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Streich K, Klein M, Siebert A, Bleich A, Buettner M. Diet-induced obesity results in impaired oral tolerance induction. Immun Inflamm Dis 2022; 10:e720. [PMID: 36444631 PMCID: PMC9673425 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.720] [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: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Obesity increases the risk of several diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity also affects the immune system. When dietary lipids are transported via the lymphatics, they pass the mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs). In these secondary lymphoid organs, immune responses towards pathogens are generated, or tolerance against harmless antigens is induced. METHODS In this study, the effects of diet-induced obesity (DIO) on mLN induced oral tolerance induction were examined in C57BL/6NCrl mice. Therefore, mice were fed a high-fat or a low-fat diet for 14 weeks. After 10 weeks of feeding oral tolerance induction started, ending up in measuring the delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, the cell subset composition and cytokine expression. RESULTS We detected an impaired oral tolerance induction during DIO, but changes were reversible after switching the feed to standard chow. Thus, the altered immunological function of mLNs depends on the intake of dietary lipids. Additionally, our results show an influence of the microenvironment on the development of oral tolerance during DIO as oral tolerance was induced in transplanted peripheral lymph nodes. CONCLUSION This indicates a functional influence of dietary lipids on stromal cells involved in immune system induction in the mLNs.
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- Katharina Streich
- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany,Institute for NeurophysiologyHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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Wiechers C, Zou M, Galvez E, Beckstette M, Ebel M, Strowig T, Huehn J, Pezoldt J. The microbiota is dispensable for the early stages of peripheral regulatory T cell induction within mesenteric lymph nodes. Cell Mol Immunol 2021; 18:1211-1221. [PMID: 33762684 PMCID: PMC8093251 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-021-00647-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Intestinal Foxp3+ regulatory T cell (Treg) subsets are crucial players in tolerance to microbiota-derived and food-borne antigens, and compelling evidence suggests that the intestinal microbiota modulates their generation, functional specialization, and maintenance. Selected bacterial species and microbiota-derived metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), have been reported to promote Treg homeostasis in the intestinal lamina propria. Furthermore, gut-draining mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs) are particularly efficient sites for the generation of peripherally induced Tregs (pTregs). Despite this knowledge, the direct role of the microbiota and their metabolites in the early stages of pTreg induction within mLNs is not fully elucidated. Here, using an adoptive transfer-based pTreg induction system, we demonstrate that neither transfer of a dysbiotic microbiota nor dietary SCFA supplementation modulated the pTreg induction capacity of mLNs. Even mice housed under germ-free (GF) conditions displayed equivalent pTreg induction within mLNs. Further molecular characterization of these de novo induced pTregs from mLNs by dissection of their transcriptomes and accessible chromatin regions revealed that the microbiota indeed has a limited impact and does not contribute to the initialization of the Treg-specific epigenetic landscape. Overall, our data suggest that the microbiota is dispensable for the early stages of pTreg induction within mLNs.
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- Carolin Wiechers
- Department Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Computational Biology for Individualised Medicine, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
- Laboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Recruitment and Expansion of Tregs Cells in the Tumor Environment-How to Target Them? Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13081850. [PMID: 33924428 PMCID: PMC8069615 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The immune response against cancer is generated by effector T cells, among them cytotoxic CD8+ T cells that destroy cancer cells and helper CD4+ T cells that mediate and support the immune response. This antitumor function of T cells is tightly regulated by a particular subset of CD4+ T cells, named regulatory T cells (Tregs), through different mechanisms. Even if the complete inhibition of Tregs would be extremely harmful due to their tolerogenic role in impeding autoimmune diseases in the periphery, the targeted blockade of their accumulation at tumor sites or their targeted depletion represent a major therapeutic challenge. This review focuses on the mechanisms favoring Treg recruitment, expansion and stabilization in the tumor microenvironment and the therapeutic strategies developed to block these mechanisms. Abstract Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are present in a large majority of solid tumors and are mainly associated with a poor prognosis, as their major function is to inhibit the antitumor immune response contributing to immunosuppression. In this review, we will investigate the mechanisms involved in the recruitment, amplification and stability of Tregs in the tumor microenvironment (TME). We will also review the strategies currently developed to inhibit Tregs’ deleterious impact in the TME by either inhibiting their recruitment, blocking their expansion, favoring their plastic transformation into other CD4+ T-cell subsets, blocking their suppressive function or depleting them specifically in the TME to avoid severe deleterious effects associated with Treg neutralization/depletion in the periphery and normal tissues.
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Sosa AC, Kariuki B, Gan Q, Knutsen AP, Bellone CJ, Guzmán MA, Barrera LA, Tomatsu S, Chauhan AK, Armbrecht E, Montaño AM. Oral immunotherapy tolerizes mice to enzyme replacement therapy for Morquio A syndrome. J Clin Invest 2020; 130:1288-1300. [PMID: 31743109 DOI: 10.1172/jci125607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Immune response to therapeutic enzymes poses a detriment to patient safety and treatment outcome. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is a standard therapeutic option for some types of mucopolysaccharidoses, including Morquio A syndrome caused by N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) deficiency. Current protocols tolerize patients using cytotoxic immunosuppressives, which can cause adverse effects. Here we show development of tolerance in Morquio A mice via oral delivery of peptide or GALNS for 10 days prior to ERT. Our results show that using an immunodominant peptide (I10) or the complete GALNS enzyme to orally induce tolerance to GALNS prior to ERT resulted in several improvements to ERT in mice: (a) decreased splenocyte proliferation after in vitro GALNS stimulation, (b) modulation of the cytokine secretion profile, (c) decrease in GALNS-specific IgG or IgE in plasma, (d) decreased GAG storage in liver, and (e) fewer circulating immune complexes in plasma. This model could be extrapolated to other lysosomal storage disorders in which immune response hinders ERT.
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- Angela C Sosa
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.,Instituto de Errores Innatos del Metabolismo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Instituto de Errores Innatos del Metabolismo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Pfeil J, Simonetti M, Lauer U, Volkmer R, von Thülen B, Durek P, Krähmer R, Leenders F, Hamann A, Hoffmann U. Tolerogenic Immunomodulation by PEGylated Antigenic Peptides. Front Immunol 2020; 11:529035. [PMID: 33162973 PMCID: PMC7581722 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.529035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Current treatments for autoimmune disorders rely on non-specific immunomodulatory and global immunosuppressive drugs, which show a variable degree of efficiency and are often accompanied by side effects. In contrast, strategies aiming at inducing antigen-specific tolerance promise an exclusive specificity of the immunomodulation. However, although successful in experimental models, peptide-based tolerogenic "inverse" vaccines have largely failed to show efficacy in clinical trials. Recent studies showed that repetitive T cell epitopes, coupling of peptides to autologous cells, or peptides coupled to nanoparticles can improve the tolerogenic efficacy of peptides, suggesting that size and biophysical properties of antigen constructs affect the induction of tolerance. As these materials bear hurdles with respect to preparation or regulatory aspects, we wondered whether conjugation of peptides to the well-established and clinically proven synthetic material polyethylene glycol (PEG) might also work. We here coupled the T cell epitope OVA323-339 to polyethylene glycols of different size and structure and tested the impact of these nano-sized constructs on regulatory (Treg) and effector T cells in the DO11.10 adoptive transfer mouse model. Systemic vaccination with PEGylated peptides resulted in highly increased frequencies of Foxp3+ Tregs and reduced frequencies of antigen-specific T cells producing pro-inflammatory TNF compared to vaccination with the native peptide. PEGylation was found to extend the bioavailability of the model peptide. Both tolerogenicity and bioavailability were dependent on PEG size and structure. In conclusion, PEGylation of antigenic peptides is an effective and feasible strategy to improve Treg-inducing, peptide-based vaccines with potential use for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, allergies, and transplant rejection.
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- Jennifer Pfeil
- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, a Leibniz Institute (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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Mowat AM. To respond or not to respond - a personal perspective of intestinal tolerance. Nat Rev Immunol 2019; 18:405-415. [PMID: 29491358 DOI: 10.1038/s41577-018-0002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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For many years, the intestine was one of the poor relations of the immunology world, being a realm inhabited mostly by specialists and those interested in unusual phenomena. However, this has changed dramatically in recent years with the realization of how important the microbiota is in shaping immune function throughout the body, and almost every major immunology institution now includes the intestine as an area of interest. One of the most important aspects of the intestinal immune system is how it discriminates carefully between harmless and harmful antigens, in particular, its ability to generate active tolerance to materials such as commensal bacteria and food proteins. This phenomenon has been recognized for more than 100 years, and it is essential for preventing inflammatory disease in the intestine, but its basis remains enigmatic. Here, I discuss the progress that has been made in understanding oral tolerance during my 40 years in the field and highlight the topics that will be the focus of future research.
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- Allan McI Mowat
- Centre for Immunobiology, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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Fasting-Refeeding Impacts Immune Cell Dynamics and Mucosal Immune Responses. Cell 2019; 178:1072-1087.e14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Autophagy in regulatory T cells: A double-edged sword in disease settings. Mol Immunol 2019; 109:43-50. [PMID: 30852245 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved catabolic process that directs cytoplasmic proteins, organelles and microbes to lysosomes for degradation. It not only represents an essential cell-intrinsic mechanism to protect against internal and external stresses but also shapes both innate and adaptive immunity. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a developmentally and functionally distinct T cell subpopulation engaged in sustaining immunological self-tolerance and homeostasis. There is compelling evidence that autophagy is actively regulated in Tregs and serves as a central signal-dependent controller for Tregs by restraining excessive apoptotic and metabolic activities. In this review, we discuss how autophagy modulates the stability and functionality of Tregs in different disease settings, and provide a perspective on how manipulation of autophagy enables better control of immune response by targeting the generation of Tregs and the maintenance of their stability.
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Hardenberg JHB, Braun A, Schön MP. A Yin and Yang in Epithelial Immunology: The Roles of the α E(CD103)β 7 Integrin in T Cells. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 138:23-31. [PMID: 28941625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The proper function(s) of cell-surface receptors is crucial for the regulation of adaptive immune responses. One such receptor is the αE(CD103)β7 integrin, whose history in science is closely linked with the evolution of our knowledge of immune regulation. Initially described as a marker of intraepithelial T-lymphocytes, this leukocyte integrin is now seen as a dynamically regulated receptor involved in the functional differentiation of some cytotoxic T cells as well as regulatory T cells, thus presumably contributing to the fine-tuning of immune reactions in epithelial compartments. In this brief overview, we delineate our current view on αE(CD103)β7 in T-cell-mediated immune responses.
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- Jan-Hendrik B Hardenberg
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany; Lower Saxony Institute of Occupational Dermatology, University Medical Center Göttingen and University of Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany; Lower Saxony Institute of Occupational Dermatology, University Medical Center Göttingen and University of Osnabrück, Germany.
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Pasztoi M, Pezoldt J, Beckstette M, Lipps C, Wirth D, Rohde M, Paloczi K, Buzas EI, Huehn J. Mesenteric lymph node stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles contribute to peripheral de novo induction of Foxp3 + regulatory T cells. Eur J Immunol 2017; 47:2142-2152. [PMID: 28833065 PMCID: PMC5724490 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201746960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Intestinal regulatory T cells (Tregs) are fundamental in peripheral tolerance toward commensals and food‐borne antigens. Accordingly, gut‐draining mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs) represent a site of efficient peripheral de novo Treg induction when compared to skin‐draining peripheral LNs (pLNs), and we had recently shown that LN stromal cells substantially contribute to this process. Here, we aimed to unravel the underlying molecular mechanisms and generated immortalized fibroblastic reticular cell lines (iFRCs) from mLNs and pLNs, allowing unlimited investigation of this rare stromal cell subset. In line with our previous findings, mLN‐iFRCs showed a higher Treg‐inducing capacity when compared to pLN‐iFRCs. RNA‐seq analysis focusing on secreted molecules revealed a more tolerogenic phenotype of mLN‐ as compared to pLN‐iFRCs. Remarkably, mLN‐iFRCs produced substantial numbers of microvesicles (MVs) that carried elevated levels of TGF‐β when compared to pLN‐iFRC‐derived MVs, and these novel players of intercellular communication were shown to be responsible for the tolerogenic properties of mLN‐iFRCs. Thus, stromal cells originating from mLNs contribute to peripheral tolerance by fostering de novo Treg induction using TGF‐β‐carrying MVs. This finding provides novel insights into the subcellular/molecular mechanisms of de novo Treg induction and might serve as promising tool for future therapeutic applications to treat inflammatory disorders.
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- Maria Pasztoi
- Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Model Systems for Infection and Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Model Systems for Infection and Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Central Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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Yu J, Chen Y, Wu Y, Ye L, Lian Z, Wei H, Sun R, Tian Z. The differential organogenesis and functionality of two liver-draining lymph nodes in mice. J Autoimmun 2017; 84:109-121. [PMID: 28886898 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The liver is an immunological organ. However, fundamental knowledge concerning liver-draining lymph nodes (LNs), which have been newly identified in mice as the portal and celiac LNs, is still lacking. Here, we revealed that the portal LN and celiac LN drain liver lymph through different lymphatic vessels. Although both the portal LN and celiac LN possess typical structures, they have different cell compositions. Interestingly, these two LNs form at different times during fetal development. Moreover, the organogenesis of the celiac LN, but not the portal LN, is controlled by the transcription factor NFIL3. Furthermore, the portal LN and celiac LN also perform different functions. The celiac LN is the predominant site of liver antiviral immune responses, whereas the portal LN functions in the in situ induction of dietary antigen-specific regulatory T cells. In conclusion, the portal LN and celiac LN are two independent liver-draining LNs with different organogenesis histories and separate functions in maintaining immune homeostasis in the liver.
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- Jiali Yu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, The Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease (Chinese Academy of Science), Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, The Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease (Chinese Academy of Science), Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, The Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease (Chinese Academy of Science), Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, The Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease (Chinese Academy of Science), Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, The Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease (Chinese Academy of Science), Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, The Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease (Chinese Academy of Science), Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China.
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Hammerschmidt-Kamper C, Biljes D, Merches K, Steiner I, Daldrup T, Bol-Schoenmakers M, Pieters RHH, Esser C. Indole-3-carbinol, a plant nutrient and AhR-Ligand precursor, supports oral tolerance against OVA and improves peanut allergy symptoms in mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180321. [PMID: 28666018 PMCID: PMC5493375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In general, dietary antigens are tolerated by the gut associated immune system. Impairment of this so-called oral tolerance is a serious health risk. We have previously shown that activation of the ligand-dependent transcription factor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) by the environmental pollutant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) affects both oral tolerance and food allergy. In this study, we determine whether a common plant-derived, dietary AhR-ligand modulates oral tolerance as well. We therefore fed mice with indole-3-carbinole (I3C), an AhR ligand that is abundant in cruciferous plants. We show that several I3C metabolites were detectable in the serum after feeding, including the high-affinity ligand 3,3´-diindolylmethane (DIM). I3C feeding robustly induced the AhR-target gene CYP4501A1 in the intestine; I3C feeding also induced the aldh1 gene, whose product catalyzes the formation of retinoic acid (RA), an inducer of regulatory T cells. We then measured parameters indicating oral tolerance and severity of peanut-induced food allergy. In contrast to the tolerance-breaking effect of TCDD, feeding mice with chow containing 2 g/kg I3C lowered the serum anti-ovalbumin IgG1 response in an experimental oral tolerance protocol. Moreover, I3C feeding attenuated symptoms of peanut allergy. In conclusion, the dietary compound I3C can positively influence a vital immune function of the gut.
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- IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Department of Forensic Toxicology, University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Department of Forensic Toxicology, University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Kenngott EE, Pfeil J, Hoffmann U, Lauer U, Kühl AA, Rigby A, Pernthaner A, Hamann A. Facilitated Peptide Transport via the Mucosal Epithelium: Impact on Tolerance Induction. Front Immunol 2017; 8:216. [PMID: 28321216 PMCID: PMC5337492 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A hallmark of autoimmunity is the breakdown of tolerance and generation of effector responses against self-antigens. Re-establishment of tolerance in autoimmune disorders was always the most desired treatment option; however, despite many efforts, clinical trials have been largely unsuccessful. This also applies to the generation of oral tolerance, which seems to be a default response type of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues to harmless antigens. In this study, we report improved efficacy of oral tolerance induction by coupling antigen with the newly identified mucosal carrier peptide 13C. Antigen coupled to 13C is efficiently taken up in the gastrointestinal tract and could be visualized in cells of the lamina propria. Oral, rectal, or nasal treatment effectively induced the proliferation of antigen-specific T cells with some increase in the frequency of regulatory T cells. In a model of delayed-type hypersensitivity, especially intrarectal tolerization treatment resulted in reduced footpad swelling, demonstrating a moderate tolerogenic effect of mucosal treatment with 13C coupled antigen. Coupling of antigens to a transmucosal carrier, therefore, is a promising tool to improve the efficacy of vaccination via mucosal surfaces.
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- Elisabeth E Kenngott
- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany; Rheumatology, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany; Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum , Berlin , Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum , Berlin , Germany
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- Medical Department, Division of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Research Center ImmunoSciences, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- The Hopkirk Research Institute, AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Institute , Palmerston North , New Zealand
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany; Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Biljes D, Hammerschmidt-Kamper C, Merches K, Esser C. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor in T cells contributes to sustaining oral tolerance against ovalbumin in a mouse model. EXCLI JOURNAL 2017; 16:291-301. [PMID: 30233276 PMCID: PMC6141817 DOI: 10.17179/excli2017-168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Oral tolerance (OT) towards antigens encountered in the gut is a vital immune function of gut immunity. Experimental models can demonstrate OT efficacy by feeding of a protein followed by peripheral immunization and measuring the specific antibody titer. We had previously shown that exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a xenobiotic high-affinity aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-ligand, destabilized OT against ovalbumin (OVA) in mice. AhR is involved in the development, differentiation and function of immune cells, and highly expressed in gut epithelial cells and gut immune cells. We here used AhR-deficient mice to study the role of AhR in OT further. We show that complete AhR-deficiency undermines the stability of oral tolerance against OVA upon multiple immunizations, despite no renewed oral encounter with the antigen. This OT destabilization is accompanied by significant changes in IL10 and TGFβ RNA in the gut tissue. Using conditional AhR-deficient mouse lines, we identify T cells as the major responsible immune cell type in this context. Our findings add to knowledge that lack of AhR signaling in the gut impairs important gut immune functions.
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- Daniel Biljes
- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, D-40225 Düsseldorf
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, D-40225 Düsseldorf
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, D-40225 Düsseldorf
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Beers DR, Zhao W, Wang J, Zhang X, Wen S, Neal D, Thonhoff JR, Alsuliman AS, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K, Appel SH. ALS patients' regulatory T lymphocytes are dysfunctional, and correlate with disease progression rate and severity. JCI Insight 2017; 2:e89530. [PMID: 28289705 PMCID: PMC5333967 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.89530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation is a pathological hallmark of ALS in both transgenic rodent models and patients, and is characterized by proinflammatory T lymphocytes and activated macrophages/microglia. In ALS mouse models, decreased regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs) exacerbate the neuroinflammatory process, leading to accelerated motoneuron death and shortened survival; passive transfer of Tregs suppresses the neuroinflammation and prolongs survival. Treg numbers and FOXP3 expression are also decreased in rapidly progressing ALS patients. A key question is whether the marked neuroinflammation in ALS can be attributed to the impaired suppressive function of ALS Tregs in addition to their decreased numbers. To address this question, T lymphocyte proliferation assays were performed. Compared with control Tregs, ALS Tregs were less effective in suppressing responder T lymphocyte proliferation. Although both slowly and rapidly progressing ALS patients had dysfunctional Tregs, the greater the clinically assessed disease burden or the more rapidly progressing the patient, the greater the Treg dysfunction. Epigenetically, the percentage methylation of the Treg-specific demethylated region was greater in ALS Tregs. After in vitro expansion, ALS Tregs regained suppressive abilities to the levels of control Tregs, suggesting that autologous passive transfer of expanded Tregs might offer a novel cellular therapy to slow disease progression.
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- David R. Beers
- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Peggy and Gary Edwards ALS Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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Paiatto LN, Silva FGD, Bier J, Brochetto-Braga MR, Yamada ÁT, Tamashiro WMSC, Simioni PU. Oral Tolerance Induced by OVA Intake Ameliorates TNBS-Induced Colitis in Mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170205. [PMID: 28099498 PMCID: PMC5242488 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Literature data have shown that the consumption of dietary proteins may cause modulatory effects on the host immune system, process denominated oral tolerance by bystander suppression. It has been shown that the bystander suppression induced by dietary proteins can improve inflammatory diseases such as experimental arthritis. Here, we evaluated the effects of oral tolerance induced by ingestion of ovalbumin (OVA) on TNBS-induced colitis in mice, an experimental model for human Crohn's disease. METHODS AND RESULTS Colitis was induced in BALB/c mice by instilling a single dose of TNBS (100 mg/kg) in ethanol into the colon. Tolerized mice received OVA (4mg/mL) dissolved in the drinking water for seven consecutive days, prior to or concomitantly with the intrarectal instillation. Control groups received protein-free water and ethanol by intrarectal route. We observed that either the prior or concomitant induction of oral tolerance were able to reduce the severity of colitis as noted by recovery of body weight gain, improvement of clinical signs and reduction of histological abnormalities. The in vitro proliferation of spleen cells from tolerant colitic mice was lower than that of control mice, the same as the frequencies of CD4+ T cells secreting IL-17 and IFN-γ. The frequencies of regulatory T cells and T cells secreting IL-10 have increased significantly in mice orally treated with OVA. The levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-17A, TNF-α, IL-6 and IFN-γ) were lower in supernatants of cells from tolerant colitic mice, whereas IL-10 levels were higher. CONCLUSION Our data show that the modulation of immune response induced by oral tolerance reduces the severity of experimental colitis. Such modulation may be partially attributed to the increase of Treg cells and reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines in peripheral lymphoid organs of tolerant mice by bystander suppression.
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- Lisiery N. Paiatto
- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Americana, FAM, Americana, São Paulo, Brazil
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Monitoring and Modulation of Inducible Foxp3 + Regulatory T-Cell Differentiation in the Lymph Nodes Draining the Small Intestine and Colon. Methods Mol Biol 2017. [PMID: 28063048 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6786-5_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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The mucosa-draining lymphoid tissue favors differentiation of inducible Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. Adoptive transfer of T-cell receptor (TCR) transgenic (Tg) T cells is a powerful tool to study antigen-specific regulatory T-cell differentiation in lymphoid tissues in vivo. The kinetics and nature of the T-cell response largely depend on the route of antigen administration and degree of clonal competition. Here, we describe that adoptive transfer of CD4+ DO11.10 TCR Tg T cells can be used for monitoring Foxp3+ regulatory T-cell differentiation in the gut-draining lymph nodes. We describe two routes of mucosal antigen administration, e.g., the oral and intracolonic route known to induce T-cell responses in the small intestine-draining mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and distal colon-draining caudal and iliac lymph nodes (ILN), respectively. In particular, we discuss differences in frequency of inducible Foxp3+ regulatory T cells after adoptive transfer of variable numbers of Tg T cells and various amounts of orally gavaged ovalbumin (OVA), and explain how Foxp3+ regulatory T-cell differentiation can be modulated by coadministration of the adjuvant cholera toxin (CT) with OVA using this adoptive transfer system.
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Le Texier L, Lineburg KE, MacDonald KPA. Harnessing bone marrow resident regulatory T cells to improve allogeneic stem cell transplant outcomes. Int J Hematol 2016; 105:153-161. [PMID: 27943115 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-2161-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Regulatory T cells (Treg) are a suppressive T cell population which play a crucial role in the establishment of tolerance after stem cell transplantation (SCT) by controlling the effector T cell responses that drive acute and chronic GVHD. The BM compartment is enriched in a highly suppressive, activated/memory autophagy-dependent Treg population, which contributes to the HSC engraftment and the control of GVHD. G-CSF administration releases Treg from the BM through disruption of the CXCR4/SDF-1 axis and further improves Treg survival following SCT through the induction of autophagy. However, AMD3100 is more efficacious in mobilizing these Treg highlighting the potential for optimized mobilization regimes to produce more tolerogenic grafts. Notably, the disruption of adhesive interaction between integrins and their ligands contributes to HSC mobilization and may be relevant for BM Treg. Importantly, the Tregs in the BM niche contribute to maintenance of the HSC niche and appear required for optimal control of GVHD post-transplant. Although poorly studied, the BM Treg appear phenotypically and functionally unique to Treg in the periphery. Understanding the requirements for maintaining the enrichment, function and survival of BM Treg needs to be further investigated to improve therapeutic strategies and promote tolerance after SCT.
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- Laetitia Le Texier
- The Antigen Presentation and Immunoregulation Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- The Antigen Presentation and Immunoregulation Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- The Antigen Presentation and Immunoregulation Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia.
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Colonic tolerance develops in the iliac lymph nodes and can be established independent of CD103(+) dendritic cells. Mucosal Immunol 2016; 9:894-906. [PMID: 26577569 PMCID: PMC4871788 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2015.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Tolerance to harmless exogenous antigens is the default immune response in the gastrointestinal tract. Although extensive studies have demonstrated the importance of the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) and intestinal CD103(+) dendritic cells (DCs) in driving small intestinal tolerance to protein antigen, the structural and immunological basis of colonic tolerance remain poorly understood. We show here that the caudal and iliac lymph nodes (ILNs) are inductive sites for distal colonic immune responses and that colonic T cell-mediated tolerance induction to protein antigen is initiated in these draining lymph nodes and not in MLNs. In agreement, colonic tolerance induction was not altered by mesenteric lymphadenectomy. Despite tolerance development, CD103(+)CD11b(+) DCs, which are the major migratory DC population in the MLNs, and the tolerance-related retinoic acid-generating enzyme RALDH2 were virtually absent from the ILNs. Administration of ovalbumin (OVA) to the distal colon did increase the number of CD11c(+)MHCII(hi) migratory CD103(-)CD11b(+) and CD103(+)CD11b(-) DCs in the ILNs. Strikingly, colonic tolerance was intact in Batf3-deficient mice specifically lacking CD103(+)CD11b(-) DCs, suggesting that CD103(-) DCs in the ILNs are sufficient to drive tolerance induction after protein antigen encounter in the distal colon. Altogether, we identify different inductive sites for small intestinal and colonic T-cell responses and reveal that distinct cellular mechanisms are operative to maintain tolerance at these sites.
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Kang BH, Park HJ, Park HJ, Lee JII, Park SH, Jung KC. PLZF(+) Innate T Cells Support the TGF-β-Dependent Generation of Activated/Memory-Like Regulatory T Cells. Mol Cells 2016; 39:468-76. [PMID: 27101876 PMCID: PMC4916398 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PLZF-expressing invariant natural killer T cells and CD4 T cells are unique subsets of innate T cells. Both are selected via thymocyte-thymocyte interaction, and they contribute to the generation of activated/memory-like CD4 and CD8 T cells in the thymus via the production of IL-4. Here, we investigated whether PLZF(+) innate T cells also affect the development and function of Foxp3(+) regulatory CD4 T cells. Flow cytometry analysis of the thymus and spleen from both CIITA transgenic C57BL/6 and wild-type BALB/c mice, which have abundant PLZF(+) CD4 T cells and invariant natural killer T cells, respectively, revealed that Foxp3(+) T cells in these mice exhibited a CD103(+) activated/memory-like phenotype. The frequency of CD103(+) regulatory T cells was considerably decreased in PLZF(+) cell-deficient CIITA(Tg)Plzf(lu/lu) and BALB/c.CD1d(-/-) mice as well as in an IL-4-deficient background, such as in CIITA(Tg)IL-4(-/-) and BALB/c.lL-4(-/-) mice, indicating that the acquisition of an activated/memory-like phenotype was dependent on PLZF(+) innate T cells and IL-4. Using fetal thymic organ culture, we further demonstrated that IL-4 in concert with TGF-β enhanced the acquisition of the activated/memory-like phenotype of regulatory T cells. In functional aspects, the activated/memory-like phenotype of Treg cells was directly related to their suppressive function; regulatory T cells of CIITA(Tg)PIV(-/-) mice more efficiently suppressed ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation compared with their counterparts from wild-type mice. All of these findings suggest that PLZF(+) innate T cells also augmented the generation of activated/memory-like regulation via IL-4 production.
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- Byung Hyun Kang
- Postgraduate Course of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Sungnam 13620,
Korea
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- Postgraduate Course of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
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- Postgraduate Course of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
- Transplantation Research Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
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- Postgraduate Course of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
- Transplantation Research Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
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- Postgraduate Course of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
- Transplantation Research Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080,
Korea
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080,
Korea
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell as a New Source for Cancer Immunotherapy. GENETICS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:3451807. [PMID: 27019752 PMCID: PMC4785259 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3451807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The immune system consists of cells, proteins, and other molecules that beside each other have a protective function for the host against foreign pathogens. One of the most essential features of the immune system is distinguishability between self- and non-self-cells. This function has an important role in limiting development and progression of cancer cells. In this case, the immune system can detect tumor cell as a foreign pathogen; so, it can be effective in elimination of tumors in their early phases of development. This ability of the immune system resulted in the development of a novel therapeutic field for cancer treatment using host immune components which is called cancer immunotherapy. The main purpose of cancer immunotherapy is stimulation of a strong immune response against the tumor cells that can result from expressing either the immune activator cytokines in the tumor area or gene-modified immune cells. Because of the problems of culturing and manipulating immune cells ex vivo, in recent years, embryonic stem cell (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) have been used as new sources for generation of modified immune stimulatory cells. In this paper, we reviewed some of the progressions in iPSC technology for cancer immunotherapy.
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Chistiakov DA, Bobryshev YV, Kozarov E, Sobenin IA, Orekhov AN. Intestinal mucosal tolerance and impact of gut microbiota to mucosal tolerance. Front Microbiol 2015; 5:781. [PMID: 25628617 PMCID: PMC4292724 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The mucosal barriers are very sensitive to pathogenic infection, thereby assuming the capacity of the mucosal immune system to induce protective immunity to harmful antigens and tolerance against harmless substances. This review provides current information about mechanisms of induction of mucosal tolerance and about impact of gut microbiota to mucosal tolerance.
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- Dimitry A Chistiakov
- Department of Medical Nanobiotechnology, Pirogov Russian State Medical University , Moscow, Russia ; The Mount Sinai Community Clinical Oncology Program, Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center , Miami Beach, FL, USA ; Research Center for Children's Health , Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, Russia ; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales , Sydney, NSW, Australia ; School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney , Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Oral and Diagnostic Sciences, Columbia University , New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, Russia ; Department of Oral and Diagnostic Sciences, Columbia University , New York, NY, USA ; Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex , Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, Russia
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Milanez-Almeida P, Meyer-Hermann M, Toker A, Khailaie S, Huehn J. Foxp3+ regulatory T-cell homeostasis quantitatively differs in murine peripheral lymph nodes and spleen. Eur J Immunol 2014; 45:153-66. [PMID: 25330759 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201444480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Regulatory T (Treg) cells are essential for maintaining self-tolerance and modulating inflammatory immune responses. Treg cells either develop within the thymus or are converted from CD4(+) naive T (Tnaive) cells in the periphery. The Treg-cell population size is tightly controlled and Treg-cell development and homeostasis have been intensively studied; however, quantitative information about mechanisms of peripheral Treg-cell homeostasis is lacking. Here we developed the first mathematical model of peripheral Treg-cell homeostasis, incorporating secondary lymphoid organs as separate entities and encompassing factors determining the size of the Treg-cell population, namely thymic output, homeostatic proliferation, peripheral conversion, transorgan migration, apoptosis, and the Tnaive-cell population. Quantitative data were collected by monitoring Tnaive-cell homeostasis and Treg-cell rebound after selective in vivo depletion of Treg cells. Our model predicted the previously unanticipated possibility that Treg cells regulate migration of Tnaive cells between spleen and peripheral lymph nodes (LNs), whereas migration of Treg cells between these organs can largely be neglected. Furthermore, our simulations suggested that peripheral conversion significantly contributed to the maintenance of the Treg-cell population, especially in LNs. Hence, we provide the first estimation of the peripheral Treg-cell conversion rate and propose additional facets of Treg-cell-mediated immune regulation that may previously have escaped attention.
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- Pedro Milanez-Almeida
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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Sherston SN, Vogt K, Schlickeiser S, Sawitzki B, Harden PN, Wood KJ. Demethylation of the TSDR is a marker of squamous cell carcinoma in transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2014; 14:2617-22. [PMID: 25250867 PMCID: PMC4497351 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Malignancy is an important cause of death in transplant recipients. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) causes significant morbidity and mortality as 30% of transplant recipients will develop cSCC within 10 years of transplantation. Previously we have shown that high numbers of regulatory T cells (Tregs) are associated with the development of cSCC in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Demethylation analysis of the Treg-specific demethylated region (TSDR) provides a more accurate association with cSCC risk after transplantation. Age, gender and duration of immunosuppression matched KTRs with (n=32) and without (n=27) cSCC, were re-analyzed for putative clinical and immunological markers of cancer risk. The proportion of FOXP3+ CD4+ cells was higher in the population with a previous SCC. Major T cell subsets remained stable over time; although B cell, CD8 and CD4 subpopulations demonstrated age-related changes. TSDR methylation analysis allowed clarification of Treg numbers, enhancing the association of high Treg levels in KTRs with cSCC compared to the cSCC-free cohort. These data validate and expand on previous findings in long-term KTRs, and show that immune markers remain stable over time. TSDR demethylation analysis provides a more accurate biomarker of cancer posttransplantation.
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- S N Sherston
- Transplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Charité–University MedicineBerlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Charité–University MedicineBerlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Charité–University MedicineBerlin, Germany,BCRT Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite University MedicineBerlin, Germany
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- Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill HospitalOxford, United Kingdom
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- Transplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom,*Corresponding author: Kathryn J. Wood,
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Berthelot JM, Le Goff B, Martin J, Maugars Y, Josien R. Essential role for CD103+ cells in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritides. Joint Bone Spine 2014; 82:8-12. [PMID: 25241337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2014.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The clinical features of spondyloarthritides include extraarticular manifestations involving the skin, eyes, and gastrointestinal tract. At these sites, a membrane integrin can be acquired by virtue of the presence of CD4+ T cells and specific dendritic cells and correlates with a regulatory behavior of these cells. This membrane integrin conjugates the beta7 subunit and the alphaE subunit, also known as CD103. CD103 expression requires high levels of TGF-beta and retinoic acid; in addition, expression of CD103 by T cells requires antigen recognition. Whether CD103 is found in the entheses has not yet been investigated. CD103 is expressed at high levels in the skin, eyes, and bowel but it is found in only very low levels in the bloodstream. CD8+ CD103+ T cells differ markedly from other CD103+ cells in that they are resident cells with no tendency to migrate and usually exert predominantly cytotoxic functions as opposed to regulatory functions. Several bacteria, such as Salmonella, can become dormant within the mucous membranes and/or their lymph nodes, where they use CD103+ dendritic cells and CD4+ CD103+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) to evade the immune response. This phenomenon could be studied in other tissues targeted by spondyloarthritides, where dormant microorganisms can migrate by using M2 macrophages as Trojan horses, since M2 macrophages express the CD103 ligand E-cadherin. Microorganism peptide recognition by CD8+ CD103+ T cells (which are overrepresented in psoriasis and joint fluid in some forms of spondyloarthritis) induces an inflammatory response that may be sufficient to transiently reverse the regulatory function of the CD103+ dendritic cells and CD4+ CD103+ T cells during disease flares. The sensitivity of these diseases to retinoids further supports a pathogenic role for transient CD103+ cell failure.
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- Jean-Marie Berthelot
- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU de Nantes, 44093 Nantes cedex 01, France.
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU de Nantes, 44093 Nantes cedex 01, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU de Nantes, 44093 Nantes cedex 01, France
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The intestinal micro-environment imprints stromal cells to promote efficient Treg induction in gut-draining lymph nodes. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:359-68. [PMID: 23945546 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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De novo induction of Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells (Tregs) is particularly efficient in gut-draining mesenteric and celiac lymph nodes (mLN and celLN). Here we used LN transplantations to dissect the contribution of stromal cells and environmental factors to the high Treg-inducing capacity of these LN. After transplantation into the popliteal fossa, mLN and celLN retained their high Treg-inducing capacity, whereas transplantation of skin-draining LN into the gut mesenteries did not enable efficient Treg induction. However, de novo Treg induction was abolished in the absence of dendritic cells (DC), indicating that this process depends on synergistic contributions of stromal and DC. Stromal cells themselves were influenced by environmental signals as mLN grafts taken from germ-free donors and celLN grafts taken from vitamin A-deficient donors did not show any superior Treg-inducing capacity. Collectively, our observations reveal a hitherto unrecognized role of LN stromal cells for the de novo induction of Foxp3⁺ Tregs.
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Meier D, Rumbo M, Gondolesi GE. Current Status of Allograft Tolerance in Intestinal Transplantation. Int Rev Immunol 2013; 33:245-60. [DOI: 10.3109/08830185.2013.829468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mucosal barriers encounter an environment that is rich in pathogens that possess mechanisms for invading mucosal tissues. These barriers also encounter innocuous antigens, such as foods, airborne antigens, and microbiota. The mucosa has developed a sophisticated immune system that can mount robust immune responses against pathogenic antigens, while maintaining mucosal tolerance against non-pathogenic antigens. Accumulating evidence indicates that the mucosal epithelium, dendritic cells, and a subtype of T cells with regulatory properties play important roles in the development and maintenance of mucosal tolerance. Moreover, the micribiota also contribute to regulating the mucosal immune system. A failure to develop or the breakdown of mucosal tolerance can result in allergic diseases, such as food allergy and asthma. By taking advantage of the unique characteristics of the mucosal immune system, strategies that induce regulatory cells in vivo and, thereby, reconstitute mucosal tolerance may be used to develop novel therapies that are suitable for treating or preventing of allergic diseases.
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- Yusei Ohshima
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. yohshima@u−fukui.ac.jp
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Povoleri GAM, Scottà C, Nova-Lamperti EA, John S, Lombardi G, Afzali B. Thymic versus induced regulatory T cells - who regulates the regulators? Front Immunol 2013; 4:169. [PMID: 23818888 PMCID: PMC3694260 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Physiological health must balance immunological responsiveness against foreign pathogens with tolerance toward self-components and commensals. Disruption of this balance causes autoimmune diseases/chronic inflammation, in case of excessive immune responses, and persistent infection/immunodeficiency if regulatory components are overactive. This homeostasis occurs at two different levels: at a resting state to prevent autoimmune disease, as autoreactive effector T-cells (Teffs) are only partially deleted in the thymus, and during inflammation to prevent excessive tissue injury, contract the immune response, and enable tissue repair. Adaptive immune cells with regulatory function (“regulatory T-cells”) are essential to control Teffs. Two sets of regulatory T cell are required to achieve the desired control: those emerging de novo from embryonic/neonatal thymus (“thymic” or tTregs), whose function is to control autoreactive Teffs to prevent autoimmune diseases, and those induced in the periphery (“peripheral” or pTregs) to acquire regulatory phenotype in response to pathogens/inflammation. The differentiation mechanisms of these cells determine their commitment to lineage and plasticity toward other phenotypes. tTregs, expressing high levels of IL-2 receptor alpha chain (CD25), and the transcription factor Foxp3, are the most important, since mutations or deletions in these genes cause fatal autoimmune diseases in both mice and men. In the periphery, instead, Foxp3+ pTregs can be induced from naïve precursors in response to environmental signals. Here, we discuss molecular signatures and induction processes, mechanisms and sites of action, lineage stability, and differentiating characteristics of both Foxp3+ and Foxp3− populations of regulatory T cells, derived from the thymus or induced peripherally. We relate these predicates to programs of cell-based therapy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and induction of tolerance to transplants.
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- Giovanni Antonio Maria Povoleri
- Medical Research Council Centre for Transplantation, King's College London , London , UK ; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London , London , UK
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Cording S, Fleissner D, Heimesaat MM, Bereswill S, Loddenkemper C, Uematsu S, Akira S, Hamann A, Huehn J. Commensal microbiota drive proliferation of conventional and Foxp3(+) regulatory CD4(+) T cells in mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer's patches. Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) 2013; 3:1-10. [PMID: 24265914 DOI: 10.1556/eujmi.3.2013.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Compelling evidence demonstrates that intestinal commensal microbiota modulate conventional and regulatory T cell (Treg) responses that are required for effective host defence against pathogens and avoidance of autoimmunity and other immunopathologic conditions. Here, we investigated the contribution of the commensal microbiota and Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling to homeostasis of Foxp3(-) conventional CD4(+) T cells and Foxp3(+) Tregs. Upon long-term antibiotics treatment, we observed a significant reduction of conventional CD4(+) T cell proliferation in a systemic manner, whereas Foxp3(+) Treg proliferation was locally impaired in gut-draining mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer's patches. The proliferative response to microbial components was not mediated by TLRs as MyD88- and various TLR-deficient mice displayed normal or even increased conventional T cell and Foxp3(+) Treg proliferation. Thus, commensal microbiota-derived stimuli support cycling of both conventional CD4(+) T cells and Foxp3(+) Tregs with TLR-mediated recognition of bacterial components not being the major mechanism controlling microbiota-driven T cell homeostasis.
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Vukmanovic-Stejic M, Sandhu D, Sobande TO, Agius E, Lacy KE, Riddell N, Montez S, Dintwe OB, Scriba TJ, Breuer J, Nikolich-Zugich J, Ogg G, Rustin MH, Akbar AN. Varicella zoster-specific CD4+Foxp3+ T cells accumulate after cutaneous antigen challenge in humans. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2013; 190:977-86. [PMID: 23284056 PMCID: PMC3552094 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We investigated the relationship between varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific memory CD4(+) T cells and CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) that accumulate after intradermal challenge with a VZV skin test Ag. VZV-specific CD4(+) T cells were identified with a MHC class II tetramer or by intracellular staining for either IFN-γ or IL-2 after Ag rechallenge in vitro. VZV-specific T cells, mainly of a central memory (CD45RA(-)CD27(+)) phenotype, accumulate at the site of skin challenge compared with the blood of the same individuals. This resulted in part from local proliferation because >50% of tetramer defined Ag-specific CD4(+) T cells in the skin expressed the cell cycle marker Ki67. CD4(+)Foxp3(+) T cells had the characteristic phenotype of Tregs, namely CD25(hi)CD127(lo)CD39(hi) in both unchallenged and VZV challenged skin and did not secrete IFN-γ or IL-2 after antigenic restimulation. The CD4(+)Foxp3(+) T cells from unchallenged skin had suppressive activity, because their removal led to an increase in cytokine secretion after activation. After VZV Ag injection, Foxp3(+)CD25(hi)CD127(lo)CD39(hi) T cells were also found within the VZV tetramer population. Their suppressive activity could not be directly assessed by CD25 depletion because activated T cells in the skin were also CD25(+). Nevertheless, there was an inverse correlation between decreased VZV skin responses and proportion of CD4(+)Foxp3(+) T cells present, indicating indirectly their inhibitory activity in vivo. These results suggest a linkage between the expansion of Ag-specific CD4(+) T cells and CD4(+) Tregs that may provide controlled responsiveness during Ag-specific stimulation in tissues.
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- Milica Vukmanovic-Stejic
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, England, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals and King’s College London, Cutaneous Medicine and Immunotherapy, St. John’s Institute of Dermatology, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King’s College London School of Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative and School of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative and School of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunobiology and the Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, University of Oxford, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, W1T 4JF, England, United Kingdom
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Haque R, Lei F, Xiong X, Bian Y, Zhao B, Wu Y, Song J. Programming of regulatory T cells from pluripotent stem cells and prevention of autoimmunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:1228-36. [PMID: 22732595 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Regulatory T (Treg) cells are being used to treat autoimmunity and prevent organ rejection; however, Treg cell-based therapies have been hampered by the technical limitation in obtaining a high number of functional Treg cells. In this study, we show how to generate functional Treg cells from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and to determine the potential role of such cells for Treg cell-based immunotherapy against autoimmunity in a therapeutic setting. Ligation of a Notch ligand and transduction of the gene Foxp3 induce iPS cells to differentiate into Treg cells. Expression of Foxp3 and coculture on Notch ligand-expressing stromal cells augment expression of CD3, TCR, CD4, CD25, and CTLA-4 on iPS cell-differentiated Treg cells, which are able to secrete TGF-β and IL-10 both in vivo and in vitro. Importantly, adoptive transfer of iPS cell-derived Treg cells expressing large amounts of Foxp3 and Bcl-x(L) significantly suppresses host immune responses and reduces arthritis development within murine models. These data suggest that Notch signaling and Foxp3 regulate the development and function of Treg cells derived from iPS cells. Our results provide a novel approach for generating potentially therapeutic Treg cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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- Rizwanul Haque
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Lei F, Haque R, Xiong X, Song J. Directed differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells towards T lymphocytes. J Vis Exp 2012:e3986. [PMID: 22617911 DOI: 10.3791/3986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Adoptive cell transfer (ACT) of antigen-specific CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) is a promising treatment for a variety of malignancies (1). CTLs can recognize malignant cells by interacting tumor antigens with the T cell receptors (TCR), and release cytotoxins as well as cytokines to kill malignant cells. It is known that less-differentiated and central-memory-like (termed highly reactive) CTLs are the optimal population for ACT-based immunotherapy, because these CTLs have a high proliferative potential, are less prone to apoptosis than more differentiated cells and have a higher ability to respond to homeostatic cytokines (2-7). However, due to difficulties in obtaining a high number of such CTLs from patients, there is an urgent need to find a new approach to generate highly reactive Ag-specific CTLs for successful ACT-based therapies. TCR transduction of the self-renewable stem cells for immune reconstitution has a therapeutic potential for the treatment of diseases (8-10). However, the approach to obtain embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from patients is not feasible. Although the use of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for therapeutic purposes has been widely applied in clinic (11-13), HSCs have reduced differentiation and proliferative capacities, and HSCs are difficult to expand in in vitro cell culture (14-16). Recent iPS cell technology and the development of an in vitro system for gene delivery are capable of generating iPS cells from patients without any surgical approach. In addition, like ESCs, iPS cells possess indefinite proliferative capacity in vitro, and have been shown to differentiate into hematopoietic cells. Thus, iPS cells have greater potential to be used in ACT-based immunotherapy compared to ESCs or HSCs. Here, we present methods for the generation of T lymphocytes from iPS cells in vitro, and in vivo programming of antigen-specific CTLs from iPS cells for promoting cancer immune surveillance. Stimulation in vitro with a Notch ligand drives T cell differentiation from iPS cells, and TCR gene transduction results in iPS cells differentiating into antigen-specific T cells in vivo, which prevents tumor growth. Thus, we demonstrate antigen-specific T cell differentiation from iPS cells. Our studies provide a potentially more efficient approach for generating antigen-specific CTLs for ACT-based therapies and facilitate the development of therapeutic strategies for diseases.
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- Fengyang Lei
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, USA
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Hoehlig K, Shen P, Lampropoulou V, Roch T, Malissen B, O'Connor R, Ries S, Hilgenberg E, Anderton SM, Fillatreau S. Activation of CD4⁺ Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells proceeds normally in the absence of B cells during EAE. Eur J Immunol 2012; 42:1164-73. [PMID: 22539290 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201142242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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B cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells can both facilitate remission from experimental auto immune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a disease of the central nervous system (CNS) used as a model for multiple sclerosis (MS). Considering that B-cell-depletion therapy (BCDT) is used to treat MS patients, we asked whether Treg-cell activation depended on B cells during EAE. Treg-cell proliferation, accumulation in CNS, and augmentation of suppressive activity in the CNS were normal in B-cell-deficient mice, indicating that B cells are not essential for activation of the protective Treg-cell response and thus provide an independent layer of regulation. This function of B cells involved early suppression of the encephalitogenic CD4(+) T-cell response, which was enhanced in B-cell-deficient mice. CD4(+) T-cell depletion was sufficient to intercept the transition from acute-to-chronic EAE when applied to B-cell-deficient animals that just reached the peak of disease severity. Intriguingly, this treatment did not improve disease when applied later, implying that chronic disability was ultimately maintained independently of pathogenic CD4(+) T cells. Collectively, our data indicate that BCDT is unlikely to impair Treg-cell function, yet it might produce undesirable effects on T-cell-mediated autoimmune pathogenesis.
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- Kai Hoehlig
- Deutsches Rheuma-ForschungsZentrum a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Oral tolerance is the state of local and systemic immune unresponsiveness that is induced by oral administration of innocuous antigen such as food proteins. An analogous but more local process also regulates responses to commensal bacteria in the large intestine and, together, mucosally induced tolerance appears to prevent intestinal disorders such as food allergy, celiac disease, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Here we discuss the anatomical basis of antigen uptake and recognition in oral tolerance and highlight possible mechanisms underlying the immunosuppression. We propose a model of stepwise induction of oral tolerance in which specialized populations of mucosal dendritic cells and the unique microenvironment of draining mesenteric lymph nodes combine to generate regulatory T cells that undergo subsequent expansion in the small intestinal lamina propria. The local and systemic effects of these regulatory T cells prevent potentially dangerous hypersensitivity reactions to harmless antigens derived from the intestine and hence are crucial players in immune homeostasis.
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- O Pabst
- Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany,() or AM Mowat ()
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland,() or AM Mowat ()
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Svensson H, Olofsson V, Lundin S, Yakkala C, Björck S, Börjesson L, Gustavsson B, Quiding-Järbrink M. Accumulation of CCR4⁺CTLA-4 FOXP3⁺CD25(hi) regulatory T cells in colon adenocarcinomas correlate to reduced activation of conventional T cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30695. [PMID: 22319577 PMCID: PMC3271060 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer usually gives rise to a specific anti-tumor immune response, but for unknown reasons the resulting immunity is not able to clear the tumor. Recruitment of activated effector lymphocytes to the tumor is important for efficient anti-tumor responses, while the presence of regulatory T cells (Treg) down-modulate tumor-specific immunity. We therefore aimed to determine homing mechanisms and activation stage of Treg and effector T cell infiltrating colon tumors compared to cells from the unaffected mucosa in patients suffering from colon adenocarcinoma. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Lymphocytes were isolated from unaffected and tumor mucosa from patients with colon adenocarcinoma, and flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and quantitative PCR was used to investigate the homing mechanisms and activation stage of infiltrating Treg and conventional lymphocytes. We detected significantly higher frequencies of CD25(high)FOXP3⁺CD127(low) putative Treg in tumors than unaffected mucosa, which had a complete demethylation in the FOXP3 promotor. Tumor-associated Treg had a high expression of CTLA-4, and some appeared to be antigen experienced effector/memory cells based on their expression of αEβ7 (CD103). There were also significantly fewer activated T cells and more CTLA-4⁺ conventional T cells susceptible to immune regulation in the tumor-associated mucosa. In contrast, CD8⁺granzyme B⁺ putative cytotoxic cells were efficiently recruited to the tumors. The frequencies of cells expressing α4β7 and the Th1 associated chemokine receptor CXCR3 were significantly decreased among CD4⁺ T cells in the tumor, while frequencies of CD4⁺CCR4⁺ lymphocytes were significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE This study shows that CCR4⁺CTLA4(hi) Treg accumulate in colon tumors, while the frequencies of activated conventional Th1 type T cells are decreased. The altered lymphocyte composition in colon tumors will probably diminish the ability of the immune system to effectively attack tumor cells, and reducing the Treg activity is an important challenge for future immunotherapy protocols.
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- Helena Svensson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Föhse L, Suffner J, Suhre K, Wahl B, Lindner C, Lee CW, Schmitz S, Haas JD, Lamprecht S, Koenecke C, Bleich A, Hämmerling GJ, Malissen B, Suerbaum S, Förster R, Prinz I. High TCR diversity ensures optimal function and homeostasis of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. Eur J Immunol 2011; 41:3101-13. [PMID: 21932448 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Dominant tolerance to self-antigen requires the presence of sufficient numbers of CD4(+) Foxp3(+) Treg cells with matching antigen specificity. However, the size and role of TCR repertoire diversity for antigen-specific immuno-regulation through Treg cells is not clear. Here, we developed and applied a novel high-throughput (HT) TCR sequencing approach to analyze the TCR repertoire of Treg cells and revealed the importance of high diversity for Treg-cell homeostasis and function. We found that highly polyclonal Treg cells from WT mice vigorously expanded after adoptive transfer into non-lymphopenic TCR-transgenic recipients with low Treg-cell diversity. In that system, we identified specific Treg-cell TCR preferences in distinct anatomic locations such as the mesenteric LN indicating that Treg cells continuously compete for MHC class-II-presented self-, food-, or flora-antigen. Functionally, we showed that high TCR diversity was required for optimal suppressive function of Treg cells in experimental acute graft versus host disease (GvHD). In conclusion, we suggest that efficient immuno-regulation by Treg cells requires high TCR diversity. Thereby, continuous competition of peripheral Treg cells for limited self-antigen shapes an organ-optimized, yet highly diverse, local TCR repertoire.
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- Lisa Föhse
- Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Raghavan S, Quiding-Järbrink M. Regulatory T cells in gastrointestinal tumors. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 5:489-501. [PMID: 21780896 DOI: 10.1586/egh.11.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have the ability to suppress the activity of most other lymphoid cells, as well as dendritic cells through cell-cell contact-dependent mechanisms, which have not yet been fully defined. Tregs are a key component of a functional immune system and Treg deficiency is associated with severe autoimmunity and allergies. However, Tregs specific for tumor-associated antigens are present in cancer patients and Tregs accumulate in many types of solid tumors, where they probably act to promote tumor escape from cytotoxic immune responses. Indeed, some studies even show a negative correlation between Treg infiltration and survival of the patient. Several studies indicate an active recruitment of Tregs to the tumor site and the mechanisms of Treg accumulation are starting to be better understood as a result of more detailed analysis of their adhesion molecule and chemokine receptor expression. In addition, in gastrointestinal tumors there is an increase in tumor-associated Tregs, but intriguingly, Treg infiltration into colorectal adenocarcinomas is associated with improved prognosis. In this article, we will review the proposed mechanisms of immune suppression by tumor-associated Tregs, how the tumor microenvironment favors immune evasion and Treg induction, the tumor-homing mechanisms of Tregs and how Tregs affect progression of gastric and colorectal tumors.
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- Sukanya Raghavan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at The University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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Geuking MB, Cahenzli J, Lawson MAE, Ng DCK, Slack E, Hapfelmeier S, McCoy KD, Macpherson AJ. Intestinal bacterial colonization induces mutualistic regulatory T cell responses. Immunity 2011; 34:794-806. [PMID: 21596591 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 622] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2010] [Revised: 02/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mammals harbor a dense commensal microbiota in the colon. Regulatory T (Treg) cells are known to limit microbe-triggered intestinal inflammation and the CD4+ T cell compartment is shaped by the presence of particular microbes or bacterial compounds. It is, however, difficult to distinguish whether these effects reflect true mutualistic immune adaptation to intestinal colonization or rather idiosyncratic immune responses. To investigate truly mutualistic CD4+ T cell adaptation, we used the altered Schaedler flora (ASF). Intestinal colonization resulted in activation and de novo generation of colonic Treg cells. Failure to activate Treg cells resulted in the induction of T helper 17 (Th17) and Th1 cell responses, which was reversed by wild-type Treg cells. Efficient Treg cell induction was also required to maintain intestinal homeostasis upon dextran sulfate sodium-mediated damage in the colon. Thus, microbiota colonization-induced Treg cell responses are a fundamental intrinsic mechanism to induce and maintain host-intestinal microbial T cell mutualism.
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- Markus B Geuking
- Maurice Müller Laboratories (DKF), Universitätsklinik für Viszerale Chirurgie und Medizin Inselspital, Murtenstrasse 35, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Huang H, Dawicki W, Zhang X, Town J, Gordon JR. Tolerogenic dendritic cells induce CD4+CD25hiFoxp3+ regulatory T cell differentiation from CD4+CD25-/loFoxp3- effector T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:5003-10. [PMID: 20870943 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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IL-10-differentiated dendritic cells (DC10) induce allergen tolerance in asthmatic mice, during which their lung Th2 effector T cells (Teffs) are displaced by activated CD4(+)CD25(hi)Foxp3(+) T cells. Intestinal DCs promote oral tolerance by inducing Ag-naive T cells to differentiate into CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs), but whether DCs can induce Teffs to differentiate into Tregs remains uncertain. In this study, we addressed this question in OVA-asthmatic mice that were treated with DC10. OVA-presenting DC10 treatment maximally activated lung Tregs in these animals at 3 wk posttreatment, as determined by upregulation of activation markers (ICOS, programmed cell death-1, glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein, LAG3, and CTLA-4) and in functional assays. This in vitro regulatory activity was ≥90% reduced by treatment with anti-IL-10 but not anti-TGF-β Abs. In parallel cultures, OVA- but not house dust mite (HDM)-presenting DC10 induced ≈43% of CFSE-labeled CD25(-/lo)Foxp3(-) Teffs from asthmatic OVA-TCR transgenic mice to differentiate into tolerogenic CD25(hi)Foxp3(+) Tregs. We recapitulated this in vivo using OVA-asthmatic mice that were coinjected with OVA- or HDM-presenting DC10 (i.p.) and CFSE-labeled CD4(+)CD25(-/lo)Foxp3(-) Teffs (i.v.) from the lungs of asthmatic DO11.10 mice. From ≈7 to 21% of the activated (i.e., dividing) DO11.10 Teffs that were recovered from the lungs, lung-draining lymph nodes, or spleens of the OVA-DC10 recipients had differentiated into CD4(+)CD25(hi)Foxp3(+) Tregs, whereas no CFSE-positive Tregs were recovered from the HDM-DC10-treated animals. These data indicate that DC10 treatments induce tolerance at least in part by inducing Teffs to differentiate into CD4(+)CD25(hi)Foxp3(+) Tregs.
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Zhang H, Podojil JR, Chang J, Luo X, Miller SD. TGF-beta-induced myelin peptide-specific regulatory T cells mediate antigen-specific suppression of induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:6629-36. [PMID: 20483764 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0904044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The low number of natural regulatory T cells (nTregs) in the circulation specific for a particular Ag and concerns about the bystander suppressive capacity of expanded nTregs presents a major clinical challenge for nTreg-based therapeutic treatment of autoimmune diseases. In the current study, we demonstrate that naive CD4+CD25-Foxp3- T cells specific for the myelin proteolipid protein (PLP)139-151 peptide can be converted into CD25+Foxp3+ induced Treg cells (iTregs) when stimulated in the presence of TGF-beta, retinoic acid, and IL-2. These PLP139-151-specific iTregs (139-iTregs) have a phenotype similar to nTregs, but additionally express an intermediate level of CD62L and a high level of CD103. Upon transfer into SJL/J mice, 139-iTregs undergo Ag-driven proliferation and are effective at suppressing induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis induced by the cognate PLP139-151 peptide, but not PLP178-191 or a mixture of the two peptides. Furthermore, 139-iTregs inhibit delayed-type hypersensitivity responses to PLP139-151, but not PLP178-191, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)35-55, or OVA323-339 in mice primed with a mixture of PLP139-151 and the other respective peptides. Additionally, 139-iTregs suppress the proliferation and activation of PLP139-151-, but not MOG35-55-specific CD4+ T cells in SJL/B6 F1 mice primed with a combination of PLP139-151 and MOG35-55. These findings suggest that Ag-specific iTregs are amplified in vivo when exposed to cognate Ag under inflammatory conditions, and these activated iTregs suppress CD4+ responder T cells in an Ag-specific manner.
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- Hong Zhang
- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Booth NJ, McQuaid AJ, Sobande T, Kissane S, Agius E, Jackson SE, Salmon M, Falciani F, Yong K, Rustin MH, Akbar AN, Vukmanovic-Stejic M. Different proliferative potential and migratory characteristics of human CD4+ regulatory T cells that express either CD45RA or CD45RO. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:4317-26. [PMID: 20231690 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Although human naturally occurring regulatory T cells (Tregs) may express either CD45RA or CD45RO, we find in agreement with previous reports that the ( approximately 80%) majority of natural Tregs in adults are CD45RO(+). The proportion of CD45RA(+) Tregs decreases, whereas CD45RO(+) Tregs increase significantly with age. Nevertheless, a small proportion of CD45RA(+) Tregs are found even in old (>80 y) adults and a proportion of these express CD31, a marker for recent thymic emigrants. We found that CD45RO(+) Tregs were highly proliferative compared with their CD45RA(+) counterparts. This was due in part to the conversion of CD45RA Tregs to CD45RO expression after activation. Another difference between these two Treg populations was their preferential migration to different tissues in vivo. Whereas CD45RA(+) Tregs were preferentially located in the bone marrow, associated with increased CXCR4 expression, CD45RO(+) Tregs were preferentially located in the skin, and this was associated with their increased expression of CLA and CCR4. Our studies therefore show that proliferation features strongly in maintenance of the adult Treg pool in humans and that the thymus may make a minor contribution to the maintenance of the peripheral pool of these cells, even in older adults. Furthermore, the different tissue compartmentalization of these cells suggests that different Treg niches exist in vivo, which may have important roles for their maturation and function.
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- Nicola J Booth
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Department of Immunology, University College London, London W1T 4JF, United Kingdom
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Gagnerault MC, Lanvin O, Pasquier V, Garcia C, Damotte D, Lucas B, Lepault F. Autoimmunity during Thymectomy-Induced Lymphopenia: Role of Thymus Ablation and Initial Effector T Cell Activation Timing in Nonobese Diabetic Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:4913-20. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhao B, Song A, Haque R, Lei F, Weiler L, Xiong X, Wu Y, Croft M, Song J. Cooperation between molecular targets of costimulation in promoting T cell persistence and tumor regression. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:6744-52. [PMID: 19454669 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Costimulation regulates multiple cellular processes of T cells inducing proliferation, expansion, and survival. The molecular targets of costimulation might then be useful to augment T cell activities. Two defined targets of costimulatory signals in primary T cells are the anti-apoptotic bcl-2 family molecule Bcl-x(L), and survivin, an inhibitor of apoptosis family member that might regulate both cell division and survival. However, the relative importance of, and relationship between, these molecules in primary T cells is not clear. To understand whether they have overlapping or cooperative functions, we used retrovirus-mediated transduction to introduce Bcl-x(L) and survivin separately, or together linked by a 2A picornavirus self-cleaving peptide, into Ag-responding CD8(+) T cells. We found that CD8(+) effector T cells expressing both Bcl-x(L) and survivin strongly expanded at an early stage and had a long-term survival advantage over cells transduced with either molecule alone. In vivo, with response to tumor-expressed Ag following adoptive T cell transfer, Ag-reactive CD8(+) T cells expressing both Bcl-x(L) and survivin displayed greatly enhanced tumor protective activity compared with CD8(+) T cells expressing either molecule introduced separately. These results indicate that Bcl-x(L) and survivin can critically contribute in a cooperative, nonredundant manner to augment the accumulation and persistence of CD8(+) T cells following encounter with Ag. The data provide new insights into why costimulatory signals might need to be sustained over time and suggest a potential novel approach to augment cellular immunotherapy for cancer.
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- Baohua Zhao
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Pennsylvania State Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Epigenetic control of FOXP3 expression: the key to a stable regulatory T-cell lineage? Nat Rev Immunol 2009; 9:83-9. [PMID: 19114986 DOI: 10.1038/nri2474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 405] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Regulatory T (T(Reg)) cells constitute a unique T-cell lineage that has a crucial role in immunological tolerance. Several years ago, forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) was identified as the transcription factor that was responsible for determining the development and function of these cells. However, the underlying mechanisms that are involved in the regulation of the FOXP3 gene remain unclear and therefore preclude accurate identification and manipulation of T(Reg) cells. In this Progress article, we summarize recent advances in understanding how FOXP3 expression is controlled and highlight evidence suggesting that epigenetic regulation of the FOXP3 locus contributes to its role as a lineage-specification factor.
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Response: Is CD103 a good surface marker for in vivo–activated effector/memory Treg cells in patients with chronic inflammation? Unknown yet. Blood 2009. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-12-190405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In vivo-activated CD103+CD4+ regulatory T cells ameliorate ongoing chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2008; 112:2129-38. [PMID: 18550852 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-02-140277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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CD103 (alphaEbeta7) has been shown to be an excellent marker for identifying in vivo-activated FoxP3(+)CD4(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells. It is unknown whether reinfusion of in vivo-activated donor-type CD103(+) Treg cells from recipient can ameliorate ongoing chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Here, we showed that, in a chronic GVHD model of DBA/2 (H-2(d)) donor to BALB/c (H-2(d)) recipient, donor-type CD103(+) Treg cells from recipients were much more potent than CD25(hi) natural Treg cells from donors in reversing clinical signs of GVHD and tissue damage. Furthermore, in contrast to CD25(hi) natural Treg cells, CD103(+) Treg cells expressed high levels of CCR5 but low levels of CD62L and directly migrated to GVHD target tissues. In addition, the CD103(+) Treg cells strongly suppressed donor CD4(+) T-cell proliferation; they also induced apoptosis of in vivo-activated CD4(+) T and B cells and significantly reduced pathogenic T and B cells in GVHD target tissues. These results indicate that CD103(+) Treg cells from chronic GVHD recipients are functional, and reinfusion of the CD103(+) Treg cells can shift the balance between Treg cells and pathogenic T cells in chronic GVHD recipients and ameliorate ongoing disease.
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Polansky J, Kretschmer K, Freyer J, Floess S, Garbe A, Baron U, Olek S, Hamann A, von Boehmer H, Huehn J. DNA methylation controls Foxp3 gene expression. Eur J Immunol 2008; 38:1654-63. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 616] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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