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Castro Dopico X, Guryleva M, Mandolesi M, Corcoran M, Coquet JM, Murrell B, Karlsson Hedestam GB. Maintenance of caecal homeostasis by diverse adaptive immune cells in the rhesus macaque. Clin Transl Immunology 2024; 13:e1508. [PMID: 38707998 PMCID: PMC11063928 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1508] [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: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Objectives The caecum bridges the small and large intestine and plays a front-line role in discriminating gastrointestinal antigens. Although dysregulated in acute and chronic conditions, the tissue is often overlooked immunologically. Methods To address this issue, we applied single-cell transcriptomic-V(D)J sequencing to FACS-isolated CD45+ caecal patch/lamina propria leukocytes from a healthy (5-year-old) female rhesus macaque ex vivo and coupled these data to VDJ deep sequencing reads from haematopoietic tissues. Results We found caecal NK cells and ILC3s to co-exist with a spectrum of effector T cells partially derived from SOX4 + recent thymic emigrants. Tolerogenic Vγ8Vδ1-T cells, plastic CD4+ T helper cells and GZMK + EOMES + and TMIGD2 + tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells were present and differed metabolically. An IL13 + GATA3 + Th2 subset expressing eicosanoid pathway enzymes was accompanied by IL1RL1 + GATA3 + regulatory T cells and a minor proportion of IgE+ plasma cells (PCs), illustrating tightly regulated type 2 immunity devoid of ILC2s. In terms of B lymphocyte lineages, caecal patch antigen-presenting memory B cells sat alongside germinal centre cells undergoing somatic hypermutation and differentiation into IGF1 + PCs. Prototypic gene expression signatures decreased across PC clusters, and notably, expanded IgA clonotypes could be traced in VDJ deep sequencing reads from additional compartments, including the bone marrow, supporting that these cells contribute a steady stream of systemic antibodies. Conclusions The data advance our understanding of caecal immunological function, revealing processes involved in barrier maintenance and molecular networks relevant to disease.
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- Xaquin Castro Dopico
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of Immunology and MicrobiologyUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDKDenmark
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell BiologyKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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Koprivica I, Stanisavljević S, Mićanović D, Jevtić B, Stojanović I, Miljković Đ. ILC3: a case of conflicted identity. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1271699. [PMID: 37915588 PMCID: PMC10616800 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1271699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells type 3 (ILC3s) are the first line sentinels at the mucous tissues, where they contribute to the homeostatic immune response in a major way. Also, they have been increasingly appreciated as important modulators of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune responses, both locally and systemically. The proper identification of ILC3 is of utmost importance for meaningful studies on their role in immunity. Flow cytometry is the method of choice for the detection and characterization of ILC3. However, the analysis of ILC3-related papers shows inconsistency in ILC3 phenotypic definition, as different inclusion and exclusion markers are used for their identification. Here, we present these discrepancies in the phenotypic characterization of human and mouse ILC3s. We discuss the pros and cons of using various markers for ILC3 identification. Furthermore, we consider the possibilities for the efficient isolation and propagation of ILC3 from different organs and tissues for in-vitro and in-vivo studies. This paper calls upon uniformity in ILC3 definition, isolation, and propagation for the increased possibility of confluent interpretation of ILC3's role in immunity.
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- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Wu C, Liang JA, Brenchley JM, Shin T, Fan X, Mortlock RD, Abraham D, Allan DS, Thomas ML, Hong S, Dunbar CE. Barcode clonal tracking of tissue-resident immune cells in rhesus macaque highlights distinct clonal distribution pattern of tissue NK cells. Front Immunol 2022; 13:994498. [PMID: 36605190 PMCID: PMC9808525 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.994498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tissue resident (TR) immune cells play important roles in facilitating tissue homeostasis, coordinating immune responses against infections and tumors, and maintaining immunological memory. While studies have shown these cells are distinct phenotypically and functionally from cells found in the peripheral blood (PB), the clonal relationship between these populations across tissues has not been comprehensively studied in primates or humans. We utilized autologous transplantation of rhesus macaque hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells containing high diversity barcodes to track the clonal distribution of T, B, myeloid and natural killer (NK) cell populations across tissues, including liver, spleen, lung, and gastrointestinal (GI) tract, in comparison with PB longitudinally post-transplantation, in particular we focused on NK cells which do not contain endogenous clonal markers and have not been previously studied in this context. T cells demonstrated tissue-specific clonal expansions as expected, both overlapping and distinct from blood T cells. In contrast, B and myeloid cells showed a much more homogeneous clonal pattern across various tissues and the blood. The clonal distribution of TR NK was more heterogenous between individual animals. In some animals, as we have previously reported, we observed large PB clonal expansions in mature CD56-CD16+ NK cells. Notably, we found a separate set of highly expanded PB clones in CD16-CD56- (DN) NK subset that were also contributing to TR NK cells in all tissues examined, both in TR CD56-CD16+ and DN populations but absent in CD56+16- TR NK across all tissues analyzed. Additionally, we observed sets of TR NK clones specific to individual tissues such as lung or GI tract and sets of TR NK clones shared across liver and spleen, distinct from other tissues. Combined with prior functional data that suggests NK memory is restricted to liver or other TR NK cells, these clonally expanded TR NK cells may be of interest for future investigation into NK cell tissue immunological memory, with implications for development of NK based immunotherapies and an understanding of NK memory.
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- Chuanfeng Wu
- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Barrier Immunity Section, Lab of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Division of Veterinary Resources, Office of Research Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States,*Correspondence: Cynthia E. Dunbar,
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Ferguson N, Cogswell A, Barker E. Contribution of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Supplementing Cytokines Produced by CD4 + T Cells During Acute and Chronic SIV Infection of the Colon. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2022; 38:709-725. [PMID: 35459417 PMCID: PMC9514600 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2022.0007] [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] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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HIV/SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) infection leads to a loss of CD4+ T helper (Th) cells in number and function that begins during the acute phase and persists through the chronic phase of infection. In particular, there is a drastic decrease of Th17 and Th22 cells in the HIV/SIV-infected gastrointestinal (GI) tract as a source of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-22. These cytokines are vital in the immune response to extracellular pathogens and maintenance of the GI tract. However, innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a source of IL-17 and IL-22 during the early stages of an immune response in mucosal tissue and remain vital cytokine producers when the immune response is persistent. Here, we wanted to determine whether ILCs are a source of IL-17 and IL-22 in the SIV-infected colon and could compensate for the loss of Th17 and Th22 cells. As a control, we evaluated the frequency and number of ILCs expressing interferon-gamma (IFNγ) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα). We determined the frequency and number of cytokine expressing ILC subsets and T cell subsets within leukocytes from the colons of uninfected as well as acute and chronic SIV-infected colons without in vitro mitogenic stimulation. In the present study, we find that: (1) the frequency of IL-22, IFNγ, and TNFα but not IL-17 producing ILCs is increased in the acutely infected colon and remains high during the chronically infected colon relative to cytokine expressing ILCs in the uninfected colon, (2) ILCs are a significant source of IL-22, IFNγ, and TNFα but not IL-17 when CD4+ T lymphocytes in the gut lose their capacity to secrete these cytokines during SIV infection, and (3) the changes in the cytokines expressed by ILCs relative to CD4+ T cells in the infected colon were not due to increases in the frequency or number of ILCs in relation to T lymphocytes found in the tissue.
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- Natasha Ferguson
- Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Presence of Natural Killer B Cells in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Colon That Have Properties and Functions Similar to Those of Natural Killer Cells and B Cells but Are a Distinct Cell Population. J Virol 2022; 96:e0023522. [PMID: 35311549 PMCID: PMC9006943 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00235-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There is low-level but significant mucosal inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract secondary to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that has long-term consequences for the infected host. This inflammation most likely originates from the immune response that appears as a consequence of HIV. Here, we show in an animal model of HIV that the chronically SIV-infected gut contains cytotoxic natural killer B cells that produce inflammatory cytokines and proliferate during infection.
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Kazer SW, Walker BD, Shalek AK. Evolution and Diversity of Immune Responses during Acute HIV Infection. Immunity 2021; 53:908-924. [PMID: 33207216 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Understanding the earliest immune responses following HIV infection is critical to inform future vaccines and therapeutics. Here, we review recent prospective human studies in at-risk populations that have provided insight into immune responses during acute infection, including additional relevant data from non-human primate (NHP) studies. We discuss the timing, nature, and function of the diverse immune responses induced, the onset of immune dysfunction, and the effects of early anti-retroviral therapy administration. Treatment at onset of viremia mitigates peripheral T and B cell dysfunction, limits seroconversion, and enhances cellular antiviral immunity despite persistence of infection in lymphoid tissues. We highlight pertinent areas for future investigation, and how application of high-throughput technologies, alongside targeted NHP studies, may elucidate immune response features to target in novel preventions and cures.
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- Samuel W Kazer
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA.
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Schulz-Kuhnt A, Neurath MF, Wirtz S, Atreya I. Innate Lymphoid Cells as Regulators of Epithelial Integrity: Therapeutic Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:656745. [PMID: 33869257 PMCID: PMC8044918 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.656745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The occurrence of epithelial defects in the gut relevantly contributes to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), whereby the impairment of intestinal epithelial barrier integrity seems to represent a primary trigger as well as a disease amplifying consequence of the chronic inflammatory process. Besides epithelial cell intrinsic factors, accumulated and overwhelmingly activated immune cells and their secretome have been identified as critical modulators of the pathologically altered intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) function in IBD. In this context, over the last 10 years increasing levels of attention have been paid to the group of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). This is in particular due to a preferential location of these rather newly described innate immune cells in close proximity to mucosal barriers, their profound capacity to secrete effector cytokines and their numerical and functional alteration under chronic inflammatory conditions. Aiming on a comprehensive and updated summary of our current understanding of the bidirectional mucosal crosstalk between ILCs and IECs, this review article will in particular focus on the potential capacity of gut infiltrating type-1, type-2, and type-3 helper ILCs (ILC1s, ILC2s, and ILC3s, respectively) to impact on the survival, differentiation, and barrier function of IECs. Based on data acquired in IBD patients or in experimental models of colitis, we will discuss whether the different ILC subgroups could serve as potential therapeutic targets for maintenance of epithelial integrity and/or mucosal healing in IBD.
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- Anja Schulz-Kuhnt
- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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