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Sekiya T, Hidano S, Takaki S. Tonic TCR and IL-1β signaling mediate phenotypic alterations of naive CD4 + T cells. Cell Rep 2024; 43:113954. [PMID: 38492221 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Inert naive CD4+ T (TN) cells differentiate into functional T helper (Th) or regulatory T (Treg) cell subsets upon encountering antigens, mediating properly directed immune responses. Although all TN cells can differentiate into any of the Th and Treg cell subsets, heterogeneity exists among TN cells. By constructing reporter mice to detect ongoing T cell receptor (TCR) signaling, we identify that interleukin (IL)-1β signaling affects TN cell characteristics, independent of tonic TCR signaling, which also alters TN cell phenotypes. IL-1β reversibly attenuates the differentiation potential of TN cells toward Treg cells. IL-1β signaling is elevated in the splenic TN cells, consequently attenuating their differentiation potential toward Treg cells. Aberrant elevation of IL-1β signaling augments colitogenic activities of TN cells. TN cells in patients with colitis exhibited elevated IL-1β signaling. We demonstrate that phenotypic alteration in TN cells by IL-1β is an important mechanism in the regulation of immune responses.
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- Takashi Sekiya
- Section of Immune Response Modification, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8516, Japan; Department of Immune Regulation, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8516, Japan.
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- Department of Immune Regulation, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8516, Japan
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- Department of Immune Regulation, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8516, Japan
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Despite the number of available methods to predict prognosis in patients with heart failure, prognosis remains poor, likely because of marked patient heterogeneity and varied heart failure etiologies. Thus, identification of novel prognostic indicators to stratify risk in patients with heart failure is of paramount importance. The spleen is emerging as a potential novel prognostic indicator for heart failure. In this article, we provide an overview of the current prognostic tools used for heart failure. We then introduce the spleen as a potential novel prognostic indicator, before outlining the structure and function of the spleen and introducing the concept of the cardiosplenic axis. This is followed by a focused discussion on the function of the spleen in the immune response and in hemodynamics, as well as a review of what is known about the usefulness of the spleen as an indicator of heart failure. Expert insight into the most effective spleen-related measurement indices for the prognostication of patients with heart failure is provided, and suggestions on how these could be measured in clinical practice are considered. In future, studies in humans will be required to draw definitive links between specific splenic measurements and different heart failure manifestations, as well as to determine whether splenic prognostic measurements differ between heart failure classes and etiologies. These contributions will provide a step forward in our understanding of the usefulness of the spleen as a prognostic predictor in heart failure.
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Re-directing nanomedicines to the spleen: A potential technology for peripheral immunomodulation. J Control Release 2022; 350:60-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sharma L, Peng X, Qing H, Hilliard BK, Kim J, Swaminathan A, Tian J, Israni-Winger K, Zhang C, Habet V, Wang L, Gupta G, Tian X, Ma Y, Shin HJ, Kim SH, Kang MJ, Ishibe S, Young LH, Kotenko S, Compton S, Wilen CB, Wang A, Dela Cruz CS. Distinct Roles of Type I and Type III Interferons during a Native Murine β Coronavirus Lung Infection. J Virol 2022; 96:e0124121. [PMID: 34705554 PMCID: PMC8791255 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01241-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Coronaviruses are a major health care threat to humankind. Currently, the host factors that contribute to limit disease severity in healthy young patients are not well defined. Interferons are key antiviral molecules, especially type I and type III interferons. The role of these interferons during coronavirus disease is a subject of debate. Here, using mice that are deficient in type I (IFNAR1-/-), type III (IFNLR1-/-), or both (IFNAR1/LR1-/-) interferon signaling pathways and murine-adapted coronavirus (MHV-A59) administered through the intranasal route, we define the role of interferons in coronavirus infection. We show that type I interferons play a major role in host survival in this model, while a minimal role of type III interferons was manifested only in the absence of type I interferons or during a lethal dose of coronavirus. IFNAR1-/- and IFNAR1/LR1-/- mice had an uncontrolled viral burden in the airways and lung and increased viral dissemination to other organs. The absence of only type III interferon signaling had no measurable difference in the viral load. The increased viral load in IFNAR1-/- and IFNAR1/LR1-/- mice was associated with increased tissue injury, especially evident in the lung and liver. Type I but not type III interferon treatment was able to promote survival if treated during early disease. Further, we show that type I interferon signaling in macrophages contributes to the beneficial effects during coronavirus infection in mice. IMPORTANCE The antiviral and pathological potential of type I and type III interferons during coronavirus infection remains poorly defined, and opposite findings have been reported. We report that both type I and type III interferons have anticoronaviral activities, but their potency and organ specificity differ. Type I interferon deficiency rendered the mice susceptible to even a sublethal murine coronavirus infection, while the type III interferon deficiency impaired survival only during a lethal infection or during a sublethal infection in the absence of type I interferon signaling. While treatment with both type I and III interferons promoted viral clearance in the airways and lung, only type I interferons promoted the viral clearance in the liver and improved host survival upon early treatment (12 h postinfection). This study demonstrates distinct roles and potency of type I and type III interferons and their therapeutic potential during coronavirus lung infection.
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- Lokesh Sharma
- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Molecular and Serological Diagnostics, Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Ping H, Zhang K, Wang Y, Tong X, Chen Z, Cai C, Lu Z, Gui X, Liu L, Wang X, Ke H. Cell death and pathological findings of the spleen in COVID-19 patients. Pathol Res Pract 2021; 227:153610. [PMID: 34601398 PMCID: PMC8423775 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) is recognized as systemic inflammatory response syndrome. It was demonstrated that a rapid increase of cytokines in the serum of COVID-19 patients is associated with the severity of disease. However, the mechanisms of the cytokine release are not clear. By using immunofluorescence staining we found that the number of CD11b positive immune cells including macrophages in the spleens of died COVID-19 patients, was significantly higher than that of the control patients. The incidence of apoptosis as measured by two apoptotic markers, TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3, in COVID-19 patients' spleen cells is higher than that in control patients. By double immunostaining CD11b or CD68 and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, it was found that up to 67% of these immune cells were positive for spike protein, suggesting that viral infection might be associated with apoptosis in these cells. Besides, we also stained the autophagy-related molecules (p-Akt、p62 and BCL-2) in spleen tissues, the results showed that the number of positive cells was significantly higher in COVID-19 group. And compared with non-COVID-19 patients, autophagy may be inhibited in COVID-19 patients. Our research suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may result in a higher rate of apoptosis and a lower rate of autophagy of immune cells in the spleen of COVID-19 patients. These discoveries may increase our understanding of the pathogenesis of COVID-19.
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- Haiqin Ping
- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China; Lichuan People's Hospital, Lichuan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, PR China
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- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
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- Wuhan Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, PR China; Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China.
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- Hubei AIDS Clinical Training Center, Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China; Wuhan Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan, PR China; Cancer Research Institute, General Hospital, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, PR China.
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Khan N, Kaur S, Knuth CM, Jeschke MG. CNS-Spleen Axis - a Close Interplay in Mediating Inflammatory Responses in Burn Patients and a Key to Novel Burn Therapeutics. Front Immunol 2021; 12:720221. [PMID: 34539655 PMCID: PMC8448279 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.720221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Severe burn-induced inflammation and subsequent hypermetabolic response can lead to profound infection and sepsis, resulting in multiple organ failure and high mortality risk in patients. This represents an extremely challenging issue for clinicians as sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in burn patients. Since hyperinflammation and immune dysfunction are a result of an immune imbalance, restoring these conditions seem to have promising benefits for burn patients. A key network that modulates the immune balance is the central nervous system (CNS)-spleen axis, which coordinates multiple signaling pathways, including sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways. Modulating inflammation is a key strategy that researchers use to understand neuroimmunomodulation in other hyperinflammatory disease models and modulating the CNS-spleen axis has led to improved clinical outcomes in patients. As the immune balance is paramount for recovery in burn-induced sepsis and patients with hyperinflammatory conditions, it appears that severe burn injuries substantially alter this CNS-spleen axis. Therefore, it is essential to address and discuss the potential therapeutic techniques that target the CNS-spleen axis that aim to restore homeostasis in burn patients. To understand this in detail, we have conducted a systematic review to explore the role of the CNS-spleen axis and its impact on immunomodulation concerning the burn-induced hypermetabolic response and associated sepsis complications. Furthermore, this thorough review explores the role of the spleen, CNS-spleen axis in the ebb and flow phases following a severe burn, how this axis induces metabolic factors and immune dysfunction, and therapeutic techniques and chemical interventions that restore the immune balance via neuroimmunomodulation.
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- Noorisah Khan
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Genshaft AS, Ziegler CGK, Tzouanas CN, Mead BE, Jaeger AM, Navia AW, King RP, Mana MD, Huang S, Mitsialis V, Snapper SB, Yilmaz ÖH, Jacks T, Van Humbeck JF, Shalek AK. Live cell tagging tracking and isolation for spatial transcriptomics using photoactivatable cell dyes. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4995. [PMID: 34404785 PMCID: PMC8371137 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25279-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A cell's phenotype and function are influenced by dynamic interactions with its microenvironment. To examine cellular spatiotemporal activity, we developed SPACECAT-Spatially PhotoActivatable Color Encoded Cell Address Tags-to annotate, track, and isolate cells while preserving viability. In SPACECAT, samples are stained with photocaged fluorescent molecules, and cells are labeled by uncaging those molecules with user-patterned near-UV light. SPACECAT offers single-cell precision and temporal stability across diverse cell and tissue types. Illustratively, we target crypt-like regions in patient-derived intestinal organoids to enrich for stem-like and actively mitotic cells, matching literature expectations. Moreover, we apply SPACECAT to ex vivo tissue sections from four healthy organs and an autochthonous lung tumor model. Lastly, we provide a computational framework to identify spatially-biased transcriptome patterns and enriched phenotypes. This minimally perturbative and broadly applicable method links cellular spatiotemporal and/or behavioral phenotypes with diverse downstream assays, enabling insights into the connections between tissue microenvironments and (dys)function.
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- Alex S Genshaft
- Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Immunology & HMS Center for Immune Imaging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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- Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Mollaei M, Abbasi A, Hassan ZM, Pakravan N. The intrinsic and extrinsic elements regulating inflammation. Life Sci 2020; 260:118258. [PMID: 32818542 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Inflammation is a sophisticated biological tissue response to both extrinsic and intrinsic stimuli. Although the pathological aspects of inflammation are well appreciated, there are still rooms for understanding the physiological functions of the inflammation. Recent studies have focused on mechanisms, context and the role of physiological inflammation. Besides, there have been progress in the comprehension of commensal microbiota, immunometabolism, cancer and intracellular signaling events' roles that impact on the regulation of inflammation. Despite the fact that inflammatory responses are vital through tissue damage, understanding the mechanisms to turn off the finished or unnecessary inflammation is crucial for restoring homeostasis. Inflammation seems to be a smart process that acts like two edges of a sword, meaning that it has both protective and deleterious consequences. Knowing both edges and the regulation processes will help the future understanding and therapy for various diseases.
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- M Mollaei
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Science, Iran
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Zhang Z, Huang HB, Jiang YL, Liu J, Gao X, Liu Y, Yang WT, Shi CW, Wang D, Wang JZ, Kang YH, Wang CF, Yang GL. Immunological evaluation of invasive Lactobacillus plantarum co-expressing EtMIC2 and chicken interleukin-18 against Eimeria tenella. Parasitol Res 2020; 119:2885-2895. [PMID: 32715344 PMCID: PMC7382971 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-06745-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chicken coccidiosis is a protozoan parasitic disease that leads to considerable economic losses in the poultry industry. In this study, we used invasive Lactobacillus plantarum (L.P) expressing the FnBPA protein as a novel bacterial carrier for DNA delivery into epithelial cells to develop a live oral DNA vaccine. A fusion DNA vaccine co-expressing EtMIC2 and chicken IL-18 (chIL-18) was constructed and then delivered to the host by invasive L.P. Its efficacy against Eimeria tenella challenge was evaluated in chickens by examining the relative weight gain rate; caecal lesion score; OPG; anti-coccidial index (ACI); levels of EtMIC2 antibody, FnBPA, IL-4, IL-18, IFN-γ and SIgA; and proliferation ability and percentages of CD4+ and CD8+ splenocytes. The experimental results showed that chickens immunized with invasive L.P carrying the eukaryotic expression vector pValac-EtMIC2 (pValac-EtMIC2/pSIP409-FnBPA) had markedly improved immune protection against challenge compared with that of chickens immunized with non-invasive L.P (pValac-EtMIC2/pSIP409). However, invasive L.P co-expressing EtMIC2 with the chIL-18 vector exhibited the highest protection efficiency against E. tenella. These results indicate that invasive Lactobacillus-expressing FnBPA improved humoural and cellular immunity and enhanced resistance to E. tenella. The DNA vaccine delivered by invasive Lactobacillus provides a new concept and method for the prevention of E. tenella.
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- Zan Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Umino R, Tanaka K, Yokoyama T, Nakamura Y, Ishii Y. Favorable Short-Term Outcome of Living Donor Kidney Transplantations in Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Positive Cases by Pretransplant Splenectomy: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2020; 52:1924-1927. [PMID: 32446688 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.02.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The introduction of rituximab has contributed to successful living donor kidney transplantations in ABO-incompatible recipients and has replaced splenectomy for desensitization. However, several reports still suggest that postoperative splenectomy may be effective in preventing graft failure in patients with acute antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection (AAMR) in kidney transplantation. Therefore, we aim to assess if preoperative splenectomy also could be an alternative practical choice to avoid AAMR in high-risk rejection cases such as flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM)-positive cases. MATERIAL AND METHOD We carried out 4 living donor kidney transplantations in FCXM-positive cases: 3 underwent pretransplant splenectomy, and 1 did not. RESULTS All 3 cases in whom pretransplant splenectomy was performed were discharged without rejection. On the contrary, in the case where pretransplant splenectomy was not performed, there was graft rejection and additional desensitization therapies were needed. CONCLUSION While larger clinical studies with longer observation periods are needed, our report suggested that pretransplant splenectomy may lead to successful short-term kidney transplantation outcomes in FCXM-positive cases.
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- Ryosuke Umino
- Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Lewis SM, Williams A, Eisenbarth SC. Structure and function of the immune system in the spleen. Sci Immunol 2020; 4:4/33/eaau6085. [PMID: 30824527 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aau6085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 546] [Impact Index Per Article: 136.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The spleen is the largest secondary lymphoid organ in the body and, as such, hosts a wide range of immunologic functions alongside its roles in hematopoiesis and red blood cell clearance. The physical organization of the spleen allows it to filter blood of pathogens and abnormal cells and facilitate low-probability interactions between antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and cognate lymphocytes. APCs specific to the spleen regulate the T and B cell response to these antigenic targets in the blood. This review will focus on cell types, cell organization, and immunologic functions specific to the spleen and how these affect initiation of adaptive immunity to systemic blood-borne antigens. Potential differences in structure and function between mouse and human spleen will also be discussed.
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- Steven M Lewis
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.,Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.,Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. .,Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Masuda H, Nakamura T, Harashima H. Distribution of BCG-CWS-Loaded Nanoparticles in the Spleen After Intravenous Injection Affects Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Activity. J Pharm Sci 2020; 109:1943-1950. [PMID: 32070704 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Interest has developed in the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) cell wall skeleton (BCG-CWS) as a noninfectious adjuvant. Although BCG-CWS readily undergoes aggregation, in a previous study, we applied it to cancer immunotherapy via intravenous administration by encapsulating the BCG-CWS into nanoparticles (CWS-NPs). The CWS-NPs were taken up by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II+ (MHC-II+) cells and induced antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity. However, the nature of the contribution of MHC-II+ cells to the CTL response continues to be unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the distribution of CWS-NPs in the spleen and CTL activity. The main MHC-II+ cells that internalized the CWS-NPs were B cells. Decreasing the level of polyethylene glycol modification increased the uptake of CWS-NPs by B cells, leading to an increased CTL activity. A comparison of CWS-NPs with different uptake efficiencies into dendritic cells and B cells suggested that the DCs with internalized CWS-NPs may contribute to CTL activation compared with B cells. We succeeded in enhancing CTL activity by the CWS-NPs, and the findings reported herein should provide important information regarding target cells for the development of CWS-NP.
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- Hideyuki Masuda
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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Wang Y, Jönsson F. Expression, Role, and Regulation of Neutrophil Fcγ Receptors. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1958. [PMID: 31507592 PMCID: PMC6718464 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Neutrophils are best known for their critical role in host defense, for which they utilize multiple innate immune mechanisms, including microbe-associated pattern recognition, phagocytosis, production of reactive oxygen species, and the release of potent proteases, mediators, antimicrobials, and neutrophil extracellular traps. Beyond their well-established contribution to innate immunity, neutrophils were more recently reported to interact with various other cell types, including cells from the adaptive immune system, thereby enabling neutrophils to tune the overall immune response of the host. Neutrophils express different receptors for IgG antibodies (Fcγ receptors), which facilitate the engulfment of IgG-opsonized microbes and trigger cell activation upon cross-linking of several receptors. Indeed, FcγRs (via IgG antibodies) confer neutrophils with a key feature of the adaptive immunity: an antigen-specific cell response. This review summarizes the expression and function of FcγRs on human neutrophils in health and disease and how they are affected by polymorphisms in the FCGR loci. Additionally, we will discuss the role of neutrophils in providing help to marginal zone B cells for the production of antibodies, which in turn may trigger neutrophil effector functions when engaging FcγRs.
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- Yu Wang
- Unit of Antibodies in Therapy and Pathology, Institut Pasteur, UMR 1222 INSERM, Paris, France
- Université Diderot Paris VII, PSL University, Paris, France
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- Unit of Antibodies in Therapy and Pathology, Institut Pasteur, UMR 1222 INSERM, Paris, France
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Tadayon S, Dunkel J, Takeda A, Halle O, Karikoski M, Gerke H, Rantakari P, Virtakoivu R, Pabst O, Salmi M, Hollmén M, Jalkanen S. Clever-1 contributes to lymphocyte entry into the spleen via the red pulp. Sci Immunol 2019; 4:4/33/eaat0297. [DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aat0297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lymphocytes recirculate continuously between the blood and lymphoid organs, a process that is of fundamental importance for proper functioning of the immune system. The molecular mechanisms underlying lymphocyte trafficking to the spleen remain an enigma. Here, we show that lymphocytes enter the spleen preferentially from vessels in the red pulp rather than the marginal sinus or the vasculature in the white pulp. Ex vivo adhesion assays in mice and humans, together with genetic ablation of Clever-1 in mice, indicate that CD8+T cell and B220+B cell homing to the spleen via the red pulp is Clever-1 dependent. Moreover, absence of Clever-1 leads to down-regulation of the B cell attractant chemokine, CXCL13, on spleen endothelium. CXCL13 is known to guide B cell trafficking to lymphoid organs, and its lack may contribute to the observed decrease in B cell trafficking into the spleen as well. In summary, this study identifies Clever-1 as an important molecule controlling lymphocyte entry into the spleen, along with a critical role for the splenic red pulp in this regulated trafficking. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that location-specific homing-associated molecules guide lymphocyte entry into the spleen.
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Tomay F, Wells K, Duong L, Tsu JW, Dye DE, Radley-Crabb HG, Grounds MD, Shavlakadze T, Metharom P, Nelson DJ, Jackaman C. Aged neutrophils accumulate in lymphoid tissues from healthy elderly mice and infiltrate T- and B-cell zones. Immunol Cell Biol 2018; 96:831-840. [PMID: 29603362 DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The average age of the human population is rising, leading to an increasing burden of age-related diseases, including increased susceptibility to infection. However, immune function can decrease with age which could impact on processes that require a functional immune system. Aging is also characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation which could further impact immune cell function. While changes to neutrophils in blood during aging have been described, little is known in aging lymphoid organs. This study used female C57BL/6J mice comparing bone marrow (BM), spleen and lymph nodes from young mice aged 2-3 months (equivalent to 18 human years) with healthy elderly mice aged 22-24 months (equivalent to 60-70 human years). Neutrophil proportions increased in BM and secondary lymphoid organs of elderly mice relative to their younger counterparts and presented an atypical phenotype. Interestingly, neutrophils from elderly spleen and lymph nodes were long lived (with decreased apoptosis via Annexin V staining and increased proportion of BrdUneg mature cells) with splenic neutrophils also demonstrating a hypersegmented morphology. Furthermore, splenic neutrophils of elderly mice expressed a mixed phenotype with increased expression of activation markers, CD11b and ICAM-1, increased proinflammatory TNFα, yet increased anti-inflammatory transforming growth factor-beta. Elderly splenic architecture was compromised, as the marginal zone (required for clearing infections) was contracted. Moreover, neutrophils from elderly but not young mice accumulated in lymph node and splenic T- and B-cell zones. Overall, the expansion of functionally compromised neutrophils could contribute to increased susceptibility to infection observed in the elderly.
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- Federica Tomay
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia.,School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6012, Australia
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Lalić IM, Bichele R, Repar A, Despotović SZ, Petričević S, Laan M, Peterson P, Westermann J, Milićević Ž, Mirkov I, Milićević NM. Lipopolysaccharide induces tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 independent relocation of lymphocytes from the red pulp of the mouse spleen. Ann Anat 2017; 216:125-134. [PMID: 29289711 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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It is well known that bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces migration of several cellular populations within the spleen. However, there are no data about the impact of LPS on B and T lymphocytes present in the red pulp. Therefore, we used an experimental model in which we tested the effects of intravenously injected LPS on the molecular, cellular and structural changes of the spleen, with special reference to the red pulp lymphocytes. We discovered that LPS induced a massive relocation of B and T lymphocytes from the splenic red pulp, which was independent of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 signaling axis. Early after LPS treatment, quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed the elevated levels of mRNA encoding numerous chemokines and proinflammatory cytokines (XCL1, CXCL9, CXCL10, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCL17, CCL20, CCL22, TNFα and LTα) which affect the navigation and activities of B and T lymphocytes in the lymphoid tissues. An extreme increase in mRNA levels for CCL20 was detected in the white pulp of the LPS-treated mice. The CCL20-expressing cells were localized in the PALS. Some smaller CCL20-expressing cells were evenly dispersed in the B cell zone. Thus, our study provides new knowledge of how microbial products could be involved in shaping the structure of lymphatic organs.
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- Ivana M Lalić
- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Molecular Pathology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Molecular Pathology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Molecular Pathology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Marginal zone B cells are critical to factor VIII inhibitor formation in mice with hemophilia A. Blood 2017; 130:2559-2568. [PMID: 28978569 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-782912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Although factor VIII (FVIII) replacement therapy can be lifesaving for patients with hemophilia A, neutralizing alloantibodies to FVIII, known as inhibitors, develop in a significant number of patients and actively block FVIII activity, making bleeding difficult to control and prevent. Although a variety of downstream immune factors likely regulate inhibitor formation, the identification and subsequent targeting of key initiators in inhibitor development may provide an attractive approach to prevent inhibitor formation before amplification of the FVIII immune response occurs. As the initial steps in FVIII inhibitor development remain incompletely understood, we sought to define early regulators of FVIII inhibitor formation. Our results demonstrate that FVIII localizes in the marginal sinus of the spleen of FVIII-deficient mice shortly after injection, with significant colocalization with marginal zone (MZ) B cells. FVIII not only colocalizes with MZ B cells, but specific removal of MZ B cells also completely prevented inhibitor development following FVIII infusion. Subsequent rechallenge with FVIII following MZ B-cell reconstitution resulted in a primary antibody response, demonstrating that MZ B-cell depletion did not result in FVIII tolerance. Although recipient exposure to the viral-like adjuvant polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid enhanced anti-FVIII antibody formation, MZ B-cell depletion continued to display similar effectiveness in preventing inhibitor formation following FVIII infusion in this inflammatory setting. These data strongly suggest that MZ B cells play a critical role in initiating FVIII inhibitor formation and suggest a potential strategy to prevent anti-FVIII alloantibody formation in patients with hemophilia A.
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Jiang Y, Yang G, Wang Q, Wang Z, Yang W, Gu W, Shi C, Wang J, Huang H, Wang C. Molecular mechanisms underlying protection against H9N2 influenza virus challenge in mice by recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum with surface displayed HA2-LTB. J Biotechnol 2017; 259:6-14. [PMID: 28811215 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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It has been considered that the Avian influenza virus (AIV) causes severe threats to poultry industry. In this study, we constructed a series of recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) with surface displayed hemagglutinin subunit 2 (HA2) alone or together with heat-labile toxin B subunit (LTB) from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Balb/c mice were used as model to evaluate the protective effects of recombinant L. plantarum strains against H9N2 subtype challenge. The results showed that the presence of LTB significantly increased the percentages of CD3+CD4+IL-4+, CD3+CD4+IFN-γ+ and CD3+CD4+IL-17+ T cells, as well as CD3+CD8+IFN-γ+ T cells in spleen and MLNs determined by Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting assay. Similar increased production of serum IFN-γ was also confirmed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The L. plantarum with surface displayed HA2-LTB also dramatically increased the percentages of B220+ IgA+ B cells in peyer patch, in consistent with elevated production of mucosal SIgA antibody determined by ELISA. Finally, the orally administrated HA2-LTB expressing strain efficiently protected mice against H9N2 subtype AIV challenge shown by increased survival percentages, body weight gains and decreased lung lesions in histopathologic analysis. In conclusion, this study provides more detail mechanisms underlying the adjuvant effects of LTB on heterologous antigen produced in recombinant lactic acid bacteria.
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- Yanlong Jiang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China; Shandong Baolai-Leelai Bio-Tech Co., LTD, Taian, Shandong Province, 171000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Audemard-Verger A, Rivière M, Durand A, Peranzoni E, Guichard V, Hamon P, Bonilla N, Guilbert T, Boissonnas A, Auffray C, Eberl G, Lucas B, Martin B. Macrophages Induce Long-Term Trapping of γδ T Cells with Innate-like Properties within Secondary Lymphoid Organs in the Steady State. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:1998-2007. [PMID: 28779024 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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So far, peripheral T cells have mostly been described to circulate between blood, secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs), and lymph in the steady state. This nomadic existence would allow them to accomplish their surveying task for both foreign Ags and survival signals. Although it is now well established that γδ T cells can be rapidly recruited to inflammatory sites or in certain tumor microenvironments, the trafficking properties of peripheral γδ T cells have been poorly studied in the steady state. In the present study, we highlight the existence of resident γδ T cells in the SLOs of specific pathogen-free mice. Indeed, using several experimental approaches such as the injection of integrin-neutralizing Abs that inhibit the entry of circulating lymphocytes into lymph nodes and long-term parabiosis experiments, we have found that, contrary to Ly-6C-/+CD44lo and Ly-6C+CD44hi γδ T cells, a significant proportion of Ly-6C-CD44hi γδ T cells are trapped for long periods of time within lymph nodes and the spleen in the steady state. Specific in vivo cell depletion strategies have allowed us to demonstrate that macrophages are the main actors involved in this long-term retention of Ly-6C-CD44hi γδ T cells in SLOs.
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France.,Paris Diderot Université, 75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris 6, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Université Paris 6, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Unité Microenvironment and Immunity, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France; and.,INSERM U1224, 75724 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104, INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes Université, 75014 Paris, France;
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Jiang Y, Ye L, Cui Y, Yang G, Yang W, Wang J, Hu J, Gu W, Shi C, Huang H, Wang C. Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the maturation and differentiation of dendritic cells in rotavirus-infected mice. Benef Microbes 2017; 8:645-656. [PMID: 28670908 DOI: 10.3920/bm2016.0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Rotavirus-related diarrhoea is considered one of the most important diseases in field animal production. In addition to the classic vaccine strategy, a number of studies have utilised probiotics, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), to prevent rotavirus-induced diarrhoea. Although it has been partially revealed that Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are involved in the LGG-mediated protection against rotavirus infection, the details of the underlying immunologic mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, three-to-four-week-old female BALB/c mice were divided into three groups and orally administered phosphate buffered saline (PBS), PBS plus rotavirus or LGG plus rotavirus, respectively. The differentiation and maturation of dendritic cells (DCs) were then determined by FACS, the expression levels of TLR-3 and nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB) were evaluated using real time PCR, and the production of inflammatory cytokines in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) were determined by ELISA. The results demonstrated that rotavirus infection significantly increased the percentage of CD11c+CD11b+CD8a- DCs and decreased the percentage of CD11c+CD11b-CD8a+ DCs in MLNs. By contrast, the presence of LGG significantly decreased the percentage of CD11c+CD11b+CD8a- DCs and increased the percentage of CD11c+CD11b-CD8a+ DCs, which indicates that the differentiation of DCs is involved in the protective effects of LGG. Rotavirus infection also resulted in the increased expression of surface markers such as CD40, CD80 and MHC-II in DCs, and the administration of LGG significantly increased the expression level further. The mRNA levels of TLR-3 and NF-κB in the intestine and MLNs were also significantly increased in the presence of rotavirus, which was further increased in the presence of LGG. The production of inflammatory cytokines was also determined, and the results showed that rotavirus caused the increased production of interleukin (IL)-12 and tumour necrosis factor alpha; this effect was further enhanced by LGG. Meanwhile, although rotavirus infection led to the increased production of IL-6 and IL-10, the presence of LGG significantly decreased the mRNA levels of these cytokines. By contrast, rotavirus infection resulted in the decreased production of interferon gamma (IFN-γ), and the administration of LGG significantly increased the levels of IFN-γ. Taken together, the protective effects of LGG were partially due to the modulation of the differentiation and maturation of DCs, the increased production of TLR-3 and NF-κB, and the modulation of inflammatory cytokines.
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- Y Jiang
- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R.,2 Shandong Baolai-Leelai Bio-Tech Co., Ltd., Taian, Shandong province, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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Turner VM, Mabbott NA. Ageing adversely affects the migration and function of marginal zone B cells. Immunology 2017; 151:349-362. [PMID: 28369800 PMCID: PMC5461100 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Marginal zone (MZ) B cells are positioned within the spleen to capture blood-borne antigen and immune complexes and deliver them to follicular dendritic cells in the B-cell follicles. We show that within the spleens of aged mice antigen capture by MZ B cells, and their ability to shuttle between the follicle and MZ, were impaired. The ability of aged MZ B cells to migrate towards the MZ chemoattractant sphingosine-1-phosphate was increased, suggesting that aged MZ B cells had a greater propensity to be retained within the MZ. An extrinsic impairment in aged B-cell migration towards the MZ was demonstrated using bone marrow chimeras. The follicular shuttling of MZ B cells derived from either young or aged bone marrow was similarly reduced in aged recipient spleens, showing that ageing effects on splenic stromal cells were responsible for the impaired follicular shuttling of MZ B cells. MZ B cells rapidly mount T-cell-independent (TI) antibody-responses to microbial polysaccharide antigen. In aged mice the ability to produce immunoglobulins in response to the TI type 1 antigen TNP-LPS was impaired. These ageing-related changes to the MZ and MZ B cells have implications for the clearance of blood-borne pathogens. Indeed elderly people have increased susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae, a TI antigen, and decreased responses to vaccination. A thorough analysis of the mechanisms that underpin the ageing-related decline in the status of the MZ and MZ B cells will help the design of novel treatments to improve immunity in the elderly.
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- Vivian M. Turner
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary SciencesUniversity of EdinburghMidlothianUK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary SciencesUniversity of EdinburghMidlothianUK
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Yang G, Jiang Y, Tong P, Li C, Yang W, Hu J, Ye L, Gu W, Shi C, Shan B, Wang C. Alleviation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli challenge by recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing a FaeG- and DC-targeting peptide fusion protein. Benef Microbes 2017; 8:379-391. [DOI: 10.3920/bm2016.0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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FaeG is the major subunit of K88 fimbriae. These cell surface attachments are considered to be the major virulence factor of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), which causes diarrhoea in piglets. The use of dendritic cell-targeting peptide (DCpep) has been demonstrated to be an effective approach to enhance the immunity of vaccines. Lactobacillus plantarum is an attractive candidate for oral vaccination owing to its beneficial effects and safety. In this study, L. plantarum was employed to deliver a FaeG-DCpep fusion antigen, and the immune response in mice was evaluated. The synthesis of FaeG-DCpep dramatically increased the adhesion of recombinant L. plantarum (RLP) to IPEC-J2 cell surfaces, resulting in direct competition between L. plantarum and ETEC during adhesion assays. Significantly higher levels of body weight gain, sera immunoglobulin G and intestinal immunoglobulin A were observed in BALB/c mice immunised with RLP. In addition, the number of CD19+ B cells and CD11c+DC cells and the expression levels of several cytokines in the spleen and lymph nodes increased significantly compared to non-immunised mice. The oral administration of RLP also alleviated the symptoms of ETEC challenge, as shown by haematoxylin-eosin staining, indicating that RLP may be an efficient vaccine candidate.
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- G. Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- Shandong Baolai-Leelai Bio-Tech Co., LTD, Taian, Shandong Province 171000, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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- Shandong Baolai-Leelai Bio-Tech Co., LTD, Taian, Shandong Province 171000, China P.R
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China P.R
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Hey YY, Quah B, O'Neill HC. Antigen presenting capacity of murine splenic myeloid cells. BMC Immunol 2017; 18:4. [PMID: 28077081 PMCID: PMC5225582 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-016-0186-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The spleen is an important site for hematopoiesis. It supports development of myeloid cells from bone marrow-derived precursors entering from blood. Myeloid subsets in spleen are not well characterised although dendritic cell (DC) subsets are clearly defined in terms of phenotype, development and functional role. Recently a novel dendritic-like cell type in spleen named 'L-DC' was distinguished from other known dendritic and myeloid cells by its distinct phenotype and developmental origin. That study also redefined splenic eosinophils as well as resident and inflammatory monocytes in spleen. RESULTS L-DC are shown to be distinct from known splenic macrophages and monocyte subsets. Using a new flow cytometric procedure, it has been possible to identify and isolate L-DC in order to assess their functional competence and ability to activate T cells both in vivo and in vitro. L-DC are readily accessible to antigen given intravenously through receptor-mediated endocytosis. They are also capable of CD8+ T cell activation through antigen cross presentation, with subsequent induction of cytotoxic effector T cells. L-DC are MHCII- cells and unable to activate CD4+ T cells, a property which clearly distinguishes them from conventional DC. The myeloid subsets of resident monocytes, inflammatory monocytes, neutrophils and eosinophils, were found to have varying capacities to take up antigen, but were uniformly unable to activate either CD4+ T cells or CD8+ T cells. CONCLUSION The results presented here demonstrate that L-DC in spleen are distinct from other myeloid cells in that they can process antigen for CD8+ T cell activation and induction of cytotoxic effector function, while both L-DC and myeloid subsets remain unable to activate CD4+ T cells. The L-DC subset in spleen is therefore distinct as an antigen presenting cell.
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- Ying-Ying Hey
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Clem Jones Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Clem Jones Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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Balogh P, Horváth G, Szakal AK. Immunoarchitecture of Distinct Reticular Fibroblastic Domains in the White Pulp of Mouse Spleen. J Histochem Cytochem 2016; 52:1287-98. [PMID: 15385575 DOI: 10.1177/002215540405201005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The development of peripheral lymphoid tissues requires a series of cognate interactions between hemopoietic and stromal cell populations, including reticular fibroblasts, which form the mesenchymal scaffolding of distinct tissue compartments. Here we describe the formation of different fibroblastic domains in the mouse spleen white pulp by using two new rat monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). In the white pulp, MAb IBL-10 labels both T- and B-cell zone reticular elements at various intensities. The IBL-10hi subset was found primarily at the edge between the peripheral part of the PALS and follicles, and the IBL-10lo compartment was distributed evenly within the white pulp. The IBL-10hi subset appeared during the first 2 postnatal weeks and was absent in SCID mice. The white pulp fibroblast subset identified with MAb IBL-11 had a different tissue distribution and kinetics of ontogeny, with an appearance overwhelmingly restricted to the PALS and a narrow rim at the edge of the follicular border area toward the marginal zone. The appearance of IBL-11–positive reticular cells was delayed compared with that of the IBL-10lo–positive subset. The formation was independent of the influence of antigen receptor–bearing lymphocytes, as evidenced by the presence of IBL-11–positive fibroblasts in SCID mice. By transferring various lymphocyte subsets into SCID mice, partial compartmentalization of the white pulp fibroblasts could be induced, indicating that these mesenchymal fibroblast precursors retain their ability to differentiate upon encountering mature T- or B-cells.
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- Péter Balogh
- Department of Immunology, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, 7643 Pécs, Hungary.
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Construction and immunological evaluation of recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing HN of Newcastle disease virus and DC- targeting peptide fusion protein. J Biotechnol 2015; 216:82-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Inflammasome-mediated inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes-stimulated immunity is independent of myelomonocytic function. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83191. [PMID: 24349458 PMCID: PMC3857309 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Activation of the Nlrc4 inflammasome results in the secretion of IL-1β and IL-18 through caspase-1 and induction of pyroptosis. L. monocytogenes engineered to activate Nlrc4 by expression of Legionella pneumophilia flagellin (L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA) are less immunogenic for CD8(+) T cell responses than wt L. monocytogenes. It is also known that IL-1β orchestrates recruitment of myelomonocytic cells (MMC), which have been shown to interfere with T cell-dendritic cells (DC) interactions in splenic white pulp (WP), limiting T cell priming and protective immunity. We have further analyzed the role of MMCs in the immunogenicity of L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA. We confirmed that MMCs infiltrate the WP between 24-48 hours in response to wt L. monocytogenes infection and that depletion of MMCs enhances CD8(+) T cell priming and protective memory. L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA elicited accelerated recruitment of MMCs into the WP. While MMCs contribute to control of L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA, MMC depletion did not increase immunogenicity of L.p.FlaA expressing strains. There was a significant decrease in L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA in CD8α(+) DCs independent of MMCs. These findings suggest that limiting inflammasome activation is important for bacterial accumulation in CD8α(+) DCs, which are known to be critical for T cell response to L. monocytogenes.
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Immune suppression by neutrophils and granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells: similarities and differences. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:3813-27. [PMID: 23423530 PMCID: PMC3781313 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1286-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Neutrophils are essential effector cells in the host defense against invading pathogens. Recently, novel neutrophil functions have emerged in addition to their classical anti-microbial role. One of these functions is the suppression of T cell responses. In this respect, neutrophils share similarities with granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (G-MDSCs). In this review, we will discuss the similarities and differences between neutrophils and G-MDSCs. Various types of G-MDSCs have been described, ranging from immature to mature cells shaping the immune response by different immune suppressive mechanisms. However, all types of G-MDSCs share distinct features of neutrophils, such as surface markers and morphology. We propose that G-MDSCs are heterogeneous and represent novel phenotypes of neutrophils, capable of suppressing the immune response. In this review, we will attempt to clarify the differences and similarities between neutrophils and G-MDSCs and attempt to facilitate further research.
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Laparoscopic splenectomy to salvage renal transplants from severe acute antibody-mediated rejection. Case Rep Transplant 2013; 2012:253173. [PMID: 23316411 PMCID: PMC3535730 DOI: 10.1155/2012/253173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose. Acute antibody-mediated rejection, a complication of cross match positive and sensitized renal transplants, occurs despite the use of standard desensitization protocols. Rescue therapy consists of plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). In patients with preformed donor specific antibodies, rejection can be aggressive. We report here a case in which laparoscopic splenectomy was added to the standard rescue regimen. Case Report and Results. A 40-year-old Hispanic female with end stage renal disease had been receiving hemodialysis. The patient had numerous class 1 unacceptable antigens. She was scheduled to undergo an incompatible 1-1-1 mismatch living related donor kidney transplant. Preoperatively, the patient received plasmapheresis, IVIG, and thymoglobulin. There was good graft function until postoperative day 5. At that point, worsening renal function was noted. Renal biopsy was consistent with AMR. The patient became anuric and dialysis was initiated. To salvage the transplant, the patient underwent laparoscopic splenectomy. Postoperatively, renal function improved. Two years after transplant, the patient continues to have excellent graft function. Conclusion. In a small but significant number of renal transplants, antibody production occurs at a rate that traditional treatments are unable to reduce effectively. Based on our experience, the addition of splenectomy to standard rescue therapy can salvage renal transplants.
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Hey YY, O'Neill HC. Murine spleen contains a diversity of myeloid and dendritic cells distinct in antigen presenting function. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:2611-9. [PMID: 22862733 PMCID: PMC4118229 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The spleen contains multiple subsets of myeloid and dendritic cells (DC). DC are important antigen presenting cells (APC) which induce and control the adaptive immune response. They are cells specialized for antigen capture, processing and presentation to naïve T cells. However, DC are a heterogeneous population and each subset differs subtly in phenotype, function and location. Similarly, myeloid cell subsets can be distinguished which can also play an important role in the regulation of immunity. This review aims to characterize splenic subsets of DC and myeloid cells to better understand their individual roles in the immune response.
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- Ying Y Hey
- Research School of Biology, The Australian National UniversityCanberra, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National UniversityCanberra, Australia
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Traub S, Demaria O, Chasson L, Serra F, Desnues B, Alexopoulou L. Sex bias in susceptibility to MCMV infection: implication of TLR9. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45171. [PMID: 23028824 PMCID: PMC3447886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent pathways control the activation of various immune cells and the production of cytokines and chemokines that are important in innate immune control of viruses, including mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV). Here we report that upon MCMV infection wild-type and TLR7−/− male mice were more resistant than their female counterparts, while TLR9−/− male and female mice showed similar susceptibility. Interestingly, 36 h upon MCMV infection TLR9 mRNA expression was higher in male than in female mouse spleens. MCMV infection led to stronger reduction of marginal zone (MZ) B cells, and higher infiltration of plasmacytoid dendritic cells and neutrophils in wild-type male than female mice, while no such sex differences were observed in TLR9−/− mice. In accordance, the serum levels of KC and MIP-2, major neutrophil chemoattractants, were higher in wild-type, but not in TLR9−/−, male versus female mice. Wild-type MCMV-infected female mice showed more severe liver inflammation, necrosis and steatosis compared to infected male mice. Our data demonstrate sex differences in susceptibility to MCMV infection, accompanied by a lower activation of the innate immune system in female mice, and can be attributed, at least in a certain degree, to the lower expression of TLR9 in female than male mice.
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- Stephanie Traub
- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix-Marseille Université UM 2, Marseille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1104, Marseille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7280, Marseille, France
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix-Marseille Université UM 2, Marseille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1104, Marseille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7280, Marseille, France
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix-Marseille Université UM 2, Marseille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1104, Marseille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7280, Marseille, France
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix-Marseille Université UM 2, Marseille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1104, Marseille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7280, Marseille, France
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix-Marseille Université UM 2, Marseille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1104, Marseille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7280, Marseille, France
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix-Marseille Université UM 2, Marseille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1104, Marseille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7280, Marseille, France
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Navarrete A, Dasgupta S, Delignat S, Caligiuri G, Christophe OD, Bayry J, Nicoletti A, Kaveri SV, Lacroix-Desmazes S. Splenic marginal zone antigen-presenting cells are critical for the primary allo-immune response to therapeutic factor VIII in hemophilia A. J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7:1816-23. [PMID: 19682235 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03571.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alloimmune responses to intravenously administered protein therapeutics are the most common cause of failure of replacement therapy in patients with defective levels of endogenous proteins. Such a situation is encountered in some patients with hemophilia A, who develop inhibitory anti-factor (F)VIII alloantibodies after administration of FVIII to treat hemorrhages. OBJECTIVES The nature of the secondary lymphoid organs involved in the initiation of immune responses to human therapeutic has not been studied. We therefore investigated this in the case of FVIII, a self-derived exogenous protein therapeutic. METHODS The distribution of intravenously administered FVIII was followed after FVIII-deficient mice were injected with radiolabeled FVIII and using immunohistochemistry. The role of the spleen and antigen-presenting cells (APC) in the onset of the anti-FVIII immune response was analyzed upon splenectomy or treatment of the mice with APC-depleting compounds. RESULTS FVIII preferentially accumulated in the spleen at the level of metallophilic macrophages in the marginal zone (MZ). Surgical removal of the spleen or selective in vivo depletion of macrophages and CD11c-positive CD8 alpha-negative dendritic cells resulted in a drastic reduction in anti-FVIII immune responses. CONCLUSIONS Using FVIII-deficient mice as a model for patients with hemophilia A, and human pro-coagulant FVIII as a model for immunogenic self-derived protein therapeutics, our results highlight the importance of the spleen and MZ APCs in the initiation of immune responses to protein therapeutics. Identification of the receptors implicated in retention of protein therapeutics in the MZ may pave the way towards novel strategies aimed at reducing their immunogenicity.
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- A Navarrete
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMRS 872, Paris, France
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An anatomical view on macrophages in tolerance. Autoimmun Rev 2009; 9:49-52. [PMID: 19281880 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Macrophages are divided into several functional subtypes involved in host defence, wound healing and immune regulation. In an alternate view, increased understanding of macrophage biology can also be gained by including anatomical location as a parameter. The focus of this review lies on tolerogenic features of macrophages relevant for autoimmune disease. The importance of macrophages as janitors clearing apoptotic cells and debris is seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) where a clearance defect often is connected to disease induction and progression. The apoptotic debris can be encountered by the macrophage in multiple anatomical compartments including the circulation but also in areas of intense cell death such as in the thymus and germinal center were tight regulation is important.
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Fortin CF, McDonald PP, Lesur O, Fülöp T. Aging and neutrophils: there is still much to do. Rejuvenation Res 2009; 11:873-82. [PMID: 18847379 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2008.0750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Human neutrophils are activated by a wide array of compounds through their receptors. This elicits their classical functions, such as chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Upon stimulation, neutrophils also produce lipid and immune mediators and can present antigen through the major histocompatibility complex I (MHC-I). The age-related impairment of the classical functions of neutrophils is well described, but experimental evidence showing alterations in the production of mediators and antigen presentation with aging are lacking. This review highlights the role of neutrophils in age-related pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, we discuss how aging potentially affects the production and release of mediators by human neutrophils in ways that may contribute to the development of these pathologies.
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- Carl F Fortin
- Pulmonary Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
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Kesteman N, Vansanten G, Pajak B, Goyert SM, Moser M. Injection of lipopolysaccharide induces the migration of splenic neutrophils to the T cell area of the white pulp: role of CD14 and CXC chemokines. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 83:640-7. [PMID: 18156186 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0807578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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There is increasing evidence that neutrophils are involved in the regulation of adaptive immunity. We therefore tested whether these cells may colocalize with T lymphocytes in lymphoid organs. Our results demonstrate that administration of the microbial product LPS induces the migration of neutrophils in the spleen from the red pulp and the marginal zone to the area of the white pulp where T cells reside. This movement is CD14-dependent, whereas the recruitment of neutrophils in the peritoneal cavity is increased in the absence of CD14. Our data further suggest the involvement of the chemokine MIP-2 and keratinocyte-derived chemokine and their receptor CXCR2. We conclude that neutrophils may interact with naïve T cells upon infection/inflammation and that the migration of neutrophils in the lymphoid organs and in the periphery is regulated differently by a signal transduced by CD14.
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- Nicolas Kesteman
- Institut de Biologie et Médecine Moléculaires, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue des Prof. Jeener et Brachet 12, Gosselies, Belgium
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Follicular shuttling of marginal zone B cells facilitates antigen transport. Nat Immunol 2007; 9:54-62. [PMID: 18037889 PMCID: PMC2488964 DOI: 10.1038/ni1542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 378] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The splenic marginal zone is a site of blood flow, and the specialized B cell population that inhabits this compartment has been linked to the capture and follicular delivery of blood-borne antigens. However, the mechanism of this antigen transport has remained unknown. Here we show that marginal zone B cells were not confined to the marginal zone but continuously shuttled between the marginal zone and follicular areas, such that many of the cells visited a follicle every few hours. Migration to the follicle required the chemokine receptor CXCR5, whereas return to the marginal zone was promoted by the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors S1P1 and S1P3. Treatment with an S1P1 antagonist caused displacement of marginal zone B cells from the marginal zone. Marginal zone-follicle shuttling of marginal zone B cells provides an efficient mechanism for systemic antigen capture and delivery to follicular dendritic cells.
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Montet X, Pastor CM, Vallée JP, Becker CD, Geissbuhler A, Morel DR, Meda P. Improved visualization of vessels and hepatic tumors by micro-computed tomography (CT) using iodinated liposomes. Invest Radiol 2007; 42:652-8. [PMID: 17700281 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e31805f445b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to determine whether iodinated liposomes are a suitable tracer for mice microvessel and liver imaging by preclinical computed tomography (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Iodinated liposomes were evaluated for vessel and liver imaging. A first group of nude mice was imaged by micro-CT after i.v. injection of liposomes at 1 or 2 gI/kg body weight (b.w.) for intervals up to 24 hours. A second group of mice bearing liver micrometastases was imaged after injection of liposomes at 2 gI/kg b.w. for intervals up to 24 hours. RESULTS Vascular enhancements of 120 +/- 8 and 322 +/- 20 Hounsfield unit (HU) were obtained after injection of liposomes at 1 or 2 gI/kg b.w., respectively. This enhancement decreased with a blood half-life of 135 +/- 10 and 86 +/- 9 minutes, respectively. Liver enhancement of 157 +/- 5 and 235 +/- 23 HU were obtained after injection of iodinated liposomes at 1 and 2 gI/kg b.w., respectively. Liver micrometastases (250 microm) were detectable after injection of iodinated liposomes at 2 gI/kg b.w. CONCLUSIONS Iodinated liposomes are a suitable contrast agent for vessels and liver imaging by micro-CT allowing clear vascular enhancement and detection of small liver metastases.
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- Xavier Montet
- Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Kaplan B, Gangemi A, Thielke J, Oberholzer J, Sankary H, Benedetti E. Successful rescue of refractory, severe antibody mediated rejection with splenectomy. Transplantation 2007; 83:99-100. [PMID: 17220802 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000243739.31440.2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) commonly occurs after transplantation of ABO-incompatible and sensitized renal transplant. Treatment regimens commonly include a combination of plasmapheresis (PL) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). However, some cases of AMR remain refractory to treatment. We report a case series of four patients with AMR refractory to standard therapy (ST) who resolved after splenectomy. Four living donor kidney transplant recipients were diagnosed with AMR. Two patients were ABO incompatible, one was cross-match positive and one had no obvious predisposing factors. After failure of therapy with corticosteroids, PL, IVIG, Thymoglobulin, and Rituximab (three patients) or Campath (one patient), AMR was treated with laparoscopic splenectomy. After an average of 11 days of ST, laparoscopic splenectomy was performed for rescue. The urinary output improved immediately in all patients, serum creatinine levels decreased within 48 hr, and ABO titers fell in the ABO-incompatible patient and the cross-match became negative in the two sensitized patients. Splenectomy may play a role in the treatment of AMR refractory to ST.
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- Bruce Kaplan
- Division of Transplant Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Ezernitchi AV, Vaknin I, Cohen-Daniel L, Levy O, Manaster E, Halabi A, Pikarsky E, Shapira L, Baniyash M. TCR zeta down-regulation under chronic inflammation is mediated by myeloid suppressor cells differentially distributed between various lymphatic organs. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:4763-72. [PMID: 16982917 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.7.4763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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T cell AgR zeta chain down-regulation associated with T cell dysfunction has been described in cancer, infectious, and autoimmune diseases. We have previously shown that chronic inflammation is mandatory for the induction of an immunosuppressive environment leading to this phenomenon. To identify the key immunosuppressive components, we used an in vivo mouse model exhibiting chronic inflammation-induced immunosuppression. Herein, we demonstrate that: 1) under chronic inflammation secondary lymphatic organs display various immunological milieus; zeta chain down-regulation and T cell dysfunction are induced in the spleen, peripheral blood, and bone marrow, but not in lymph nodes, correlating with elevated levels of Gr1(+)Mac-1(+) myeloid suppressor cells (MSC); 2) MSC are responsible for the induction of such an immunosuppression under both normal and inflammatory conditions; and 3) normal T cells administered into mice exhibiting an immunosuppressive environment down-regulate their zeta expression. Such an environment is anticipated to limit the success of immunotherapeutic strategies based on vaccination and T cell transfer, which are currently under investigation for immunotherapy of cancer.
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- Analía V Ezernitchi
- The Lautenberg Center for General and Tumor Immunology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Kraal G, Mebius R. New insights into the cell biology of the marginal zone of the spleen. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2006; 250:175-215. [PMID: 16861066 PMCID: PMC7112368 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)50005-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In the marginal zone of the spleen the bloodstream passes through an open system of reticular cells and fibers in which various myeloid and lymphoid cells are located. Macrophages in this region are well equipped to recognize pathogens and filter the blood by virtue of unique combinations of pattern recognition receptors. They interact with a specific set of B cells that can be found only in the marginal zone and that are able to react rapidly to bacterial antigens in particular. This combination of strategically located cells is an important factor in our defense against blood-borne pathogens. New data on the development of the marginal zone itself and the marginal zone B cells are reviewed and discussed in light of the function of the spleen in host defense.
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- Georg Kraal
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mansour MH, Abdul-Salam F, Al-Shemary T. Distinct binding patterns of fucose-specific lectins from Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lotus tetragonolobus to murine lymphocyte subsets. Immunobiology 2005; 210:335-48. [PMID: 16164040 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2005.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The putative expression of distinct terminally fucosylated glycoconjugates among murine lymphocyte subpopulations was sought using a Biomphalaria alexandrina-derived lectin (BaSI), of proven specificity to a fucosyllactose determinant, and the fucose-binding lectin from Lotus tetragonolobus seeds. Direct labeling of isolated lymphocyte subsets in suspension as well as immuno-histochemical and two-dimensional Western blotting assays demonstrated the exclusive expression of the BaSI-reactive ligand among multiple isoforms of two major 95 and 92 kDa and a minor 82 kDa acidic glycoproteins, selectively localized to the splenic marginal zone B lymphocytes of adult mice. The expression of the L. tetragonolobus lectin-reactive ligand was, on the other hand, restricted primarily to a single homogeneous 50 kDa acidic glycoprotein associated with a subset of the mature (PNA-) medullary thymocytes of adult mice as well as a minority of the immature (PNA +) thymocytes within the deep cortical region in newly born mice. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to mechanisms that govern lymphocyte development and homing.
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- Mohamed H Mansour
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
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The spleen combines the innate and adaptive immune system in a uniquely organized way. The structure of the spleen enables it to remove older erythrocytes from the circulation and leads to the efficient removal of blood-borne microorganisms and cellular debris. This function, in combination with a highly organized lymphoid compartment, makes the spleen the most important organ for antibacterial and antifungal immune reactivity. A better understanding of the function of this complex organ has been gained from recent studies, as outlined in this Review article.
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- Reina E Mebius
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, v.d. Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Junt T, Scandella E, Förster R, Krebs P, Krautwald S, Lipp M, Hengartner H, Ludewig B. Impact of CCR7 on Priming and Distribution of Antiviral Effector and Memory CTL. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:6684-93. [PMID: 15557160 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.11.6684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The chemokine receptor CCR7 is a key factor in the coordinate migration of T cells and dendritic cells (DC) into and their localization within secondary lymphoid organs. In this study we investigated the impact of CCR7 on CD8(+) T cell responses by infecting CCR7(-/-) mice with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). We found that the absence of CCR7 affects the magnitude of an antiviral CTL response during the acute phase, with reduced numbers of virus-specific CTL in all lymphoid and nonlymphoid organs tested. On the single cell level, CCR7-deficient CTL gained full effector function, such that antiviral protection in CCR7-deficient mice was complete, but delayed. Similarly, adoptive transfer experiments using DC from CCR7-deficient or competent mice for the priming of CCR7-positive or CCR7-negative CD8(+) T cells, respectively, revealed that ectopic positioning of DC and CTL outside organized T cell zones results in reduced priming efficacy. In the memory phase, CCR7-deficient mice maintained a stable LCMV-specific CTL population, predominantly in nonlymphoid organs, and rapidly mounted protective CTL responses against a challenge infection with a vaccinia virus recombinant for the gp33 epitope of LCMV. Taken together, the CCR7-dependent organization of the T cell zone does not appear to be a prerequisite for antiviral effector CTL differentiation and the sustenance of antiviral memory responses in lymphoid or peripheral tissues.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Clonal Deletion/genetics
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Dendritic Cells/metabolism
- Dendritic Cells/virology
- Immunization, Secondary
- Immunologic Memory/genetics
- Kinetics
- L-Selectin/biosynthesis
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/genetics
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/immunology
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/prevention & control
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/immunology
- Lymphoid Tissue/immunology
- Lymphoid Tissue/pathology
- Lymphoid Tissue/virology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Organ Specificity/genetics
- Organ Specificity/immunology
- Receptors, CCR7
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/deficiency
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/transplantation
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/virology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/virology
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- Tobias Junt
- Institute of Experimental Immunology, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Nolte MA, Beliën JAM, Schadee-Eestermans I, Jansen W, Unger WWJ, van Rooijen N, Kraal G, Mebius RE. A conduit system distributes chemokines and small blood-borne molecules through the splenic white pulp. J Exp Med 2003; 198:505-12. [PMID: 12900524 PMCID: PMC2194088 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Access to the splenic white pulp is restricted to lymphocytes and dendritic cells. Here we show that movement of molecules from the blood into these confined areas is also limited. Large molecules, such as bovine serum albumin (68 kD), immunoglobulin G (150 kD), and 500 kD dextran are unable to enter the white pulp, whereas smaller blood-borne molecules can directly permeate this compartment. The distribution is restricted to a stromal network that we refer to as the splenic conduit system. The small lumen of the conduit contains collagen fibers and is surrounded in the T cell areas by reticular fibroblasts that express ER-TR7. It also contains the chemokine CCL21. Conversely, in B cell follicles the B cell-attracting chemokine CXCL13 was found to be associated with the conduit and absence of ER-TR7+ fibroblasts. These results show heterogeneity of reticular fibroblasts that enfold the conduit system and suggest that locally produced chemokines are transported through and presented on this reticular network. Therefore, the conduit plays a role in distribution of both blood-borne and locally produced molecules and provides a framework for directing lymphocyte migration and organization of the splenic white pulp.
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- Martijn A Nolte
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, VUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Serbina NV, Salazar-Mather TP, Biron CA, Kuziel WA, Pamer EG. TNF/iNOS-producing dendritic cells mediate innate immune defense against bacterial infection. Immunity 2003; 19:59-70. [PMID: 12871639 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(03)00171-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 878] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) present microbial antigens to T cells and provide inflammatory signals that modulate T cell differentiation. While the role of DCs in adaptive immunity is well established, their involvement in innate immune defenses is less well defined. We have identified a TNF/iNOS-producing (Tip)-DC subset in spleens of Listeria monocytogenes-infected mice that is absent from CCR2-deficient mice. The absence of Tip-DCs results in profound TNF and iNOS deficiencies and an inability to clear primary bacterial infection. CD8 and CD4 T cell responses to L. monocytogenes antigens are preserved in CCR2-deficient mice, indicating that Tip-DCs are not essential for T cell priming. Tip-DCs, as the predominant source of TNF and iNOS during L. monocytogenes infection, orchestrate and mediate innate immune defense against this intracellular bacterial pathogen.
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- Natalya V Serbina
- Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Immunology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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The steps involved in lymphocyte homing to the white pulp cords of the spleen are poorly understood. We demonstrate here that the integrins lymphocyte function associated (LFA)-1 and alpha 4 beta 1 make essential and mostly overlapping contributions necessary for B cell migration into white pulp cords. T cell entry to the white pulp is also reduced by blockade of LFA-1 and alpha 4 beta 1. The LFA-1 ligand, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 is critical for lymphocyte entry and both hematopoietic cells and radiation-resistant cells contribute to this requirement. Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 contributes to the alpha 4 beta 1 ligand requirement and a second ligand, possibly fibronectin, also plays a role. By contrast with the entry requirements, antigen-induced movement of B cells from follicles to the outer T zone is not prevented by integrin blocking antibodies. Comparison of the distribution of integrin-blocked B cells and B cells treated with the G alpha i inhibitor, pertussis toxin, early after transfer reveals in both cases reduced accumulation in the inner marginal zone. These observations suggest that chemokine receptor signaling and the integrins LFA-1 and alpha 4 beta 1 function together to promote lymphocyte transit from the marginal zone into white pulp cords.
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- Charles G Lo
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Nolte MA, Hamann A, Kraal G, Mebius RE. The strict regulation of lymphocyte migration to splenic white pulp does not involve common homing receptors. Immunology 2002; 106:299-307. [PMID: 12100717 PMCID: PMC1782723 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2002.01443.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Although the spleen is the largest secondary lymphoid organ, little is known about the regulation of lymphocyte migration towards its different compartments of red and white pulp, in contrast to the well-studied mechanisms of lymphocyte homing to lymph nodes. Here we show that short-term trypsin treatment of lymphocytes cleaved off molecules involved in entry into lymph nodes, while homing to the splenic white pulp was unaltered. Prolonged trypsin treatment also abolished the ability of lymphocytes to enter the white pulp. Analysis of affected cell surface molecules and adoptive transfer studies in combination with blocking antibodies revealed that l-selectin, CD44, PSGL-1 and the alpha4 integrins are not required for migration to the white pulp. Although lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is critical for entry into lymph nodes, we show here that in the absence of functional LFA-1 molecules, lymphocytes can still enter the white pulp, in spite of the high expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 on sinus lining cells in the marginal zone. The data indicate that adhesion molecules involved in lymphocyte homing to lymph nodes are not essential for migration towards the splenic white pulp, but that additional, trypsin-sensitive, and so far unidentified, molecules are required.
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- Martijn A Nolte
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Morse HC, Kearney JF, Isaacson PG, Carroll M, Fredrickson TN, Jaffe ES. Cells of the marginal zone--origins, function and neoplasia. Leuk Res 2001; 25:169-78. [PMID: 11166833 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(00)00107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Splenic marginal zone B cells of humans and mice are anatomically positioned with specialized macrophages, dendritic and endothelial cells. Together, they function as the first line of defense against blood borne pathogens with a low triggering threshold for B cells providing a rapid proliferative and antibody response to infections. In humans, B cells with similar cytology and physical relations to follicles are found in lymph nodes and Peyer's patches. However, they also develop in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) and other sites, such as the thyroid and salivary gland, that normally lack organized lymphoid tissue. Chronic antigenic stimulation at these sites or in response to infection with Hepatitis C provides the milieu for mutations at FAS, API2/ML, TP53 and INK4a/p19ARF and the development of marginal zone lymphomas (MZL) in node, spleen and MALT. Only splenic MZL are seen in mice. A reduced threshold for triggering to proliferation may predispose the marginal zone B cell to neoplasia with mutations in genes regulating apoptosis playing a leading role.
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- H C Morse
- Laboratory of Immunopathology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Building 7, Room 304, 7 Center Drive MSC 0760, Bethesda, MD 20892-0760, USA.
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Li B, Yan New J, Hian Yap E, Lu J, Ha Chan S, Hu H. Blocking L-selectin and α4-integrin changes donor cell homing pattern and ameliorates murine acute graft versus host disease. Eur J Immunol 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200102)31:2<617::aid-immu617>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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