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Gobbo MM, Bomfim MB, Alves WY, Oliveira KC, Corsetti PP, de Almeida LA. Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis and autoimmune disease: A systematic review of preclinical studies. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2022; 21:103140. [PMID: 35830954 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis is believed to be associated with the onset and development of autoimmune diseases. To evaluate microbiota's variations triggered by antibiotic therapy and its outcomes on autoimmune diseases, preclinical studies regarding these subjects were included in this review. The studies were selected on PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from 2011 to 2021 by three researchers that extracted study data and risk of bias, which were verified by a further 3 independent researchers. The team assessed the strength of evidence across studies. Of the eligible studies, 17 showed an improvement of the studied disease after antibiotic therapy and 10 had a negative effect on the course of the condition. The ameliorating factors of the studied diseases were mostly seen when using an antibiotic cocktail. Male animals had a good outcome after therapy and, for all genders, the increase in IL-10 and Treg cells was often shown to ameliorate disease after the antibiotic intervention. Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes appeared altered after the antibiotic intervention, leading to amelioration or worsening of the condition depending on the autoimmune disease. We identified that the number of autoimmune conditions approached leads to specific conclusions regarding the interventions, making it difficult to achieve an overall conclusion. Overall, even though pre-clinical studies must be translated to the human model, the studied aspects of gender, age, lineage and disease model substantially impact the outcomes that make for many intricacies that were not-established in the study of antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis and autoimmunity.
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- Marcela Mizuhira Gobbo
- Medical School, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil.
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- Medical School, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil
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- Medical School, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil
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- Medical School, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil.
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Ju Z, Shen L, Zhou M, Luo J, Yu Z, Qu C, Lei R, Lei M, Huang R. Helicobacter pylori and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Metabolic Dysfunction: Activation of TLR4/Myd88 Inflammation Pathway from p53 Perspective and a Case Study of Low-Dose Radiation Intervention. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:1065-1081. [PMID: 35312296 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Gut dysbiosis is observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is frequently associated with AD-induced metabolic dysfunction. However, the extent and specific underlying molecular mechanisms triggered by alterations of gut microbiota composition and function mediating AD-induced metabolic dysfunction in AD remain incompletely uncovered. Here, we indicate that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is abundant in AD patients with relative metabolic dysfunction. Fecal microbiota transplantation from the AD patients promoted metabolic dysfunction in mice and increased gut permeability. H. pylori increased gut permeability through activation of the TLR4/Myd88 inflammation pathway in a p53-dependent manner, leading to metabolic dysfunction. Moreover, p53 deficiency reduced bile acid concentration, leading to an increased abundance of H. pylori colonization. Overall, these data identify H. pylori as a key promoter of AD-induced metabolic dysfunction.
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- Zhao Ju
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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Anatomical Uniqueness of the Mucosal Immune System (GALT, NALT, iBALT) for the Induction and Regulation of Mucosal Immunity and Tolerance. MUCOSAL VACCINES 2020. [PMCID: PMC7149644 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-811924-2.00002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kim HM, Lee BR, Lee ES, Kwon MH, Huh JH, Kwon BE, Park EK, Chang SY, Kweon MN, Kim PH, Ko HJ, Chung CH. iNKT cells prevent obesity-induced hepatic steatosis in mice in a C-C chemokine receptor 7-dependent manner. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017; 42:270-279. [PMID: 28811651 PMCID: PMC5803573 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis are characterized by an increase in hepatic triglyceride content with infiltration of immune cells, which can cause steatohepatitis and hepatic insulin resistance. C-C chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) is primarily expressed in immune cells, and CCR7 deficiency leads to the development of multi-organ autoimmunity, chronic renal disease and autoimmune diabetes. Here, we investigated the effect of CCR7 on hepatic steatosis in a mouse model and its underlying mechanism. Our results demonstrated that body and liver weights were higher in the CCR7−/− mice than in the wild-type (WT) mice when they were fed a high-fat diet. Further, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity were markedly diminished in CCR7−/− mice. The number of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells was reduced in the livers of the CCR7−/− mice. Moreover, liver inflammation was detected in obese CCR7−/− mice, which was ameliorated by the adoptive transfer of hepatic mononuclear cells from WT mice, but not through the transfer of hepatic mononuclear cells from CD1d−/− or interleukin-10-deficient (IL-10−/−) mice. Overall, these results suggest that CCR7+ mononuclear cells in the liver could regulate obesity-induced hepatic steatosis via induction of IL-10-expressing iNKT cells.
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- H M Kim
- Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, School of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Pomié C, Blasco-Baque V, Klopp P, Nicolas S, Waget A, Loubières P, Azalbert V, Puel A, Lopez F, Dray C, Valet P, Lelouvier B, Servant F, Courtney M, Amar J, Burcelin R, Garidou L. Triggering the adaptive immune system with commensal gut bacteria protects against insulin resistance and dysglycemia. Mol Metab 2016; 5:392-403. [PMID: 27257599 PMCID: PMC4877664 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that glycemia and insulin resistance are controlled by a mechanism involving the adaptive immune system and gut microbiota crosstalk. METHODS We triggered the immune system with microbial extracts specifically from the intestinal ileum contents of HFD-diabetic mice by the process of immunization. 35 days later, immunized mice were fed a HFD for up to two months in order to challenge the development of metabolic features. The immune responses were quantified. Eventually, adoptive transfer of immune cells from the microbiota-immunized mice to naïve mice was performed to demonstrate the causality of the microbiota-stimulated adaptive immune system on the development of metabolic disease. The gut microbiota of the immunized HFD-fed mice was characterized in order to demonstrate whether the manipulation of the microbiota to immune system interaction reverses the causal deleterious effect of gut microbiota dysbiosis on metabolic disease. RESULTS Subcutaneous injection (immunization procedure) of ileum microbial extracts prevented hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in a dose-dependent manner in response to a HFD. The immunization enhanced the proliferation of CD4 and CD8 T cells in lymphoid organs, also increased cytokine production and antibody secretion. As a mechanism explaining the metabolic improvement, the immunization procedure reversed gut microbiota dysbiosis. Finally, adoptive transfer of immune cells from immunized mice improved metabolic features in response to HFD. CONCLUSIONS Glycemia and insulin sensitivity can be regulated by triggering the adaptive immunity to microbiota interaction. This reduces the gut microbiota dysbiosis induced by a fat-enriched diet.
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- Céline Pomié
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Groupe Protéomique Centre Recherche Cancer Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1037, 2 avenue Hubert Curien, CS 53717, 31037 Toulouse Cedex 1, France
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- Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 3: « Adipokines, obesity and associated Pathologies », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 3: « Adipokines, obesity and associated Pathologies », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- VAIOMER SAS, 516 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 31670 Labège, France
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- VAIOMER SAS, 516 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 31670 Labège, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France; Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Team 2: « Intestinal Risk Factors, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia », 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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Extrahepatic malignancies in primary biliary cirrhosis: a comparative study at two European centers. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2016; 48:254-62. [PMID: 25205363 DOI: 10.1007/s12016-014-8446-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Limited information and divergent results are available on the prevalence/incidence, survival, and risk factors for developing extrahepatic malignancies (EMs) in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The aim of the study was to analyze the epidemiology and survival rates for EM in PBC patients. The study was conducted on two series of patients followed up at two European centers (361 in Padova, Italy, and 397 in Barcelona, Spain) for a mean 7.7 ± 7 and 12.2 ± 7 years, respectively. The cancer incidence was compared with the standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) calculated using the Cancer Registry of the Veneto Region (Italy) and the Cancer Registry of Tarragona (Spain). Seventy-two patients developed EM. The prevalence of cases was similar in Padova (9.7 %) and Barcelona (9.4 %). The overall cancer incidence was similar to the expected incidence for the general population in the same geographical area (SIR = 1.2), and so was the crude EM rate (855.01 vs 652.86 per 100,000 patient-years, respectively, RR = 1.3). Logistic regression analysis showed that advanced histological stage and extrahepatic autoimmune diseases were significantly associated with the onset of EM. Survival was similar for PBC patients with and without EM (p = n.s.), and actual survival was similar to the one predicted by the Mayo model. The incidence of EM in PBC patients was found similar in Italy and Spain and no different from that of the general population. Advanced histological stage and extrahepatic autoimmune disease were risk factors significantly associated with EM developing in PBC. The onset of cancer in PBC patients does not influence the natural history of their liver disease.
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Wichner K, Stauss D, Kampfrath B, Krüger K, Müller G, Rehm A, Lipp M, Höpken UE. Dysregulated development of IL-17- and IL-21-expressing follicular helper T cells and increased germinal center formation in the absence of RORγt. FASEB J 2015; 30:761-74. [PMID: 26499265 DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-274001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Interleukin 17-producing helper T (Th17) cells have been widely defined by the lineage transcription factor retinoid-related orphan receptor (ROR)γt. Pathophysiologically, these cells play a crucial role in autoimmune diseases and have been linked to dysregulated germinal center (GC) reactions and autoantibody production. In this study, we used gene expression and flow cytometric analyses for the characterization of Rorγt(-/-) and Rorγt(-/-)Il21(RFP/+) mice to demonstrate a previously unknown transcriptional flexibility in the development of IL-17-producing Th-cell subsets. We found an accumulation of follicular Th (Tfh) cells by 5.2-fold, spontaneous 13-fold higher GC formation, decreased frequency of follicular Foxp3(+) T-regulatory (Treg) cells (50%), and a 3.4-fold increase in the number of proliferating follicular B cells in RORγt-deficient vs. wild-type mice. Dysregulated B-cell responses were associated with enhanced production of IL-17 (6.4-fold), IL-21 (2.2-fold), and B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) (2-fold) and were partially rescued by adoptive transfer of Treg cells. In an unexpected finding, we detected RORγt-independent IL-17 expression in ICOS(+)CXCR5(+)Tfh and in ICOS(+)CXCR5(-)Th cells. Based on the observed high Irf4 and Batf gene expression, we suggest that CD4(+) T-cell transcription factors other than RORγt can cooperatively induce differentiation of IL-17-producing Th cells, including Th17-like Tfh-cell subsets. We conclude that the occurrence of aberrant Tfh and follicular Treg cells support spontaneous GC formation and dysregulated B-cell responses in RORγt-deficient mice.
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- Katharina Wichner
- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- *Department of Tumor Genetics and Immunogenetics and Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumorimmunology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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The peer-reviewed publications in the field of autoimmunity published in 2013 represented a significant proportion of immunology articles and grew since the previous year to indicate that more immune-mediated phenomena may recognize an autoimmune mechanism and illustrated by osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis. As a result, our understanding of the mechanisms of autoimmunity is becoming the paradigm for translational research in which the progress in disease pathogenesis for both tolerance breakdown and inflammation perpetuation is rapidly followed by new treatment approaches and clinical management changes. The similarities across the autoimmune disease spectrum outnumber differences, particularly when treatments are compared. Indeed, the therapeutics of autoimmune diseases are based on a growing armamentarium that currently includes monoclonal antibodies and small molecules which act by targeting molecular markers or intracellular mediators with high specificity. Among the over 100 conditions considered as autoimmune, the common grounds are well illustrated by the data reported for systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis or by the plethora of studies on Th17 cells and biomarkers, particularly serum autoantibodies. Further, we are particularly intrigued by studies on the genomics, epigenetics, and microRNA at different stages of disease development or on the safe and effective use of abatacept acting on the costimulation of T and B cells in rheumatoid arthritis. We are convinced that the data published in 2013 represent a promising background for future developments that will exponentially impact the work of laboratory and clinical scientists over the next years.
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Clinicians are facing unexpected issues in everyday practice, and these may become counterintuitive or challenging. Illustrative examples are provided by the hypersensitivity to universally used immunosuppressants such as corticosteroids or antibiotics such as beta-lactam. Secondly, additional issues are represented by the discovery of new pathogenetic mechanisms involved in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis or other chronic inflammatory diseases, genomic susceptibility to enigmatic diseases such as giant cell arteritis, or the shared role of specific mediators such as semaphorins. Third, the therapeutic armamentarium has dramatically changed over the past decade following the introduction of biotechnological drugs, and new mechanisms are being proposed to reduce adverse events or increase the drug effectiveness, particularly on cardiovascular comorbidities. Finally, rare diseases continue to represent difficult cases, as for Cogan's syndrome, with limited literature available for clinical recommendations. For these reason, the present issue of Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology is timely and dedicated to these and other unique topics in clinical immunology and allergy. The aim of this issue is thus to help clinicians involved in internal medicine as well as allergists and clinical immunologists while discussing new pathways that will prove important in the near future.
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Baddack U, Frahm S, Antolin-Fontes B, Grobe J, Lipp M, Müller G, Ibañez-Tallon I. Suppression of Peripheral Pain by Blockade of Voltage-Gated Calcium 2.2 Channels in Nociceptors Induces RANKL and Impairs Recovery From Inflammatory Arthritis in a Mouse Model. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015; 67:1657-67. [PMID: 25733371 DOI: 10.1002/art.39094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the chronic pain that accompanies inflammation and joint deformation. Patients with RA rate pain relief as the highest priority; however, few studies have addressed the efficacy and safety of therapies directed specifically toward pain pathways. The ω-conotoxin MVIIA (ziconotide) is used in humans to alleviate persistent pain syndromes, because it specifically blocks the voltage-gated calcium 2.2 (CaV 2.2) channel, which mediates the release of neurotransmitters and proinflammatory mediators from peripheral nociceptor nerve terminals. The aims of this study were to investigate whether blockade of CaV 2.2 can suppress arthritis pain, and to examine the progression of induced arthritis during persistent CaV 2.2 blockade. METHODS Transgenic mice expressing a membrane-tethered form of MVIIA under the control of a nociceptor-specific gene (MVIIA-transgenic mice) were used in the experiments. The mice were subjected to unilateral induction of joint inflammation using a combination of antigen and collagen. RESULTS CaV 2.2 blockade mediated by tethered MVIIA effectively suppressed arthritis-induced pain; however, in contrast to their wild-type littermates, which ultimately regained use of their injured joint as inflammation subsided, MVIIA-transgenic mice showed continued inflammation, with up-regulation of the osteoclast activator RANKL and concomitant joint and bone destruction. CONCLUSION Taken together, our results indicate that alleviation of peripheral pain by blockade of CaV 2.2- mediated calcium influx and signaling in nociceptor sensory neurons impairs recovery from induced arthritis and point to the potentially devastating effects of using CaV 2.2 channel blockers as analgesics during inflammation.
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- Uta Baddack
- Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse, France
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Uncommon or orphan diseases are less frequently addressed in mainstream medical journals and, as a consequence, their understanding and clinical recognition may rely on case series or anecdotal data with limited guidelines and management directions. The study of selected underrepresented autoimmune and allergy conditions is the subject of the present issue of Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology to provide peculiar perspectives on common and rare themes. First, allergy remains a major concern for physicians worldwide despite the limited developments over the past years, particularly for antigens such as mite or Alternaria alternata, and due to the increasing incidence of drug hypersensitivity. Second, the female predominance of autoimmune diseases such as systemic sclerosis is well recognized but enigmatic, and a unifying hypothesis remains elusive. Third, the management of conditions triggered by infectious agents as in Guillain-Barre syndrome or mixed cryoglobulinemia is challenging, and clinical guidelines are needed in the setting of infections and autoimmunity. Fourth, gamma-delta T cells represent major players in innate immunity and are the subject of extensive studies in autoimmune diseases to provide new therapeutic targets for disease prevention or modulation in the near future. Ultimately, we acknowledge the major developments in the broad fields of rheumatology and immunology and expect that microbiota definition, epigenetics studies, and microRNA analysis will provide new exciting avenues toward the understanding and treatment of chronic and acute inflammation.
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- Carlos Dias
- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal,
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