there was a selective loss of IL-10 and increase in TGF-beta in both beta7+ and beta7- memory T cell subsets which may contribute to the pathogenesis of the inflammatory process in Crohn's disease.
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- A L Hart
- St Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, UK
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Veres G, Westerholm-Ormio M, Kokkonen J, Arato A, Savilahti E. Cytokines and adhesion molecules in duodenal mucosa of children with delayed-type food allergy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2003; 37:27-34. [PMID: 12827002 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200307000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim was to investigate the expression of cytokines, adhesion molecules, and activation and proliferation markers in duodenal biopsies from children with delayed-type food allergy (FA). METHODS Seven children with untreated FA (uFA), seven children with treated FA (tFA) to cow milk and/or cereals, and five normal controls furnished duodenal biopsy specimens. Additionally, five pediatric patients with celiac disease were included, serving exclusively as positive controls for in situ hybridization. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-4 (IL-4), adhesion molecules, and activation markers were detected by immunohistochemistry, and expression of IFN-gamma and IL-4 messenger RNA was revealed by in situ hybridization. RESULTS uFA patients had a higher density of IFN-gamma positive cells in the lamina propria than did tFA patients and controls (P = 0.053 and P = 0.018). Moreover, the uFA patients exhibited a higher proportion of crypt cells in mitosis than did tFA patients (P = 0.026), and stronger staining of HLA-DR in the crypts and increased density of gammadelta-T cell receptor-positive intraepithelial lymphocytes than did controls (P = 0.048 and P = 0.010). The densities of alpha(4)beta(7) positive cells in the lamina propria tended to be higher in controls than in uFA or tFA patients (P = 0.106, P = 0.073). Expression of IL-4 mRNA was significantly higher in celiac patients than in the other study groups (uFA P = 0.006, tFA P = 0.010; controls P = 0.029), and celiac patients showed higher expression of IFN-gamma mRNA than did tFA patients or controls (P = 0.017 and P = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS As expected, Th1 dominance was present in the lamina propria of children with delayed-type FA. It may cause activation of epithelial cells and increase their turnover.
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- Gabor Veres
- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Van Montfrans C, Hooijberg E, Rodriguez Pena MS, De Jong EC, Spits H, Te Velde AA, Van Deventer SJH. Generation of regulatory gut-homing human T lymphocytes using ex vivo interleukin 10 gene transfer. Gastroenterology 2002; 123:1877-88. [PMID: 12454845 DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.37066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Systemic treatment of Crohn's disease patients using recombinant interleukin (rIL)-10 has not resulted in significant therapeutic benefit presumably because of limited bioavailability and unexpected proinflammatory effects of high-dose rIL-10. Ex vivo gene transfer of the interleukin (IL)-10 gene to gut-homing CD4(+) cells may lead to improved long-term management. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were transduced with a retroviral vector containing the IL-10 and green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene or a control vector containing GFP only. Transduced CD4(+) cells were sorted and maintained in culture for phenotypic and functional analysis. RESULTS Stimulated IL-10-GFP CD4(+) cells produced significantly higher levels of IL-10 than control cells for at least 4 months. The IL-10 transgene was biologically active and decreased proliferation of IL-10-GFP CD4(+) cells as well as expression of major histocompatibility class (MHC) class II, proliferation of autologous responder cells, and IL-12 production by dendritic cells (DCs). The majority of transduced CD4(+) cells had a gut-homing potential because they expressed the mucosal integrin alpha4beta7, and displayed efficient binding to MAdCAM-1-expressing cells in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Transduction of peripheral blood CD4(+) lymphocytes with IL-10 results in a regulatory phenotype. The use of regulatory gut-homing human CD4(+) cells may provide a novel approach to local delivery of immunomodulatory signals to the intestine in Crohn's disease.
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- Catherine Van Montfrans
- Department of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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