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Coronel MM, Linderman SW, Martin KE, Hunckler MD, Medina JD, Barber G, Riley K, Yolcu ES, Shirwan H, García AJ. Delayed graft rejection in autoimmune islet transplantation via biomaterial immunotherapy. Am J Transplant 2023; 23:1709-1722. [PMID: 37543091 PMCID: PMC10837311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
Abstract
The induction of operational immune tolerance is a major goal in beta-cell replacement strategies for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Our group previously reported long-term efficacy via biomaterial-mediated programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunotherapy in islet allografts in nonautoimmune models. In this study, we evaluated autoimmune recurrence and allograft rejection during islet transplantation in spontaneous nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. Graft survival and metabolic function were significantly prolonged over 60 days in recipients of syngeneic islets receiving the biomaterial-delivered immunotherapy, but not in control animals. The biomaterial-mediated PD-L1 immunotherapy resulted in delayed allograft rejection in diabetic NOD mice compared with controls. Discrimination between responders and nonresponders was attributed to the enriched presence of CD206+ program death 1+ macrophages and exhausted signatures in the cytotoxic T cell compartment in the local graft microenvironment. Notably, draining lymph nodes had similar remodeling in innate and adaptive immune cell populations. This work establishes that our biomaterial platform for PD-L1 delivery can modulate immune responses to transplanted islets in diabetic NOD mice and, thus, can provide a platform for the development of immunologic strategies to curb the allo- and autoimmune processes in beta-cell transplant recipients.
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- María M Coronel
- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Child Health and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Child Health and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Koh CH, Lee S, Kwak M, Kim BS, Chung Y. CD8 T-cell subsets: heterogeneity, functions, and therapeutic potential. Exp Mol Med 2023; 55:2287-2299. [PMID: 37907738 PMCID: PMC10689838 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-023-01105-x] [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: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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CD8 T cells play crucial roles in immune surveillance and defense against infections and cancer. After encountering antigenic stimulation, naïve CD8 T cells differentiate and acquire effector functions, enabling them to eliminate infected or malignant cells. Traditionally, cytotoxic T cells, characterized by their ability to produce effector cytokines and release cytotoxic granules to directly kill target cells, have been recognized as the constituents of the predominant effector T-cell subset. However, emerging evidence suggests distinct subsets of effector CD8 T cells that each exhibit unique effector functions and therapeutic potential. This review highlights recent advancements in our understanding of CD8 T-cell subsets and the contributions of these cells to various disease pathologies. Understanding the diverse roles and functions of effector CD8 T-cell subsets is crucial to discern the complex dynamics of immune responses in different disease settings. Furthermore, the development of immunotherapeutic approaches that specifically target and regulate the function of distinct CD8 T-cell subsets holds great promise for precision medicine.
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- Choong-Hyun Koh
- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- BK21 Plus Program, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- BK21 Plus Program, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- BK21 Plus Program, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University, Hongcheon, Gangwon, 25159, Republic of Korea.
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Kohei N, Tanaka T, Miyairi S, Tsuda H, Abe T, Su CA, Kish DD, Tanabe K, Valujskikh A, Min B, Fairchild RL. Failure of Costimulatory Blockade-induced Regulatory T Cells to Sustain Long-term Survival of High Ischemic Allografts. Transplantation 2023; 107:1935-1944. [PMID: 36978228 PMCID: PMC10514235 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004570] [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: 03/30/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Costimulatory blockade-induced allograft tolerance has been achieved in rodent models, but these strategies do not translate well to nonhuman primate and clinical transplants. One confounder that may underlie this discrepancy is the greater ischemic inflammation imposed on the transplants. In mice, cardiac allografts subjected to prolonged cold ischemic storage (CIS) before transplant have increased ischemia-reperfusion injury, which amplifies infiltrating endogenous memory CD8 T-cell activation within hours after transplantation to mediate acute graft inflammation and cytotoxic lymphocyte-associated molecule-4 immunoglobulin-resistant rejection. This study tested strategies inhibiting memory CD8 T-cell activation within such high ischemic allografts to achieve long-term survival. METHODS A/J (H-2 a ) hearts subjected to 0.5 or 8 h of CIS were transplanted to C57BL/6 (H-2 b ) recipients and treatment with peritransplant costimulatory blockade. At 60 d posttransplant, regulatory T cells (Treg) were depleted in recipients of high ischemic allografts with anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody (mAb) or diphtheria toxin. RESULTS Whereas peritransplant (days 0 and +1) anti-lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 mAb and anti-CD154 mAb prolonged survival of >60% allografts subjected to minimal CIS for >100 d, only 20% of allografts subjected to prolonged CIS survived beyond day 80 posttransplant and rejection was accompanied by high titers of donor-specific antibody. Peritransplant anti-lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1, anti-tumor necrosis factor-α, and anti-CD154 mAb plus additional anti-CD154 mAb on days 14 and 16 obviated this donor-specific antibody and promoted Treg-mediated tolerance and survival of 60% of high ischemic allografts beyond day 100 posttransplant, but all allografts failed by day 120. CONCLUSIONS These studies indicate a strategy inducing prolonged high ischemic allograft survival through Treg-mediated tolerance that is not sustained indefinitely.
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- Naoki Kohei
- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Urology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Urology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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Dynamic changes in regulatory T cells during normal pregnancy, recurrent pregnancy loss, and gestational diabetes. J Reprod Immunol 2022; 150:103492. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Neef T, Ifergan I, Beddow S, Penaloza-MacMaster P, Haskins K, Shea LD, Podojil JR, Miller SD. Tolerance Induced by Antigen-Loaded PLG Nanoparticles Affects the Phenotype and Trafficking of Transgenic CD4 + and CD8 + T Cells. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123445. [PMID: 34943952 PMCID: PMC8699785 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We have shown that PLG nanoparticles loaded with peptide antigen can reduce disease in animal models of autoimmunity and in a phase 1/2a clinical trial in celiac patients. Clarifying the mechanisms by which antigen-loaded nanoparticles establish tolerance is key to further adapting them to clinical use. The mechanisms underlying tolerance induction include the expansion of antigen-specific CD4+ regulatory T cells and sequestration of autoreactive cells in the spleen. In this study, we employed nanoparticles loaded with two model peptides, GP33–41 (a CD8 T cell epitope derived from lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus) and OVA323–339 (a CD4 T cell epitope derived from ovalbumin), to modulate the CD8+ and CD4+ T cells from two transgenic mouse strains, P14 and DO11.10, respectively. Firstly, it was found that the injection of P14 mice with particles bearing the MHC I-restricted GP33–41 peptide resulted in the expansion of CD8+ T cells with a regulatory cell phenotype. This correlated with reduced CD4+ T cell viability in ex vivo co-cultures. Secondly, both nanoparticle types were able to sequester transgenic T cells in secondary lymphoid tissue. Flow cytometric analyses showed a reduction in the surface expression of chemokine receptors. Such an effect was more prominently observed in the CD4+ cells rather than the CD8+ cells.
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- Tobias Neef
- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (T.N.); (I.I.); (S.B.); (P.P.-M.); (J.R.P.)
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (T.N.); (I.I.); (S.B.); (P.P.-M.); (J.R.P.)
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (T.N.); (I.I.); (S.B.); (P.P.-M.); (J.R.P.)
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (T.N.); (I.I.); (S.B.); (P.P.-M.); (J.R.P.)
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (T.N.); (I.I.); (S.B.); (P.P.-M.); (J.R.P.)
- Research & Development, Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Company, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (T.N.); (I.I.); (S.B.); (P.P.-M.); (J.R.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-312-503-7674
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Ceeraz S, Thompson CR, Beatson R, Choy EH. Harnessing CD8 +CD28 - Regulatory T Cells as a Tool to Treat Autoimmune Disease. Cells 2021; 10:cells10112973. [PMID: 34831195 PMCID: PMC8616472 DOI: 10.3390/cells10112973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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T regulatory cell therapy presents a novel therapeutic strategy for patients with autoimmune diseases or who are undergoing transplantation. At present, the CD4+ Treg population has been extensively characterized, as a result of defined phenotypic and functional readouts. In this review article, we discuss the development and biology of CD8+ Tregs and their role in murine and human disease indications. A subset of CD8+ Tregs that lack the surface expression of CD28 (CD8+CD28− Treg) has proved efficacious in preclinical models. CD8+CD28− Tregs are present in healthy individuals, but their impaired functionality in disease renders them less effective in mediating immunosuppression. We primarily focus on harnessing CD8+ Treg cell therapy in the clinic to support current treatment for patients with autoimmune or inflammatory conditions.
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 9RT, UK;
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- CREATE Centre, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)29-2068-7092
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Zhang X, Ma J, Li H, Zhou L, Liu Z, Lyu S, He Q, Li X. Overexpression of fibrinogen-like protein 2 alleviates acute rejection in rat models of liver transplantation. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:408. [PMID: 33842629 PMCID: PMC8033335 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-7881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Background The role of cluster of differentiation (CD)8+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) has previously been elucidated in tolerance models. Fibrinogen-like protein 2 (FGL2), that is secreted by Treg cells, which exhibited immunosuppressive functions, may alleviate acute rejection (AR). However, the precise role of CD8+ Tregs and FGL2 in the AR of rat liver transplantation remains unknown. Our previous study found that CD8+CD45RClow Tregs played crucial roles in maintaining immune tolerance. Here, we elucidated the role of CD8+ CD45RClowTreg and FGL2 in AR of rat liver transplantation. Methods A rat non-materialized AR of liver transplantation model was established using donors infected with no-load adeno-associated virus and adeno‐associated virus expressing FGL2. Results There was an accumulation of tolerogenic CD8+CD45RClow in allografts compared with blank groups. Moreover, the proportion of CD8+CD45RClow Tregs was increased with longer survival time. Furthermore, we detected higher levels of FGL2 in the allografts infected with AAV-FGL2 in rats with AR of liver transplantation. We found that FGL2 could alleviate AR, and the survival time was prolonged in the recipients of donors infected with AAV-FGL2. Conclusions Our data suggest that CD8+CD45RClow Tregs was accumulated in allografts. The presence of FGL2 alleviated AR and prolonged survival time in the AR of liver transplantation rat model, suggesting that FGL2 and CD8+CD45RClow Tregs may serves as novel therapeutic targets for AR in liver transplantation.
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- Xinxue Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Lees JR. CD8+ T cells: The past and future of immune regulation. Cell Immunol 2020; 357:104212. [PMID: 32979764 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Regulation of the adaptive immune response is critical for health. Regulatory activity can be found in multiple components of the immune system, however, the focus on particular components of the immune regulatory network has left many aspects of this critical immune component understudied. Here we review the evidence for activities of CD8+ T cells in immune homeostasis and regulation of autoimmune reactivity. The heterogeneous nature of identified CD8+ cell types are examined, and common phenotypes associated with functional activities are defined. The varying types of antigen signal crucial for CD8+ T cell regulatory activity are identified and the implications of these activation pathways for control of adaptive responses is considered. Finally, the promising capacity for transgenic antigen receptor directed cytotoxicity as a mechanism for modulation of autoimmunity is detailed.
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- Jason R Lees
- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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Flippe L, Bézie S, Anegon I, Guillonneau C. Future prospects for CD8 + regulatory T cells in immune tolerance. Immunol Rev 2019; 292:209-224. [PMID: 31593314 PMCID: PMC7027528 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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CD8+ Tregs have been long described and significant progresses have been made about their phenotype, their functional mechanisms, and their suppressive ability compared to conventional CD4+ Tregs. They are now at the dawn of their clinical use. In this review, we will summarize their phenotypic characteristics, their mechanisms of action, the similarities, differences and synergies between CD8+ and CD4+ Tregs, and we will discuss the biology, development and induction of CD8+ Tregs, their manufacturing for clinical use, considering open questions/uncertainties and future technically accessible improvements notably through genetic modifications.
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- Léa Flippe
- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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Malchesky PS. Dr. Takuya Ueno to Serve as a Co-Editor of Transplantation for Artificial Organs. Artif Organs 2018; 41:885-887. [PMID: 28990710 DOI: 10.1111/aor.13049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Watkins BK, Tkachev V, Furlan SN, Hunt DJ, Betz K, Yu A, Brown M, Poirier N, Zheng HB, Taraseviciute A, Colonna L, Mary C, Blancho G, Soulillou JP, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Sharma P, Garcia A, Strobert E, Hamby K, Garrett A, Deane T, Blazar BR, Vanhove B, Kean LS. CD28 blockade controls T cell activation to prevent graft-versus-host disease in primates. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:3991-4007. [PMID: 30102255 DOI: 10.1172/jci98793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Controlling graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major unmet need in stem cell transplantation, and new, targeted therapies are being actively developed. CD28-CD80/86 costimulation blockade represents a promising strategy, but targeting CD80/CD86 with CTLA4-Ig may be associated with undesired blockade of coinhibitory pathways. In contrast, targeted blockade of CD28 exclusively inhibits T cell costimulation and may more potently prevent GVHD. Here, we investigated FR104, an antagonistic CD28-specific pegylated-Fab', in the nonhuman primate (NHP) GVHD model and completed a multiparameter interrogation comparing it with CTLA4-Ig, with and without sirolimus, including clinical, histopathologic, flow cytometric, and transcriptomic analyses. We document that FR104 monoprophylaxis and combined prophylaxis with FR104/sirolimus led to enhanced control of effector T cell proliferation and activation compared with the use of CTLA4-Ig or CTLA4-Ig/sirolimus. Importantly, FR104/sirolimus did not lead to a beneficial impact on Treg reconstitution or homeostasis, consistent with control of conventional T cell activation and IL-2 production needed to support Tregs. While FR104/sirolimus had a salutary effect on GVHD-free survival, overall survival was not improved, due to death in the absence of GVHD in several FR104/sirolimus recipients in the setting of sepsis and a paralyzed INF-γ response. These results therefore suggest that effectively deploying CD28 in the clinic will require close scrutiny of both the benefits and risks of extensively abrogating conventional T cell activation after transplant.
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- Benjamin K Watkins
- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France.,OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France.,OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France.,OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Clinical significance of CCR7 +CD8 + T cells in kidney transplant recipients with allograft rejection. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8827. [PMID: 29891963 PMCID: PMC5995850 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27141-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The regulatory function of CCR7+CD8+ T cells against effector T-cells involved in T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) in kidney transplant recipients was investigated. In vitro experiments explored the ability of CCR7+CD8+ T cells to suppress T-cell proliferation under T-cell activation conditions or during coculture with human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (HRPTEpiC). In an ex vivo experiment, the proportion of CCR7+/CD8+, FOXP3+/CCR7+CD8+ T and effector T-cell subsets were compared between the normal biopsy control (NC, n = 17) and TCMR group (n = 17). The CCR7+CD8+ T cells significantly suppressed the proliferation of CD4+ T cells and significantly decreased the proportion of IFN-γ+ and IL-17+/CD4+ T cells and inflammatory cytokine levels (all p < 0.05). After coculturing with HRPTEpiC, CCR7+CD8+ T cells also suppressed T-cell differentiation into IL-2+, IFN-γ+, and IL-17+/CD4+ T cells (all p < 0.05). The TCMR group had significantly fewer CCR7+/CD8+ and FOXP3+/CCR7+CD8+ T in comparison with the NC group, but the proportions of all three effector T-cell subsets were increased in the TCMR group (all p < 0.05). The proportion of CCR7+/CD8+ T was inversely correlated with those of effector T-cell subsets. The results indicate that CCR7+CD8+ T cells may regulate effector T-cells involved in TCMR in an in vitro and in an ex vivo transplant model.
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Arefanian H, Tredget EB, Mok DCM, Ramji Q, Rafati S, Rodriguez-Barbosa J, Korbutt GS, Rajotte RV, Gill RG, Rayat GR. Porcine Islet-Specific Tolerance Induced by the Combination of Anti-LFA-1 and Anti-CD154 mAbs is Dependent on PD-1. Cell Transplant 2016; 25:327-42. [DOI: 10.3727/096368915x688506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that short-term administration of a combination of anti-LFA-1 and anti-CD154 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) induces tolerance to neonatal porcine islet (NPI) xenografts that is mediated by regulatory T cells (Tregs) in B6 mice. In this study, we examined whether the coinhibitory molecule PD-1 is required for the induction and maintenance of tolerance to NPI xenografts. We also determined whether tolerance to NPI xenografts could be extended to allogeneic mouse or xenogeneic rat islet grafts since we previously demonstrated that tolerance to NPI xenografts could be extended to second-party NPI xenografts. Finally, we determined whether tolerance to NPI xenografts could be extended to allogeneic mouse or second-party porcine skin grafts. Diabetic B6 mice were transplanted with 2,000 NPIs under the kidney capsule and treated with short-term administration of a combination of anti-LFA-1 and anti-CD154 mAbs. Some of these mice were also treated simultaneously with anti-PD-1 mAb at >150 days posttransplantation. Spleen cells from some of the tolerant B6 mice were used for proliferation assays or were injected into B6 rag-/- mice with established islet grafts from allogeneic or xenogeneic donors. All B6 mice treated with anti-LFA-1 and anti-CD154 mAbs achieved and maintained normoglycemia until the end of the study; however, some mice that were treated with anti-PD-1 mAb became diabetic. All B6 rag-/- mouse recipients of first- and second-party NPIs maintained normoglycemia after reconstitution with spleen cells from tolerant B6 mice, while all B6 rag-/- mouse recipients of allogeneic mouse or xenogeneic rat islets rejected their grafts after cell reconstitution. Tolerant B6 mice rejected their allogeneic mouse or xenogeneic second-party porcine skin grafts while remaining normoglycemic until the end of the study. These results show that porcine islet-specific tolerance is dependent on PD-1, which could not be extended to skin grafts.
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- Hossein Arefanian
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Pancreatic Islet Biology and Transplantation Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Dasman, Kuwait
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedicine (Immunobiology), University of Leon, Campus de Vegazana s/n, Leon, Spain
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Zou Q, Wu B, Xue J, Fan X, Feng C, Geng S, Wang M, Wang B. CD8+ Treg cells suppress CD8+ T cell-responses by IL-10-dependent mechanism during H5N1 influenza virus infection. Eur J Immunol 2013; 44:103-14. [PMID: 24114149 PMCID: PMC4165276 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Although Treg-cell-mediated suppression during infection or autoimmunity has been described, functions of Treg cells during highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection remain poorly characterized. Here we found that in Foxp3-GFP transgenic mice, CD8+ Foxp3+ Treg cells, but not CD4+ Foxp3+ Treg cells, were remarkably induced during H5N1 infection. In addition to expressing CD25, the CD8+ Foxp3+ Treg cells showed a high level of GITR and produced IL-10. In an adoptive transfer model, CD8+ Treg cells suppressed CD8+ T-cell responses and promoted H5N1 virus infection, resulting in enhanced mortality and increased virus load in the lung. Furthermore, in vitro neutralization of IL-10 and studies with IL-10R-deficient mice in vitro and in vivo demonstrated an important role for IL-10 production in the capacity of CD8+ Treg cells to inhibit CD8+ T-cell responses. Our findings identify a previously unrecognized role of CD8+ Treg cells in the negative regulation of CD8+ T-cell responses and suggest that modulation of CD8+ Treg cells may be a therapeutic strategy to control H5N1 viral infection.
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- Qiang Zou
- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of MOH and MOE, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Understanding immunoregulatory mechanisms is essential for the development of novel interventions to improve long-term allograft survival. Programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, have emerged as critical inhibitory signaling pathways that regulate T cell response and maintain peripheral tolerance. PD-1 signaling inhibits alloreactive T cell activation, and can promote induced regulatory T cell development. Furthermore, the upregulation of PD-L1 on nonhematopoietic cells of the allograft may actively participate in the inhibition of immune responses and provide tissue-specific protection. In murine transplant models, this pathway has been shown to be critical for the induction and maintenance of graft tolerance. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge of the immunoregulatory functions of PD-1 and its ligands and their therapeutic potential in transplantation.
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- Leonardo V. Riella
- Schuster Family Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Corresponding author: Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD Transplantation Research Center Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston 221 Longwood Ave, Boston MA 02115, USA. Tel: 617-732-5898; Fax: 617-732-5254
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School and Department of Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School and Department of Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Schuster Family Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Lerret NM, Houlihan JL, Kheradmand T, Pothoven KL, Zhang ZJ, Luo X. Donor-specific CD8+ Foxp3+ T cells protect skin allografts and facilitate induction of conventional CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:2335-47. [PMID: 22681667 PMCID: PMC3429694 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04120.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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CD4(+) regulatory T cells play a critical role in tolerance induction in transplantation. CD8(+) suppressor T cells have also been shown to control alloimmune responses in preclinical and clinical models. However, the exact nature of the CD8(+) suppressor T cells, their induction and mechanism of function in allogeneic transplantation remain elusive. In this study, we show that functionally suppressive, alloantigen-specific CD8(+) Foxp3(+) T cells can be induced and significantly expanded by stimulating naïve CD8(+) T cells with donor dendritic cells in the presence of IL-2, TGF-β1 and retinoic acid. These CD8(+) Foxp3(+) T cells express enhanced levels of CTLA-4, CCR4 and CD103, inhibit the up-regulation of costimulatory molecules on dendritic cells, and suppress CD4 and CD8 T cell proliferation and cytokine production in a donor-specific and contact-dependent manner. Importantly, upon adoptive transfer, the induced CD8(+) Foxp3(+) T cells protect full MHC-mismatched skin allografts. In vivo, the CD8(+) Foxp3(+) T cells preferentially traffic to the graft draining lymph node where they induce conventional CD4(+) Foxp3(+) T cells and concurrently suppress effector T cell expansion. We conclude that donor-specific CD8(+) Foxp3(+) suppressor T cells can be induced and exploited as an effective form of cell therapy for graft protection in transplantation.
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- Nadine M. Lerret
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA,Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA,Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA,Department of Allergy and Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA
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- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA,Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA,Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA
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Negative T-cell costimulatory pathways: their role in regulating alloimmune responses. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2012; 13:373-8. [PMID: 18685332 DOI: 10.1097/mot.0b013e328306117f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Negative T-cell costimulatory pathways regulate T-cell responses and are of great interest in the development of tolerance-inducing strategies in transplantation. This article provides an update of major contributions to the understanding of the known negative costimulatory pathways, and reviews recent studies on the effects of targeting of these pathways in alloimmunity. RECENT FINDINGS Graft tissue expression of negative costimulatory molecules, especially programmed death receptor ligand 1, plays a major role in regulation of alloimmune responses. The recently demonstrated programmed death receptor ligand 1:B7-1 interaction highlights the complexity and possible redundancy/hierarchy of the functions of these pathways in vivo. CD160 was identified as a ligand of Herpes virus entry mediator and has been established as a new coinhibitory molecule. A soluble form of B7-H3 with possible functional roles has been identified in mice and humans. SUMMARY The understanding of negative costimulatory pathways is embarrassed by complex interactions between simultaneously activated positive and negative costimulatory pathways among themselves and with immunosuppressive agents, differential expression of these molecules on different immune cell subsets as well as their expression in parenchymal cells of transplanted tissues, all of them clearly affecting their functions. Further elucidation of these novel concepts is pertinent for targeting these pathways in translational studies in near future.
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El Essawy B, Putheti P, Gao W, Strom TB. Rapamycin generates graft-homing murine suppressor CD8(+) T cells that confer donor-specific graft protection. Cell Transplant 2011; 20:1759-69. [PMID: 21439133 DOI: 10.3727/096368911x566244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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It has been reported that rapamycin (RPM) can induce de novo conversion of the conventional CD4(+)Foxp3(-) T cells into CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (iTregs) in transplantation setting. It is not clear whether RPM can similarly generate suppressor CD8(+) T cells to facilitate graft acceptance. In this study, we investigated the ability of short-term RPM treatment in promoting long-term acceptance (LTA) of MHC-mismatched skin allografts by generating a CD8(+) suppressor T-cell population. We found that CD4 knockout (KO) mice (in C57BL/6 background, H-2(b)) can promptly reject DBA/2 (H-2(d)) skin allografts with mean survival time (MST) being 13 days (p < 0.01). However, a short course RPM treatment in these animals induced LTA with graft MST longer than 100 days. Adoptive transfer of CD8(+) T cells from LTA group into recombination-activating gene 1 (Rag-1)-deficient mice provided donor-specific protection of DBA/2 skin grafts against cotransferred conventional CD8(+) T cells. Functionally active immunoregulatory CD8(+) T cells also resided in donor skin allografts. Eighteen percent of CD8(+) suppressor T cells expressed CD28 as measured by flow cytometry, and produced reduced levels of IFN-γ, IL-2, and IL-10 in comparison to CD8(+) effector T cells as measured by ELISA. It is unlikely that CD8(+) suppressor T cells mediated graft protection via IL-10, as IL-10/Fc fusion protein impaired RPM-induced LTA in CD4 KO mice. Our data supported the notion that RPM-induced suppressor CD8(+) T cells home to the allograft and exert donor-specific graft protection.
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- Basset El Essawy
- Department of Medicine, Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Baughman EJ, Mendoza JP, Ortega SB, Ayers CL, Greenberg BM, Frohman EM, Karandikar NJ. Neuroantigen-specific CD8+ regulatory T-cell function is deficient during acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. J Autoimmun 2011; 36:115-24. [PMID: 21257291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2010.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). MS is thought to be T-cell-mediated, with prior research predominantly focusing on CD4+ T-cells. There is a high prevalence of CNS-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in MS patients and healthy subjects. However, the role of neuroantigen-specific CD8+ T-cells in MS is poorly understood, with the prevalent notion that these may represent pathogenic T-cells. We show here that healthy subjects and MS patients demonstrate similar magnitudes of CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell responses to various antigenic stimuli. Interestingly, CD8+ T-cells specific for CNS autoantigens, but not those specific for control foreign antigens, exhibit immune regulatory ability, suppressing proliferation of CD4+CD25- T-cells when stimulated by their cognate antigen. While CD8+ T-cell-mediated immune suppression is similar between healthy subjects and clinically quiescent treatment-naïve MS patients, it is significantly deficient during acute exacerbation of MS. Of note, the recovery of neuroantigen-specific CD8+ T-cell suppression correlates with disease recovery post-relapse. These studies reveal a novel immune suppressor function for neuroantigen-specific CD8+ T-cells that is clinically relevant in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance and the intrinsic regulation of MS immune pathology.
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- Ethan J Baughman
- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Ménoret S, Guillonneau C, Bezié S, Caron L, Anegon I, Li XL. Phenotypic and functional characterization of CD8(+) T regulatory cells. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 677:63-83. [PMID: 20941603 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-869-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Increasing evidence shows the presence and significance of CD8+ T regulatory cells (CD8+ Tregs) in both human and rodent transplant recipients, as well as in autoimmune disease models. We, hereafter, review all available data on the phenotypic and functional characterization of CD8+ Tregs, and we also provide detailed protocols to purify them and analyze their suppressive function. Different subsets of dendritic cells (DCs) and CD4+ effector T cells may modulate the suppression mediated by CD8+ Tregs. By analyzing the proliferation of CFSE-labeled naïve CD4+CD25- T cells in coculture MLR and transwell experiments, we explored the mutual modulation of CD8+ Tregs, DC subsets, and CD4+ T effector cells. The suppressive function of CD8+ Tregs was mediated by both cell-contact-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
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Filaci G, Fenoglio D, Indiveri F. CD8(+) T regulatory/suppressor cells and their relationships with autoreactivity and autoimmunity. Autoimmunity 2010; 44:51-7. [PMID: 20670118 DOI: 10.3109/08916931003782171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg) are fundamental for immune homeostasis since they contribute to the induction of peripheral tolerance to autologous antigens and regulate effector immune responses. Treg subsets are present within both the CD4+and the CD8(+) T cell compartments. Considering the CD8(+) Treg, in the last decades several subpopulations, provided with different phenotypes and mechanisms of action, have been characterized. This review is an attempt of integrating in an organic scenario the different CD8(+) Treg subpopulations. Moreover, it summarizes the findings so far achieved on the existence of CD8(+) Treg alterations in autoimmune diseases.
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- Gilberto Filaci
- Department of Internal Medicine (DIMI), Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Dai H, Wan N, Zhang S, Moore Y, Wan F, Dai Z. Cutting edge: programmed death-1 defines CD8+CD122+ T cells as regulatory versus memory T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:803-7. [PMID: 20548035 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Recent convincing data have shown that naturally occurring CD8(+)CD122(+) T cells are also regulatory T cells. Paradoxically, CD8(+)CD122(+) T cells have been well described as memory T cells. Given their critical role in tolerance versus long-term immunity, it is important to reconcile this profound dichotomy. In this study, we reported that CD8(+)CD122(+) T cells contain both programmed death-1 (PD-1)(-) and PD-1(+) populations. It was CD8(+)CD122(+)PD-1(+) T cells, but not their PD-1(-) counterparts, that suppressed T cell responses in vitro and in vivo. This suppression was largely dependent on their production of IL-10. Moreover, the costimulatory signaling of both CD28 and PD-1 is required for their optimal IL-10 production. In contrast, Ag-specific CD8(+)CD122(+)PD-1(-) T cells were bona fide memory T cells. Thus, CD8(+)CD122(+) T cells can be either regulatory T or memory T cells, depending on their PD-1 expression and Ag specificity. This study reconciles previously contradictory findings and has important implications for tolerance induction.
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- Hehua Dai
- Division of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, TX 75708, USA
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Li XL, Ménoret S, Bezie S, Caron L, Chabannes D, Hill M, Halary F, Angin M, Heslan M, Usal C, Liang L, Guillonneau C, Le Mauff B, Cuturi MC, Josien R, Anegon I. Mechanism and localization of CD8 regulatory T cells in a heart transplant model of tolerance. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:823-33. [PMID: 20543104 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Despite accumulating evidence for the importance of allospecific CD8(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) in tolerant rodents and free immunosuppression transplant recipients, mechanisms underlying CD8(+) Treg-mediated tolerance remain unclear. By using a model of transplantation tolerance mediated by CD8(+) Tregs following CD40Ig treatment in rats, in this study, we show that the accumulation of tolerogenic CD8(+) Tregs and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) in allograft and spleen but not lymph nodes was associated with tolerance induction in vascularized allograft recipients. pDCs preferentially induced tolerogenic CD8(+) Tregs to suppress CD4(+) effector cells responses to first-donor Ags in vitro. When tolerogenic CD8(+) Tregs were not in contact with CD4(+) effector cells, suppression was mediated by IDO. Contact with CD4(+) effector cells resulted in alternative suppressive mechanisms implicating IFN-gamma and fibroleukin-2. In vivo, both IDO and IFN-gamma were involved in tolerance induction, suggesting that contact with CD4(+) effector cells is crucial to modulate CD8(+) Tregs function in vivo. In conclusion, CD8(+) Tregs and pDCs interactions were necessary for suppression of CD4(+) T cells and involved different mechanisms modulated by the presence of cell contact between CD8(+) Tregs, pDCs, and CD4(+) effector cells.
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- Xian Liang Li
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 643, Nantes, France.
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Dinesh RK, Hahn BH, Singh RP. PD-1, gender, and autoimmunity. Autoimmun Rev 2010; 9:583-7. [PMID: 20433954 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2010.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligands (PD-L1 and PD-L2) are responsible for inhibitory T cell signaling that helps mediate the mechanisms of tolerance and immune homeostasis. The PD-1:PD-L signaling pathway has been shown to play an important role in a variety of diseases, including autoimmune conditions, chronic infection, and cancer. Recently, investigators have explored the role of sex hormones in modulating the pathway in autoimmune conditions. Exploring the effects of sex hormones on the PD-1:PD-L pathway could shed light on the gender biased nature of many autoimmune conditions as well as aide in the development of therapeutics targeting the immune system.
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- Ravi K Dinesh
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1670, USA
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Chen ML, Yan BS, Kozoriz D, Weiner HL. Novel CD8+ Treg suppress EAE by TGF-beta- and IFN-gamma-dependent mechanisms. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:3423-35. [PMID: 19768696 PMCID: PMC2814307 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although CD8+ Treg-mediated suppression has been described, CD8+ Treg remain poorly characterized. Here we identify a novel subset of CD8+ Treg that express latency-associated peptide (LAP) on their cell surface (CD8+LAP+ cells) and exhibit regulatory activity in vitro and in vivo. Only a small fraction of CD8+LAP+ cells express Foxp3 or CD25, although the expression levels of Foxp3 for these cells are higher than their LAP- counterparts. In addition to TGF-beta, CD8+LAP+ cells produce IFN-gamma, and these cells suppress EAE that is dependent on both TGF-beta and IFN-gamma. In an adoptive co-transfer model, CD8+LAP+ cells suppress myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-specific immune responses by inducing or expanding Foxp3+ cells and by inhibiting proliferation and IFN-gamma production in vivo. Furthermore, in vivo neutralization of IFN-gamma and studies with IFN-gamma-deficient mice demonstrate an important role for IFN-gamma production in the function of CD8+LAP+ cells. Our findings identify the underlying mechanisms that account for the immunoregulatory activity of CD8+ T cells and suggest that induction or amplification of CD8+LAP+ cells may be a therapeutic strategy to help control autoimmune processes.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- CD8 Antigens/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/metabolism
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Glycoproteins/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mice, Knockout
- Myelin Proteins
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/chemistry
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/immunology
- Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Receptors, Interferon/genetics
- Receptors, Interferon/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/transplantation
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
- Interferon gamma Receptor
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- Mei-Ling Chen
- Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Takahashi N, Matsumoto K, Saito H, Nanki T, Miyasaka N, Kobata T, Azuma M, Lee SK, Mizutani S, Morio T. Impaired CD4 and CD8 effector function and decreased memory T cell populations in ICOS-deficient patients. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:5515-27. [PMID: 19380800 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Interaction of ICOS with its ligand is essential for germinal center formation, T cell immune responses, and development of autoimmune diseases. Human ICOS deficiency has been identified worldwide in nine patients with identical ICOS mutations. In vitro studies of the patients to date have shown only mild T cell defect. In this study, we report an in-depth analysis of T cell function in two siblings with novel ICOS deficiency. The brother displayed mild skin infections and impaired Ig class switching, whereas the sister had more severe symptoms, including immunodeficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, interstitial pneumonitis, and psoriasis. Despite normal CD3/CD28-induced proliferation and IL-2 production in vitro, peripheral blood T cells in both patients showed a decreased percentage of CD4 central and effector memory T cells and impaired production of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines upon CD3/CD28 costimulation or PMA/ionophore stimulation. The defective polarization into effector cells was associated with impaired induction of T-bet, GATA3, MAF, and retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear hormone receptor (RORC). Reduced CTLA-4(+)CD45RO(+)FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells and diminished induction of inhibitory cell surface molecules, including CTLA-4, were also observed in the patients. T cell defect was not restricted to CD4 T cells because reduced memory T cells and impaired IFN-gamma production were also noted in CD8 T cells. Further analysis of the patients demonstrated increased induction of receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL), lack of IFN-gamma response, and loss of Itch expression upon activation in the female patient, who had autoimmunity. Our study suggests that extensive T cell dysfunction, decreased memory T cell compartment, and imbalance between effector and regulatory cells in ICOS-deficient patients may underlie their immunodeficiency and/or autoimmunity.
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- Naomi Takahashi
- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Suppression of Human T-Cell Activation and Expansion of Regulatory T Cells by Pig Cells Overexpressing PD-Ligands. Transplantation 2009; 87:975-82. [DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e31819c85e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ueno T, Tanaka K, Jurewicz M, Murayama T, Guleria I, Fiorina P, Paez JC, Augello A, Vergani A, Wong M, Smith RN, Abdi R. Divergent role of donor dendritic cells in rejection versus tolerance of allografts. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 20:535-44. [PMID: 19129312 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2008040377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Little is known about heart tissue/donor dendritic cells, which play a key role in mounting alloimmune responses. In this report, we focus on three primary features of donor dendritic cells: their generation, their trafficking after transplantation, and their role in regulating tolerance versus rejection. Using transgenic mice as donors of heart allografts enabled us to monitor trafficking of donor dendritic cells after transplantation. Donor dendritic cells rapidly migrated into secondary lymphoid tissues within 3 h of transplantation. We found that the chemokine receptor CX3CR1 regulates the generation of heart tissue dendritic cells constitutively. Compared with wild-type hearts, CX3CR1(-/-) hearts contained fewer dendritic cells, and heart allografts from CX3CR1(-/-) donors survived significantly longer without immunosuppression. Unexpectedly, though, co-stimulatory blockade with anti-CD154 or CTLA4-Ig induced long-term survival for wild-type heart allografts but not for CX3CR1(-/-) heart allografts. Increasing the dendritic cell frequency in CX3CR1(-/-) hearts by treatment with Flt3L restored the anti-CD154-induced prolongation of CX3CR1(-/-) heart allograft survival. Compared with wild-type donors, depleting transgenic donors of dendritic cells before heart transplantation also markedly worsened chronic rejection under anti-CD154 treatment. These data indicate the importance of the CX3CR1 pathway in the generation of heart tissue dendritic cells and the divergent role of tissue/dendritic cells in rejection versus tolerance.
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- Takuya Ueno
- Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Inducible costimulator blockade prolongs airway luminal patency in a mouse model of obliterative bronchiolitis. Transplantation 2008; 86:1436-44. [PMID: 19034015 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181886baa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In human lung transplantation, chronic rejection is accompanied by obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), a fibrosing inflammatory condition that leads to occlusion of the bronchial lumen and graft failure. The pathogenesis of this disorder is poorly understood, but likely involves antigen presentation by dendritic cells (DC). We studied the presence and activation status of DCs in transplanted tracheas in a mouse model of OB and studied the effect on graft luminal patency of blocking the costimulatory B7RP-1/inducible costimulator (ICOS) pathway. METHODS Tracheas from Balb/C or from C57Bl/6 mice were transplanted heterotopically under the dorsal skin of C57Bl/6 mice. Histologic, fluorescence-activated cell sorter, and quantitative-polymerase chain reaction analyses were performed after 1, 2, or 4 weeks. In some groups, treatment with blocking rat anti-mICOS antibodies or irrelevant rat immunoglobulin G was administered during the entire observation period. RESULTS After heterotopic transplantation, both CD103+CD11b- and CD103- CD11b+ MHC II+ DCs accumulated in the airway epithelium as early as 1 week after allogeneic (mismatched) but not syngeneic (matched) transplantation. Four weeks after Tx, infiltration with CD11c+ MHCII+ DCs and CD8+ lymphocytes, luminal fibrosis and epithelial damage were more pronounced in the allogeneic than in the syngeneic setting. There was a 10-fold up-regulation of ICOS mRNA and of chemokines involved in T-cell influx in the mismatched setting compared with the matched setting. Strikingly, anti-ICOS treatment without other immunosuppression prevented luminal fibrosis in mismatched transplants. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that early infiltration by DC occurs in posttransplant OB. Blocking critical costimulatory molecules expressed on DCs, as in the B7RP1-ICOS pathway, prevents epithelial damage and luminal fibrosis.
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Koehn BH, Ford ML, Ferrer IR, Borom K, Gangappa S, Kirk AD, Larsen CP. PD-1-dependent mechanisms maintain peripheral tolerance of donor-reactive CD8+ T cells to transplanted tissue. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:5313-22. [PMID: 18832687 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.8.5313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Peripheral mechanisms of self-tolerance often depend on the quiescent state of the immune system. To what degree such mechanisms can be engaged in the enhancement of allograft survival is unclear. To examine the role of the PD-1 pathway in the maintenance of graft survival following blockade of costimulatory pathways, we used a single-Ag mismatch model of graft rejection where we could track the donor-specific cells as they developed endogenously and emerged from the thymus. We found that graft-specific T cells arising under physiologic developmental conditions at low frequency were actively deleted at the time of transplantation under combined CD28/CD40L blockade. However, this deletion was incomplete, and donor-specific cells that failed to undergo deletion up-regulated expression of PD-1. Furthermore, blockade of PD-1 signaling on these cells via in vivo treatment with anti-PD-1 mAb resulted in rapid expansion of donor-specific T cells and graft loss. These results suggest that the PD-1 pathway was engaged in the continued regulation of the low-frequency graft-specific immune response and thus in maintenance of graft survival.
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- Brent H Koehn
- Emory Transplant Center and Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Induction of immune tolerance by activation of CD8+ T suppressor/regulatory cells in lupus-prone mice. Hum Immunol 2008; 69:790-6. [PMID: 18817829 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.08.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Revised: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 08/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Multiple CD8(+) suppressive T cell (Ts) subtypes are now recognized as essential regulators of the immune system that prevent autoimmunity through secretion of multiple cytokines and the subsequent inhibition of effector lymphocyte function. CD8(+) Ts are an exciting area of study because of the possible therapeutic implications of inducing suppressive cells that are able to subdue or anergize autoimmune manifestations. Current research in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease in which most effective therapies are widely immunosuppressive, is often focused on novel and highly targeted ways in which to treat this multiorgan disease. CD8(+) Ts have been impaired in human and murine SLE. Our group and others have utilized tolerogenic peptides to induce and study CD8(+) Ts to understand their function, as well as investigate a possible new SLE therapy. This review will discuss the similarities and differences in CD8(+) Ts subsets, the concept of tolerance as a therapy, and the current understanding of CD8(+) Ts in mouse SLE models.
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del Rio ML, Buhler L, Gibbons C, Tian J, Rodriguez-Barbosa JI. PD-1/PD-L1, PD-1/PD-L2, and other co-inhibitory signaling pathways in transplantation. Transpl Int 2008; 21:1015-28. [PMID: 18662368 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2008.00726.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Transplantation of cells, tissues and vascularized solid organs is a successful therapeutic intervention for many end-stage chronic diseases. The combination of co-stimulatory blockade with the delivery of negative signals to T cells through co-inhibitory receptors would provide a robust approach to modulating T-cell receptor signaling and improving alloantigen-specific control of transplant rejection. This approach based on fundamental knowledge of APC/T-cell interactions may complement conventional therapies in the near future to reinforce long-term allograft survival, and permit minimal immunosuppression. The focus of this review was primarily on two major co-inhibitory signaling pathways, namely PD-1/PD-L1/PD-L2 and BTLA/CD160/HVEM/LIGHT that have been thoroughly characterized in murine models of transplantation using genetically modified mice, specific monoclonal antibodies and fusion proteins.
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- Maria-Luisa del Rio
- Laboratory of Immunobiology, School of Biotechnology and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Leon, Leon, Spain
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Transient blockade of the inducible costimulator pathway generates long-term tolerance to factor VIII after nonviral gene transfer into hemophilia A mice. Blood 2008; 112:1662-72. [PMID: 18574023 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-01-128413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Formation of inhibitory antibodies is a common problem encountered in clinical treatment for hemophilia. Human factor VIII (hFVIII) plasmid gene therapy in hemophilia A mice also leads to strong humoral responses. We demonstrate that short-term therapy with an anti-ICOS monoclonal antibody to transiently block the inducible costimulator/inducible costimulator ligand (ICOS/ICOSL) signaling pathway led to sustained tolerance to hFVIII in hFVIII plasmid-treated hemophilia A mice and allowed persistent, high-level FVIII functional activity (100%-300% of normal). Anti-ICOS treatment resulted in depletion of ICOS(+)CD4(+) T cells and activation of CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs in the peripheral blood, spleen, and lymph nodes. CD4(+) T cells from anti-ICOS-treated mice did not proliferate in response to hFVIII stimulation and produced high levels of regulatory cytokines, including interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta. Moreover, CD4(+)CD25(+) Tregs from tolerized mice adoptively transferred dominant tolerance in syngeneic hFVIII plasmid-treated hemophilia A mice and reduced the production of antibodies against FVIII. Anti-ICOS-treated mice tolerized to hFVIII generated normal primary and secondary antibody responses after immunization with the T-dependent antigen, bacteriophage Phix 174, indicating maintenance of immune competency. Our data indicate that transient anti-ICOS monoclonal antibody treatment represents a novel single-agent immunomodulatory strategy to overcome the immune responses against transgene product after gene therapy.
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Smith TRF, Kumar V. Revival of CD8+ Treg-mediated suppression. Trends Immunol 2008; 29:337-42. [PMID: 18514574 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Revised: 04/18/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Despite their first recognition almost 40 years ago, CD8(+) 'suppressor' T cells remain poorly characterized. Recent studies of these lymphocytes, now popularly referred to as regulatory CD8(+) T cells (CD8(+) Tregs), have helped clarify their important role in the regulation of autoimmune disease. Here, we review progress related to the identification, phenotype and function of CD8(+) Tregs. We also focus on a newly described subset, CD8alphaalpha(+)TCRalphabeta(+) Tregs, which in mice recognize a T-cell receptor-derived peptide in the context of the class Ib major histocompatibility complex molecule Qa-1. These Tregs target only activated T cells and complement the suppression provided by CD4(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs. Investigations leading to the detailed identification, expansion, maintenance and function of CD8alphaalpha(+) Tregs should result in new therapeutic strategies for human inflammatory diseases.
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- Trevor R F Smith
- Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Basten A, Fazekas de St Groth B. Special regulatory T-cell review: T-cell dependent suppression revisited. Immunology 2008; 123:33-9. [PMID: 18154617 PMCID: PMC2433282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02772.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The concept of T-cell dependent regulation of immune responses has been a central tenet of immunological thinking since the delineation of the two cell system in the 1960s. Indeed T-cell dependent suppression was discovered before MHC restriction. When reviewing the data from the original wave of suppression, it is intriguing to reflect not just on the decline and fall of suppressor T cells in the 1980s, but on their equally dramatic return to respectability over the past decade. Hopefully their resurgence will be supported by solid mechanistic data that will underpin their central place in our current and future understanding of the immune system. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell, Rode the six hundred (suppressionists). (Adapted from The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
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- Antony Basten
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Popoola J, Sayegh MH. Harnessing negative T-cell costimulatory pathways to promote engraftment. Transpl Int 2007; 21:18-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00565.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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