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Hess LU, Martrus G, Ziegler AE, Langeneckert AE, Salzberger W, Goebels H, Sagebiel AF, Hagen SH, Poch T, Ravichandran G, Koch M, Schramm C, Oldhafer KJ, Fischer L, Tiegs G, Richert L, Bunders MJ, Lunemann S, Altfeld M. The Transcription Factor Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Protein Is Associated With Expression of Liver-Homing Receptors on Human Blood CD56 bright Natural Killer Cells. Hepatol Commun 2020; 4:409-424. [PMID: 32140657 PMCID: PMC7049682 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The transcription factor promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein (PLZF) is involved in the development of natural killer (NK) cells and innate lymphoid cells, including liver-resident NK cells in mice. In human NK cells, the role of PLZF in liver residency is still unknown. Expression of PLZF in matched human peripheral blood- and liver-derived NK cells and the association of PLZF expression with surface molecules and transcription factors relevant for tissue residency were investigated using multiparameter flow cytometry and assessing single-cell messenger RNA (mRNA) levels. Intrahepatic cluster of differentiation (CD)56bright NK cells expressed significantly higher levels of PLZF than peripheral blood CD56bright NK cells, which were predominantly PLZFlo. Expression of PLZF was highest within C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6)+CD69+ liver-resident NK cells among intrahepatic CD56bright NK cell populations. Association of PLZF with liver-residency markers was also reflected at mRNA levels. A small PLZFhiCD56bright NK cell population was identified in peripheral blood that also expressed the liver-residency markers CXCR6 and CD69 and shared functional characteristics with liver-resident NK cells. Conclusion: PLZF is implicated as part of a transcriptional network that promotes liver residency of human NK cells. Expression of liver-homing markers on peripheral blood PLZFhiCD56bright NK cells identifies an intermediate population potentially contributing to the maintenance of liver-resident NK cells.
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- Leonard U Hess
- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- First Medical Clinic and Polyclinic Center for Internal Medicine University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology and Hepatology University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Division of Transplantation Surgery University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany
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- First Medical Clinic and Polyclinic Center for Internal Medicine University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany.,Martin Zeitz Center for Rare Diseases University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Department of General and Abdominal Surgery Asklepios Hospital Barmbek Semmelweis University of Medicine Asklepios Campus Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplant Surgery University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology and Hepatology University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany.,University of Bordeaux Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Bordeaux Population Health Research Center UMR1219 and Inria, Team SISTM Bordeaux France
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology Heinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Hamburg Germany
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Martrus G, Goebels H, Langeneckert AE, Kah J, Flomm F, Ziegler AE, Niehrs A, Löbl SM, Russu K, Hess LU, Salzberger W, Poch T, Nashan B, Schramm C, Oldhafer KJ, Dandri M, Koch M, Lunemann S, Altfeld M. CD49a Expression Identifies a Subset of Intrahepatic Macrophages in Humans. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1247. [PMID: 31231382 PMCID: PMC6568245 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Macrophages play central roles in inflammatory reactions and initiation of immune responses during infections. More than 80% of total tissue macrophages are described to be located in the liver as liver-resident macrophages, also named Kupffer cells (KCs). While studies in mice have established a central role of liver-resident KCs in regulating liver inflammation, their phenotype and function are not well-characterized in humans. Comparing paired human liver and peripheral blood samples, we observed significant differences in the distribution of macrophage (Mφ) subsets, with lower frequencies of CD14hiCD16lo and higher frequencies of CD14int−hiCD16int Mφ in human livers. Intrahepatic Mφ consisted of diverse subsets with differential expression of CD49a, a liver-residency marker previously described for human and mice NK cells, and VSIG4 and/or MARCO, two recently described human tissue Mφ markers. Furthermore, intrahepatic CD49a+ Mφ expressed significantly higher levels of maturation and activation markers, exhibited higher baseline levels of TNF-α, IL-12, and IL-10 production, but responded less to additional in vitro TLR stimulation. In contrast, intrahepatic CD49a− Mφ were highly responsive to stimulation with TLR ligands, similar to what was observed for CD49a− monocytes (MOs) in peripheral blood. Taken together, these studies identified populations of CD49a+, VSIG4+, and/or MARCO+ Mφ in human livers, and demonstrated that intrahepatic CD49a+ Mφ differed in phenotype and function from intrahepatic CD49a− Mφ as well as from peripheral blood-derived monocytes.
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- Glòria Martrus
- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Internal Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Center of Internal Medicine II, Brandenburg Medical School, University Hospital Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Internal Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Martin Zeitz Center for Rare Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Clinic of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery and The Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Sciences & Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Internal Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Martin Zeitz Center for Rare Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General & Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Internal Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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Langeneckert AE, Lunemann S, Martrus G, Salzberger W, Hess LU, Ziegler AE, Poch T, Ravichandran G, Matschl U, Bosse JB, Tiegs G, Fischer L, Koch M, Herkel J, Oldhafer KJ, Schramm C, Altfeld M. CCL21-expression and accumulation of CCR7 + NK cells in livers of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Eur J Immunol 2019; 49:758-769. [PMID: 30785638 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201847965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), an autoimmune liver disease, remains unknown. The aim of this study was to characterize peripheral blood and intrahepatic NK cells from patients with PSC. Peripheral blood samples from patients with PSC, other autoimmune liver diseases, and from healthy control individuals were used, as well as liver tissues from PSC patients undergoing liver transplantation. Multiparameter flow cytometry showed that peripheral blood NK cells from PSC patients were significantly enriched for CCR7+ and CXCR3+ cells, and CCR7+ but not CXCR3+ cells were also significantly increased within intrahepatic NK cells. PSC patients undergoing liver transplantation furthermore had significantly higher plasma levels of the CCR7-ligand CCL21, and the CXCR3-ligands CXCL10 and CXCL11, and significantly higher levels of CCL21, but not CXCL10, were detected in liver tissues. CCR7+ and CXCR3+ NK cells from PSC patients exhibited significantly higher functional capacity in peripheral blood, but not liver tissues, consistent with chronic activation of these NK cells in the inflamed liver. These data show that PSC is characterized by intrahepatic CCL21 expression and accumulation of CCR7+ NK cells in the inflamed liver tissue.
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Structural Cell Biology of Viruses, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Mainz, Germany
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- I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Semmelweis University of Medicine Hamburg, Germany
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- I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Martin Zeitz Center for Rare Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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Lunemann S, Langeneckert AE, Martrus G, Hess LU, Salzberger W, Ziegler AE, Löbl SM, Poch T, Ravichandran G, Sauter J, Schmidt AH, Schramm C, Oldhafer KJ, Altfeld M, Körner C. Human liver-derived CXCR6 + NK cells are predominantly educated through NKG2A and show reduced cytokine production. J Leukoc Biol 2019; 105:1331-1340. [PMID: 30779432 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.1ma1118-428r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
NK cells have been implicated to affect the outcome of numerous liver diseases. In particular, members of the killer-cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) family, predominantly expressed by NK cells, have been associated with the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection and clearance of hepatocellular carcinoma. Inhibitory KIRs tune NK cell function through interaction with HLA class I, a process termed education. Nevertheless, the impact of the hepatic environment on NK cell education is incompletely understood. Therefore, we investigated the composition and function of hepatic KIR-expressing NK cells. Matched PBMC and hepatic lymphocytes were isolated from 20 individuals undergoing liver surgery and subsequently phenotypically analyzed for expression of KIRs and markers for tissue residency using flow cytometry. NK cell function was determined by co-culturing NK cells with the target cell line 721.221 and subsequent assessment of CD107a, IFN-γ, and TNF-α expression. Liver-resident CXCR6+ /CD56Bright NK cells lacked KIRs and were predominantly educated through NKG2A, while CXCR6- /CD16+ NK cells expressed KIRs and resembled peripheral blood NK cells. Hepatic NK cells showed lower response rates compared to peripheral blood NK cells; in particular, CXCR6+ NK cells were hyporesponsive to stimulation with target cells. The high proportion of educated NK cells in both subsets indicates the importance of self-inhibitory receptors for the balance between maintenance of self-tolerance and functional readiness. However, the reduced functionality of hepatic NK cells may reflect the impact of the tolerogenic hepatic environment on NK cells irrespective of NK cell education.
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- Sebastian Lunemann
- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- DKMS Gemeinnützige GmbH, Tübingen, Germany.,DKMS Life Science Lab GmbH, Dresden, Germany
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- I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Martin Zeitz Center for Rare Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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Salzberger W, Martrus G, Bachmann K, Goebels H, Heß L, Koch M, Langeneckert A, Lunemann S, Oldhafer KJ, Pfeifer C, Poch T, Richert L, Schramm C, Wahib R, Bunders MJ, Altfeld M. Tissue-resident NK cells differ in their expression profile of the nutrient transporters Glut1, CD98 and CD71. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201170. [PMID: 30028872 PMCID: PMC6054388 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Metabolism is a critical basis for immune cell functionality. It was recently shown that NK cell subsets from peripheral blood modulate their expression of nutrient receptors following cytokine stimulation, demonstrating that NK cells can adjust to changes in metabolic requirements. As nutrient availability in blood and tissues can significantly differ, we examined NK cells isolated from paired blood-liver and blood-spleen samples and compared expression of the nutrient transporters Glut1, CD98 and CD71. CD56bright tissue-resident (CXCR6+) NK cells derived from livers and spleens expressed lower levels of Glut1 but higher levels of the amino acid transporter CD98 following stimulation than CD56bright NK cells from peripheral blood. In line with that, CD56dim NK cells, which constitute the main NK cell population in the peripheral blood, expressed higher levels of Glut1 and lower levels of CD98 and CD71 compared to liver CD56bright NK cells. Our results show that NK cells from peripheral blood differ from liver- and spleen-resident NK cells in the expression profile of nutrient transporters, consistent with a cell-adaptation to the different nutritional environment in these compartments.
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- Wilhelm Salzberger
- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General & Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- INSERM U1219, INRIA SISTM, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Martin Zeitz Centre for Rare Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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Ziegler SM, Feldmann CN, Hagen SH, Richert L, Barkhausen T, Goletzke J, Jazbutyte V, Martrus G, Salzberger W, Renné T, Hecher K, Diemert A, Arck PC, Altfeld M. Innate immune responses to toll-like receptor stimulation are altered during the course of pregnancy. J Reprod Immunol 2018; 128:30-37. [PMID: 29886307 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
During pregnancy the maternal immune system has to develop tolerance towards the developing fetus. These changes in maternal immunity can result in increased severity of certain infections, but also in amelioration of autoimmune diseases. Pregnancy-related hormones have been suggested to play a central role in the adaptation of the maternal immune system, but their specific effects on innate immune function is not well understood. In a longitudinal study of pregnant women, we investigated innate immune cell function in response to toll-like receptors (TLR) 4 and 7 stimulation, two TLR pathways playing a critical role in early innate immune recognition of bacteria and viruses. IFNα production by TLR7-stimulated pDCs was decreased in early pregnancy, and increased towards the end of pregnancy. In contrast, pro-inflammatory TLR4-induced TNFα production by monocytes was increased during early pregnancy, but declined after the first trimester. Changes in cytokine production were associated with changes in pregnancy-related hormones and monocyte subpopulations over the course of pregnancy. These data demonstrating a significant association between pregnancy-related hormones and modulation of innate immune responses mediated by TLRs provide novel insights into the immunological adaptations occurring during pregnancy.
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- Susanne Maria Ziegler
- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany; Vaccine Research Institute (VRI), Créteil, F-94010, France; Université Bordeaux, ISPED, Centre INSERM U1219, Inria, SISTM, F-33000, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, pôle de santé publique, F-33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Solna (L1:00), SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20251, Germany.
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Martrus G, Kautz T, Lunemann S, Richert L, Glau L, Salzberger W, Goebels H, Langeneckert A, Hess L, Poch T, Schramm C, Oldhafer KJ, Koch M, Tolosa E, Nashan B, Altfeld M. Proliferative capacity exhibited by human liver-resident CD49a+CD25+ NK cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182532. [PMID: 28792982 PMCID: PMC5549915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The recruitment and retention of Natural Killer (NK) cells in the liver are thought to play an important role during hepatotropic infections and liver cirrhosis. The aims of this study were to determine differences between liver-derived and peripheral blood-derived NK cells in the context of liver inflammation and cirrhosis. We conducted a prospective dual-center cross-sectional study in patients undergoing liver transplantation or tumor-free liver resections, in which both liver tissue and peripheral blood samples were obtained from each consenting study participants. Intrahepatic lymphocytes and PBMCs were stained, fixed and analyzed by flow cytometry. Our results showed that, within cirrhotic liver samples, intrahepatic NK cells were particularly enriched for CD49a+ NK cells when compared to tumor-free liver resection samples. CD49a+ liver-derived NK cells included populations of cells expressing CD25, CD34 and CXCR3. Moreover, CD49a+CD25+ liver-derived NK cells exhibited high proliferative capacity in vitro in response to low doses of IL-2. Our study identified a specific subset of CD49a+CD25+ NK cells in cirrhotic livers bearing functional features of proliferation.
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- Glòria Martrus
- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team SISTM, UMR1219 and Inria, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General & Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Asklepios Campus, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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Leiss H, Salzberger W, Jacobs B, Gessl I, Kozakowski N, Blüml S, Puchner A, Kiss A, Podesser BK, Smolen JS, Stummvoll GH. MicroRNA 155-deficiency leads to decreased autoantibody levels and reduced severity of nephritis and pneumonitis in pristane-induced lupus. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181015. [PMID: 28719617 PMCID: PMC5515414 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective We herein examine the role of endogenous miR155 in the development of systemic manifestations in pristane induced lupus. Materials and methods Systemic lupus in miR155-deficient and wild type mice was induced upon injection of pristane and analyzed after 8 months, PBS-injected mice served as controls. Glomerulonephritis and pneumonitis were quantified using the kidney biopsy score and a newly adapted histomorphometric image analysis system; lung tissue was further analyzed by tissue cytometry. Serum levels of anti-dsDNA, anti-histone and anti-chromatin antibodies were measured by ELISA. Frequencies of B cells, activated and regulatory CD4+ T cells as well as Th1, Th2, Th17 cells were measured by flow cytometry. RT-qPCR was used to measure expression levels of interferon-signature and T-cell subset related as well as miR155-associated genes. Results After induction of lupus, miR155-deficient mice had significant less pulmonary involvement (perivascular inflammatory area in mm2/mm2 lung area 0.00092±0.00015 vs. 0.0027±0.00075, p = 0.0347) and renal disease (glomerular activity score 1.95±0.19 vs 3±0.26, p = 0.0029) compared to wild types. MiR155-deficient mice had significantly lower serum levels of disease-associated auto-antibodies and decreased frequencies of activated CD4+CD25+ (Foxp3-) cells. Upon restimulation, CD4+ cells showed a less pronounced Th2 and Th17 and a slightly decreased Th1 response in mir155-deficient mice. Pristane-treated wild types showed significantly up-regulated expression of genes related to the INF-signature (MX1, IP10, IRF7, ISG15). Conclusions MiR155-deficient mice had less severe organ involvement, lower serum auto-antibody levels, a less prominent T cell response and lower expressions of genes jointly responsible for disease development. Thus, antagonizing miR155 might be a future approach in treating SLE.
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- Harald Leiss
- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Leiss H, Salzberger W, Jacobs B, Gessl I, Kozakowski N, Blüml S, Puchner A, Niederreiter B, Shvets T, Steiner C, Smolen J, Stummvoll G. AB0135 Decreased Lupus Manifestations in Pristane-Induced Microrna 155-Deficient Mice. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.4302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Salzberger W, Garcia-Beltran WF, Dugan H, Gubbala S, Simoneau C, Gressens SB, Jost S, Altfeld M. Influence of Glycosylation Inhibition on the Binding of KIR3DL1 to HLA-B*57:01. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0145324. [PMID: 26680341 PMCID: PMC4683028 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Viral infections can affect the glycosylation pattern of glycoproteins involved in antiviral immunity. Given the importance of protein glycosylation for immune function, we investigated the effect that modulation of the highly conserved HLA class I N-glycan has on KIR:HLA interactions and NK cell function. We focused on HLA-B*57:01 and its interaction with KIR3DL1, which has been shown to play a critical role in determining the progression of a number of human diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection. 721.221 cells stably expressing HLA-B*57:01 were treated with a panel of glycosylation enzyme inhibitors, and HLA class I expression and KIR3DL1 binding was quantified. In addition, the functional outcomes of HLA-B*57:01 N-glycan disruption/modulation on KIR3DL1ζ+ Jurkat reporter cells and primary human KIR3DL1+ NK cells was assessed. Different glycosylation enzyme inhibitors had varying effects on HLA-B*57:01 expression and KIR3DL1-Fc binding. The most remarkable effect was that of tunicamycin, an inhibitor of the first step of N-glycosylation, which resulted in significantly reduced KIR3DL1-Fc binding despite sustained expression of HLA-B*57:01 on 721.221 cells. This effect was paralleled by decreased activation of KIR3DL1ζ+ Jurkat reporter cells, as well as increased degranulation of primary human KIR3DL1+ NK cell clones when encountering HLA-B*57:01-expressing 721.221 cells that were pre-treated with tunicamycin. Overall, these results demonstrate that N-glycosylation of HLA class I is important for KIR:HLA binding and has an impact on NK cell function.
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- Wilhelm Salzberger
- Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich-Pette-Institut, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich-Pette-Institut, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Leiss H, Salzberger W, Gessl I, Kozakowski N, Blüml S, Puchner A, Niederreiter B, Steiner G, Smolen J, Stummvoll G. OP0103 Decreased Lupus Severity in Mir155 Deficient Mice. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Leiss H, Schwarzecker B, Gessl I, Salzberger W, Puchner A, Niederreiter B, Smolen J, Stummvoll G. AB0178 Characterization of CD4+ T Cell Response and Effects of Regulatory T Cells in Pristane Induced Lupus (PIL). Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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