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Cassidy FC, Kedia-Mehta N, Bergin R, Woodcock A, Berisha A, Bradley B, Booth E, Jenkins BJ, Ryan OK, Jones N, Sinclair LV, O'Shea D, Hogan AE. Glycogen-fuelled metabolism supports rapid mucosal-associated invariant T cell responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2300566120. [PMID: 37307453 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300566120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a subset of unconventional T cells which recognize a limited repertoire of ligands presented by the MHC class-I like molecule MR1. In addition to their key role in host protection against bacterial and viral pathogens, MAIT cells are emerging as potent anti-cancer effectors. With their abundance in human, unrestricted properties, and rapid effector functions MAIT cells are emerging as attractive candidates for immunotherapy. In the current study, we demonstrate that MAIT cells are potent cytotoxic cells, rapidly degranulating and inducing target cell death. Previous work from our group and others has highlighted glucose metabolism as a critical process for MAIT cell cytokine responses at 18 h. However, the metabolic processes supporting rapid MAIT cell cytotoxic responses are currently unknown. Here, we show that glucose metabolism is dispensable for both MAIT cell cytotoxicity and early (<3 h) cytokine production, as is oxidative phosphorylation. We show that MAIT cells have the machinery required to make (GYS-1) and metabolize (PYGB) glycogen and further demonstrate that that MAIT cell cytotoxicity and rapid cytokine responses are dependent on glycogen metabolism. In summary, we show that glycogen-fueled metabolism supports rapid MAIT cell effector functions (cytotoxicity and cytokine production) which may have implications for their use as an immunotherapeutic agent.
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Affiliation(s)
- Féaron C Cassidy
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre, D12 N512 Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cell Signaling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom
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- St Vincent's University Hospital & University College Dublin, D04 T6F4 Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare W23 F2H6, Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre, D12 N512 Dublin 12, Ireland
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Kedia-Mehta N, Pisarska MM, Rollings C, O'Neill C, De Barra C, Foley C, Wood NAW, Wrigley-Kelly N, Veerapen N, Besra G, Bergin R, Jones N, O'Shea D, Sinclair LV, Hogan AE. The proliferation of human mucosal-associated invariant T cells requires a MYC-SLC7A5-glycolysis metabolic axis. Sci Signal 2023; 16:eabo2709. [PMID: 37071733 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abo2709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
Abstract
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an abundant population of innate T cells that recognize bacterial ligands and play a key role in host protection against bacterial and viral pathogens. Upon activation, MAIT cells undergo proliferative expansion and increase their production of effector molecules such as cytokines. In this study, we found that both mRNA and protein abundance of the key metabolism regulator and transcription factor MYC was increased in stimulated MAIT cells. Using quantitative mass spectrometry, we identified the activation of two MYC-controlled metabolic pathways, amino acid transport and glycolysis, both of which were necessary for MAIT cell proliferation. Last, we showed that MAIT cells isolated from people with obesity showed decreased MYC mRNA abundance upon activation, which was associated with defective MAIT cell proliferation and functional responses. Collectively, our data uncover the importance of MYC-regulated metabolism for MAIT cell proliferation and provide additional insight into the molecular basis for the functional defects of MAIT cells in obesity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nidhi Kedia-Mehta
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Division of Cell Signaling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
- University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK
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- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland
- St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
- University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Division of Cell Signaling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland
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Kedia-Mehta N, Hogan AE. MAITabolism 2 - the emerging understanding of MAIT cell metabolism and their role in metabolic disease. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1108071. [PMID: 36741413 PMCID: PMC9892190 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1108071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a population of unconventional innate T cells due to their non-MHC restriction and rapid effector responses. MAIT cells can recognise bacterial derived antigens presented on the MHC-like protein via their semi-restricted T cell receptor (TCR). Upon TCR triggering MAIT cells rapidly produce a range of effector molecules including cytokines, lytic granules and chemokines. This rapid and robust effector response makes MAIT cells critical in host responses against many bacterial pathogens. MAIT cells can also respond independent of their TCR via innate cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-18, triggering cytokine production, and are important in anti-viral responses. In addition to their protective role, MAIT cells have been implicated in numerous inflammatory diseases, including metabolic diseases often contributing to the pathogenesis via their robust cytokine production. Effector cells such as MAIT cells require significant amounts of energy to support their potent responses, and the type of nutrients available can dictate the functionality of the cell. Although data on MAIT cell metabolism is just emerging, several recent studies are starting to define the intrinsic metabolic requirements and regulators of MAIT cells. In this review we will outline our current understanding of MAIT cell metabolism, and outline their role in metabolic disease, and how disease-related changes in extrinsic metabolism can alter MAIT cell responses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nidhi Kedia-Mehta
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
- Obesity Immunology Group, Education and Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
- Obesity Immunology Group, Education and Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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Bergin R, Kinlen D, Kedia-Mehta N, Hayes E, Cassidy FC, Cody D, O'Shea D, Hogan AE. Mucosal-associated invariant T cells are associated with insulin resistance in childhood obesity, and disrupt insulin signalling via IL-17. Diabetologia 2022; 65:1012-1017. [PMID: 35305128 PMCID: PMC9076704 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05682-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) are an abundant population of innate T cells. When activated, MAIT cells rapidly produce a range of cytokines, including IFNγ, TNF-α and IL-17. Several studies have implicated MAIT cells in the development of metabolic dysfunction, but the mechanisms through which this occurs are not fully understood. We hypothesised that MAIT cells are associated with insulin resistance in children with obesity, and affect insulin signalling through their production of IL-17. METHODS In a cross-sectional observational study, we investigated MAIT cell cytokine profiles in a cohort of 30 children with obesity and 30 healthy control participants, of similar age, using flow cytometry. We then used a cell-based model to determine the direct effect of MAIT cells and IL-17 on insulin signalling and glucose uptake. RESULTS Children with obesity display increased MAIT cell frequencies (2.2% vs 2.8%, p=0.047), and, once activated, these produced elevated levels of both TNF-α (39% vs 28%, p=0.03) and IL-17 (1.25% vs 0.5%, p=0.008). The IL-17-producing MAIT cells were associated with an elevated HOMA-IR (r=0.65, p=0.001). The MAIT cell secretome from adults with obesity resulted in reduced glucose uptake when compared with the secretome from healthy adult control (1.31 vs 0.96, p=0.0002), a defect that could be blocked by neutralising IL-17. Finally, we demonstrated that recombinant IL-17 blocked insulin-mediated glucose uptake via inhibition of phosphorylated Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATIONS Collectively, these studies provide further support for the role of MAIT cells in the development of metabolic dysfunction, and suggest that an IL-17-mediated effect on intracellular insulin signalling is responsible.
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- Ronan Bergin
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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- St Vincent's University Hospital and University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.
- National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
- St Vincent's University Hospital and University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Brien AO, Kedia-Mehta N, Tobin L, Veerapen N, Besra GS, Shea DO, Hogan AE. Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction in MAIT cells limits IL-17 production in obesity. Cell Mol Immunol 2020; 17:1193-1195. [PMID: 32107463 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-0375-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Aisling O' Brien
- St. Vincent's University Hospital & University College Dublin, Dublin, 4, Ireland
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- Human Health Institute, Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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- St. Vincent's University Hospital & University College Dublin, Dublin, 4, Ireland.,National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, 12, Ireland
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- St. Vincent's University Hospital & University College Dublin, Dublin, 4, Ireland
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- Human Health Institute, Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. .,National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, 12, Ireland.
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Loftus RM, Assmann N, Kedia-Mehta N, O'Brien KL, Garcia A, Gillespie C, Hukelmann JL, Oefner PJ, Lamond AI, Gardiner CM, Dettmer K, Cantrell DA, Sinclair LV, Finlay DK. Amino acid-dependent cMyc expression is essential for NK cell metabolic and functional responses in mice. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2341. [PMID: 29904050 PMCID: PMC6002377 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04719-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes with important anti-tumour functions. Cytokine activation of NK cell glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) are essential for robust NK cell responses. However, the mechanisms leading to this metabolic phenotype are unclear. Here we show that the transcription factor cMyc is essential for IL-2/IL-12-induced metabolic and functional responses in mice. cMyc protein levels are acutely regulated by amino acids; cMyc protein is lost rapidly when glutamine is withdrawn or when system L-amino acid transport is blocked. We identify SLC7A5 as the predominant system L-amino acid transporter in activated NK cells. Unlike other lymphocyte subsets, glutaminolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle do not sustain OXPHOS in activated NK cells. Glutamine withdrawal, but not the inhibition of glutaminolysis, results in the loss of cMyc protein, reduced cell growth and impaired NK cell responses. These data identify an essential role for amino acid-controlled cMyc for NK cell metabolism and function.
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- Róisín M Loftus
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK.,Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. .,School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Lawless SJ, Kedia-Mehta N, Walls JF, McGarrigle R, Convery O, Sinclair LV, Navarro MN, Murray J, Finlay DK. Glucose represses dendritic cell-induced T cell responses. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15620. [PMID: 28555668 PMCID: PMC5459989 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucose and glycolysis are important for the proinflammatory functions of many immune cells, and depletion of glucose in pathological microenvironments is associated with defective immune responses. Here we show a contrasting function for glucose in dendritic cells (DCs), as glucose represses the proinflammatory output of LPS-stimulated DCs and inhibits DC-induced T-cell responses. A glucose-sensitive signal transduction circuit involving the mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1), HIF1α and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) coordinates DC metabolism and function to limit DC-stimulated T-cell responses. When multiple T cells interact with a DC, they compete for nutrients, which can limit glucose availability to the DCs. In such DCs, glucose-dependent signalling is inhibited, altering DC outputs and enhancing T-cell responses. These data reveal a mechanism by which T cells regulate the DC microenvironment to control DC-induced T-cell responses and indicate that glucose is an important signal for shaping immune responses.
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- Simon J Lawless
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Departamento Medicina/Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto Investigación Sanitaria/Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, C/Diego de Léon, 62, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.,School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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