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Agulla B, Villaescusa A, Sainz Á, Díaz‐Regañón D, Rodríguez‐Franco F, Calleja‐Bueno L, Olmeda P, García‐Sancho M. Peripheral and intestinal T lymphocyte subsets in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy. J Vet Intern Med 2024; 38:1437-1448. [PMID: 38472110 PMCID: PMC11099799 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.17036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Dysregulated T lymphocyte response is thought to play a key role in chronic intestinal inflammation (CIE). OBJECTIVES To evaluate the presence of changes in peripheral and intestinal T lymphocyte subsets and to describe potential immune and inflammatory biomarkers in dogs with CIE. ANIMALS Sixteen healthy dogs and 26 dogs were diagnosed with CIE. METHODS Prospective case-control study evaluating peripheral and intestinal T lymphocytes using flow cytometry and inflammatory markers obtained from complete blood cell counts. RESULTS Dogs with CIE had higher peripheral activated T helper (Th) lymphocytes (87/μL [18-273] CIE, 44/μL [16-162] healthy control (HC, P = .013) and regulatory T cells (Treg; 108/μL [2-257] CIE, 34/μL [1-114] HC, P = .004). In the intestinal epithelium, CIE dogs presented lower percentages of Th (4.55% [1.75-18.67] CIE, 8.77% [3.79-25.03] HC, P = .002), activated Th cells (0.16% [0.02-0.83] CIE, 0.33% [0.05-0.57] HC, P = .03) and CD4/CD8 ratio (0.08 [0.02-0.39] CIE, 0.21 [0.07-0.85] HC, P = .003). Conversely, higher percentage of activated T cytotoxic cells (20.24% [3.12-77.12] CIE, 12.32% [1.21-39.22] HC, P = .04) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) producing T lymphocytes (7.36% [0.63-55.83] CIE, 1.44% [0.00-10.56] HC, P = .01) within the epithelium was observed. In the lamina propria the percentage of Treg lymphocytes was higher (6.02% [1.00-21.48] CIE, 3.52% [0.18-10.52] HC, P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE Systemic and intestinal immune alterations occur in dogs with CIE suggesting that blood IFN-γ producing T lymphocytes and the systemic immune-inflamation index (SII) could potentially serve as biomarkers for the disease.
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- Beatriz Agulla
- Department Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de VeterinàriaUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Facultad de VeterinariaUniversidad Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX), Avenida de la Universidad 1MadridSpain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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Casalegno Garduño R, Däbritz J. New Insights on CD8 + T Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Therapeutic Approaches. Front Immunol 2021; 12:738762. [PMID: 34707610 PMCID: PMC8542854 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.738762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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CD8+ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a complex multifactorial chronic disease. Here, we present an overview of the current research with the controversial findings of CD8+ T cell subsets and discuss some possible perspectives on their therapeutic value in IBD. Studies on the role of CD8+ T cells in IBD have contradictory outcomes, which might be related to the heterogeneity of the cells. Recent data suggest that cytotoxic CD8+ T cells (Tc1) and interleukin (IL) 17-producing CD8+ (Tc17) cells contribute to the pathogenesis of IBD. Moreover, subsets of regulatory CD8+ T cells are abundant at sites of inflammation and can exhibit pro-inflammatory features. Some subsets of tissue resident memory CD8+ T cells (Trm) might be immunosuppressant, whereas others might be pro-inflammatory. Lastly, exhausted T cells might indicate a positive outcome for patients. The function and plasticity of different subsets of CD8+ T cells in health and IBD remain to be further investigated in a challenging field due to the limited availability of mucosal samples and adequate controls.
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- Rosaely Casalegno Garduño
- Mucosal Immunology Group, Department of Pediatrics, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Mucosal Immunology Group, Department of Pediatrics, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.,Center for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, The Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom
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Zhou C, Qiu Y, Yang H. CD4CD8αα IELs: They Have Something to Say. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2269. [PMID: 31649659 PMCID: PMC6794356 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) that reside within the epithelium of the intestine play a critical role in maintaining the immune balance of the gut. CD4CD8αα IELs are one of the most important types of IELs, and they play an irreplaceable role in maintaining the balance of the intestinal immune system. CD4CD8αα IELs are often regarded as a special subtype of CD4+ IELs that can express CD8αα on their cytomembrane. Hence, CD4CD8αα IELs not only have the ability to modulate the functions of immune cells but also are regarded as cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Transcription factors, microbes, and dietary factors have a substantial effect on the development of CD4CD8αα IELs, which make them exert immunosuppression and cytotoxicity activities. In addition, there is an intimate relationship between CD4CD8αα IELs and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), whereas it is still unclear how CD4CD8αα IELs influence IBD. As such, this review will focus on the unparalleled differentiation of CD4CD8αα IELs and discuss how these cells might be devoted to tolerance and immunopathological responses in the intestinal tract. In addition, the role of CD4CD8αα IELs in IBD would also be discussed.
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- Chao Zhou
- Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yang YQ, Wu YF, Xu FF, Deng JB, Wu LL, Han XD, Liang J, Guo DA, Liu B. Tripterygium glycoside fraction n2: Alleviation of DSS-induced colitis by modulating immune homeostasis in mice. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 58:152855. [PMID: 30851581 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Tripterygium glycosides (TG) is the main active extractive of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F and is widely used in clinical practice to treat inflammatory diseases (including inflammatory bowel disease). However, due to its severe toxicity, TG is restricted to the treatment of many diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to study a new method to obtain the attenuated and synergistic extracts from TG. PURPOSE Tripterygium glycosides-n2 (TG-n2) was obtained from TG by a new preparation method. In this study, we aimed to investigate the difference in the chemical compositions between TG and TG-n2, further explored its toxicity and therapeutic effects on DSS-induced colitis in mice. METHODS The major chemical compositions of TG and TG-n2 were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Subsequently, acute toxicity test was applied to evaluate the toxicity difference between TG and TG-n2. Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis model was used to explore the therapeutic effect of TG and TG-n2 and their potential mechanisms of action. RESULTS We found that the chemical compositions of TG-n2 is different from TG. The main difference is the ratio of triptriolide (T11) / triptolide (T9). Acute toxicity test proved that TG-n2 was less toxic than TG. Base on this, further studies showed that TG-n2 has a similar therapeutic effect as compared to TG on attenuating the symptoms of colitis, such as diarrhea, bloody stools, body weight loss, colonic atrophy, histopathological changes, inhibiting cytokines secretion and reducing absolute lymph number. In addition, TG and TG-n2 can increase the apoptosis of T lymphocyte in vivo. Further investigated showed that TG and TG-n2 could increase the expressions of Bax and p62 on CD3-positive T cells. CONCLUSION This study showed that oral administration of TG-n2 is safer than TG. Moreover, the attenuated TG-n2 has the similar therapeutic effect on treating experimental colitis in mice when compared to TG. Its mechanism may be related to activating the expression of Bax in T cells and inducing T cells autophagy to regulate the survival of T lymphocytes in colitis mice, thus reducing inflammation in colon.
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- Y Q Yang
- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Development and Research of Chinese Medicine, and Mathematical Engineering Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Development and Research of Chinese Medicine, and Mathematical Engineering Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China.
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Smids C, Horjus Talabur Horje CS, Drylewicz J, Roosenboom B, Groenen MJM, van Koolwijk E, van Lochem EG, Wahab PJ. Intestinal T Cell Profiling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Linking T Cell Subsets to Disease Activity and Disease Course. J Crohns Colitis 2018; 12:465-475. [PMID: 29211912 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A dysregulated intestinal T cell response is presumed in patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. In this longitudinal study, we investigated the changes in intestinal T lymphocyte subsets in IBD at first presentation and over time during endoscopic active or inactive disease, and relate them to disease activity and outcome. METHODS We included 129 newly diagnosed patients (87 Crohn's disease [CD], 42 ulcerative colitis [UC]) and 19 healthy controls [HC]. Follow-up biopsy specimens were analysed from 70 IBD patients. Immunophenotyping of specimens was performed by flow cytometry identifying lymphocyte subpopulations. RESULTS IBD patients at diagnosis displayed higher percentages of CD4 T+ cells, Tregs, and central memory T cells [TCM] and with lower percentages of CD8 and CD103 T lymphocytes than HC. Follow-up specimens of patients with endoscopic inactive disease showed T cell subset recovery comparable to HC. Endoscopic active disease at follow-up coincided with T cell subsets similar to those at diagnosis. In UC, lower baseline percentages of CD3 cells was associated with milder disease course without the need of an immunomodulator, whereas in CD, higher baseline percentages of CD4 and Tregs were associated with complicated disease course. CONCLUSIONS The intestinal T cell infiltrate in IBD patients with active endoscopic disease is composed of increased percentages of CD4+ T cells, Tregs, and TCM, with lower percentages of CD8+ T cells and CD103+ T cells, compared with HC and endoscopic inactive IBD. Baseline percentages of CD3, CD4, and Tregs were associated with disease outcome. Further research is needed to demonstrate the predictive value of these lymphocyte subsets.
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- Carolijn Smids
- Crohn and Colitis Centre Rijnstate, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Crohn and Colitis Centre Rijnstate, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Crohn and Colitis Centre Rijnstate, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Crohn and Colitis Centre Rijnstate, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Uncontrolled IL-17 Production by Intraepithelial Lymphocytes in a Case of non-IPEX Autoimmune Enteropathy. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2016; 7:e182. [PMID: 27415620 PMCID: PMC5543485 DOI: 10.1038/ctg.2016.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objectives: To provide a functional and phenotypic characterization of immune cells infiltrating small intestinal mucosa during non-IPEX autoimmune enteropathy (AIE), as to gain insights on the pathogenesis of this clinical condition. Methods: Duodenal biopsies from a patient with AIE at baseline and following drug-induced remission were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry, and results were compared with those obtained from patients with active celiac disease, ileal Crohn’s disease and healthy controls. Lamina propria (LP) and intraepithelial (IELs) lymphocytes from AIE and controls were analyzed for mechanisms regulating cytokine production. Foxp3 expression and suppressive functions of LP regulatory T cells (Tregs) were analyzed. Results: The quantitative deficit of Foxp3 expression in Tregs in AIE associates with unrestrained IL-17 production by IELs. Interleukin (IL)-17-producing IELs were rare in the uninflamed duodenum and in the ileum of Crohn’s disease patients, and disappeared upon drug-induced AIE remission. IL-17 upregulation in CD4+IELs and CD4+LP T cells had different requirements for pro-inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) selectively enhanced IL-17 production by CD8+IELs. Intriguingly, although Foxp3lowTregs in AIE were poorly suppressive, they could upregulate GARP-LAP/TGF-β surface expression and enhanced IL-17 production selectively by CD8+IELs. Finally, phosphorylated Smad2/3 was detectable in duodenal CD8+ lymphocytes in active AIE in situ, indicating that they received signals from the TGF-β receptor in vivo. Conclusions: AIE is characterized by the appearance of unconventional IL-17-producing IELs, which could be generated locally by pro-inflammatory cytokines and TGF-β. These results suggest that Foxp3+Tregs and Treg-derived TGF-β regulate IL-17 production by IELs in the small intestine and in AIE.
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Belinson H, Savage AK, Fadrosh D, Kuo YM, Lin D, Valladares R, Nusse Y, Wynshaw-Boris A, Lynch SV, Locksley RM, Klein OD. Dual epithelial and immune cell function of Dvl1 regulates gut microbiota composition and intestinal homeostasis. JCI Insight 2016; 1:85395. [PMID: 27525310 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.85395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Homeostasis of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is controlled by complex interactions between epithelial and immune cells and the resident microbiota. Here, we studied the role of Wnt signaling in GI homeostasis using Disheveled 1 knockout (Dvl1-/-) mice, which display an increase in whole gut transit time. This phenotype is associated with a reduction and mislocalization of Paneth cells and an increase in CD8+ T cells in the lamina propria. Bone marrow chimera experiments demonstrated that GI dysfunction requires abnormalities in both epithelial and immune cells. Dvl1-/- mice exhibit a significantly distinct GI microbiota, and manipulation of the gut microbiota in mutant mice rescued the GI transit abnormality without correcting the Paneth and CD8+ T cell abnormalities. Moreover, manipulation of the gut microbiota in wild-type mice induced a GI transit abnormality akin to that seen in Dvl1-/- mice. Together, these data indicate that microbiota manipulation can overcome host dysfunction to correct GI transit abnormalities. Our findings illustrate a mechanism by which the epithelium and immune system coregulate gut microbiota composition to promote normal GI function.
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- Haim Belinson
- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, and
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, and.,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology
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Wang Q, Jiang C, Zheng X, Zhu X, Yan S, Wang H, Fu R, Fan H, Chen Y. Insight into the pharmacokinetic behavior of tanshinone IIA in the treatment of Crohn's disease: comparative data for tanshinone IIA and its two glucuronidated metabolites in normal and recurrent colitis models after oral administration. Xenobiotica 2016; 47:66-76. [PMID: 27045386 DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2016.1160158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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1. Previous reports implied that tanshinone IIA (TSA) may offer potential benefits for Crohn's disease (CD). However, the detailed pharmacokinetic behavior of TSA in the treatment of colitis remain unclear. Herein, a recurrent trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-colitis mouse model was used to investigate whether TSA possesses favorable pharmacokinetic and colonic distribution profiles to serve as a candidate drug. 2. Although the systemic TSA exposures were low (AUC0-t approximately 330 ng*h/ml) in both the normal and colitis models after oral administration TSA 20 mg/kg, high levels of TSA were found in the gastrointestinal tract (GI). Such a GI exposure of TSA in colitis mice is adequate to exert anti-inflammatory effects as observed in various in vitro studies. 3. Interestingly, colonic TSA exposure in the colitis mouse model was much lower than that in the normal mice, which may be explained by a significant upregulation of colonic UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (Ugt)1a9 expression and a higher plasma concentration of TSA glucuronides in the model mice at 0.5, 1 and 2 h after TSA administration. 4. Together, these results reveal high accumulation at the site of inflammation and minimal systemic concentration of TSA, which are favorable pharmacokinetic behaviors to meet the requirements for CD treatment.
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- b Department of Digestive Tumor Surgery , and
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- c Department of Pharmacy , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Pharmacology
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- d Department of Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory , Nanjing First Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China , and
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- e Department of Colorectal Surgery , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , China
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Boschetti G, Nancey S, Moussata D, Cotte E, Francois Y, Flourié B, Kaiserlian D. Enrichment of Circulating and Mucosal Cytotoxic CD8+ T Cells Is Associated with Postoperative Endoscopic Recurrence in Patients with Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2016; 10:338-45. [PMID: 26589954 PMCID: PMC4957475 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Evidence from mouse colitis models indicates that cytotoxic CD8+ T cells [CTL] play a key role in the initiation of gut lesions. We investigated whether changes in CD8+ CTL in blood or lamina propria [LP] of the neoterminal ileum were associated with postoperative endoscopic recurrence of Crohn's disease [CD]. METHODS A total of 37 CD patients with ileocolonic resection were endoscopically followed up at 6 and 12 months post-surgery. CD8+ T cells were analysed by flow cytometry in blood and ileal LP. RESULTS Granzyme B- and perforin-producing CD8+ T cells were significantly increased at 6 months in blood and in ileum LP in patients with endoscopic recurrence, as compared with those in remission. At a cutoff point of 45% of CD8+ CTL, the overall accuracies of the frequency of blood granzyme B+ or perforin+ CD8+ T cells to identify patients with postoperative endoscopic recurrence were 77% and 83%, respectively. Interestingly, patients with endoscopic recurrence at 12 months were those showing the highest mucosal CD8+ CTL frequency at 6 months, while still in remission. CONCLUSIONS Enrichment of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells in blood and ileal mucosa coincides with CD postoperative endoscopic recurrence. This underscores that CD8 CTL may play a pathophysiological role in the initiation of gut lesions during CD.
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- Gilles Boschetti
- International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France,INSERM U1111, Team Immunity, Vaccination and Biotherapy,Lyon, France,Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France,Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France,
The first two authors contributed equally to this work
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- International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France,INSERM U1111, Team Immunity, Vaccination and Biotherapy,Lyon, France,Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France,Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France,
The first two authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Department of Surgery,Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Department of Surgery,Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France,INSERM U1111, Team Immunity, Vaccination and Biotherapy,Lyon, France,Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France,Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France,
The last two authors contributed equally to this work
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- International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France,INSERM U1111, Team Immunity, Vaccination and Biotherapy,Lyon, France,Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France,
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T Lymphocyte Dynamics in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Role of the Microbiome. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:504638. [PMID: 26583115 PMCID: PMC4637034 DOI: 10.1155/2015/504638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Humans have coevolved with a complex community of bacterial species also referred to as the microbiome, which reciprocally provides critical contributions to human metabolism and immune system development. Gut microbiome composition differs significantly between individuals depending on host genetics, diet, and environmental factors. A dysregulation of the symbiotic nature of the intestinal host-microbial relationship and an aberrant and persistent immune response are the fundamental processes involved in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Considering the essential role of T cells in IBD and the contributing role of the microbiome in shaping the immune response during the pathogenesis of IBD, this review focuses on the complex relationship, interplay, and communication between the gut microbiome and T cells, including their differentiation into different subsets of effector or regulatory cells.
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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation Down-Regulates IL-7 and Reduces Inflammation in a Mouse Model of DSS-Induced Colitis. Dig Dis Sci 2015; 60:1958-66. [PMID: 25799939 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-015-3632-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with dysregulation of intestinal immune system. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is believed to control the chronic inflammation in the gut. Besides, interleukin-7 (IL-7) is proved to be an important cytokine that activates mucosal inflammation in IBD. Moreover, intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) are one of the key immunological compartments involved in regulating intestinal inflammation. In this study, we investigated the function of 6-formylindolo (3,2-b) carbazole (Ficz), a ligand of AHR, on IL-7, colitis, and IEL phenotypes. METHODS Colitis was induced by administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to wild-type C57BL/6J mice for 7 days. Mice were weighted, colon tissues were collected and measured, and histology analyses were performed. IELs were isolated from colon, and the phenotype and activation of IELs were examined using flow cytometry detection. The expression of AHR and IL-7 was measured by immunofluorescence, Western blot, and RT-PCR. RESULTS Ficz down-regulated epithelial-derived IL-7 expression in mice with DSS-induced colitis and ameliorated DSS-induced colitis. Ficz also decreased CD8αβ(+) and CD8(+) IEL subpopulations, enhanced TCRγδ(+) IEL subpopulation, and reduced the percentage of activated CD4(+) and CD8(+) subpopulations. CONCLUSIONS Ficz could down-regulate epithelial-derived IL-7 expression in mice with DSS-induced colitis and inhibit inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract of mice. AHR-related compounds might be the new and promising therapeutic medicaments for the treatment of patients with IBD.
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Khan MW, Zadeh M, Bere P, Gounaris E, Owen J, Klaenhammer T, Mohamadzadeh M. Modulating intestinal immune responses by lipoteichoic acid-deficient Lactobacillus acidophilus. Immunotherapy 2012; 4:151-61. [PMID: 22339459 DOI: 10.2217/imt.11.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the mechanism(s) by which the intestinal commensal microbe Lactobacillus acidophilus can affect host immunity, we studied the role of a component of the cell wall, lipoteichoic acid, in colitis. MATERIALS & METHODS Colitis was induced by the intraperitoneal injection of pathogenic CD4(+)CD25(-)CD45RB(hi) T cells into Rag1(-/-) mice. The parental strain, NCK56, or the lipoteichoic acid-deficient strain, NCK2025, was then administered orally. Fluorescent microscopy was employed to examine resulting cell populations and their cytokine production in the colon. RESULTS NCK2025 enhanced IL-10 production by dendritic cells and macrophages. Increased numbers of regulatory dendritic cells coincided with the induction of activated FoxP3(+) Tregs. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the oral administration of the genetically modified strain NCK2025 may be an effective immunotherapeutic approach that reprograms the immune response in colonic inflammatory conditions.
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- Mohammad W Khan
- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Induction of intestinal pro-inflammatory immune responses by lipoteichoic acid. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2012; 9:7. [PMID: 22423982 PMCID: PMC3325164 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-9-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Background The cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammatory bowel disease are not fully understood; however, data indicate that uncontrolled chronic inflammation induced by bacterial gene products, including lipoteichoic acid (LTA), may trigger colonic inflammation resulting in disease pathogenesis. LTA is a constituent glycolipid of Gram-positive bacteria that shares many inflammatory properties with lipopolysaccharide and plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of severe inflammatory responses via Toll-like receptor 2. Accordingly, we elucidate the role of LTA in immune stimulation and induced colitis in vivo. Methods To better understand the molecular mechanisms utilized by the intestinal microbiota and their gene products to induce or subvert inflammation, specifically the effect(s) of altered surface layer protein expression on the LTA-mediated pro-inflammatory response, the Lactobacillus acidophilus surface layer protein (Slp) genes encoding SlpB and SlpX were deleted resulting in a SlpB- and SlpX- mutant that continued to express SlpA (assigned as NCK2031). Results Our data show profound activation of dendritic cells by NCK2031, wild-type L. acidophilus (NCK56), and purified Staphylococcus aureus-LTA. In contrary to the LTA-deficient strain NCK2025, the LTA-expressing strains NCK2031 and NCK56, as well as S. aureus-LTA, induce pro-inflammatory innate and T cell immune responses in vivo. Additionally, neither NCK2031 nor S. aureus-LTA supplemented in drinking water protected mice from DSS-colitis, but instead, induced significant intestinal inflammation resulting in severe colitis and tissue destruction. Conclusions These findings suggest that directed alteration of two of the L. acidophilus NCFM-Slps did not ameliorate LTA-induced pro-inflammatory signals and subsequent colitis.
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Mohamadzadeh M, Owen JL. Reprogramming intestinal immunity is the answer to induced pathogenic inflammation. Immunotherapy 2012; 3:1415-7. [PMID: 22091675 DOI: 10.2217/imt.11.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Egan CE, Cohen SB, Denkers EY. Insights into inflammatory bowel disease using Toxoplasma gondii as an infectious trigger. Immunol Cell Biol 2011; 90:668-75. [PMID: 22064707 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2011.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Oral infection of certain inbred mouse strains with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii triggers inflammatory pathology resembling lesions seen during human inflammatory bowel disease, in particular Crohn's disease (CD). Damage triggered by the parasite is largely localized to the distal portion of the small intestine, and as such is one of only a few models for ileal inflammation. This is important because ileal involvement is a characteristic of CD in over two-thirds of patients. The disease induced by Toxoplasma is mediated by Th1 cells and the cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ. Inflammation is dependent upon IL-23, also identified by genome-wide association studies as a risk factor in CD. Development of lesions is concomitant with emergence of E. coli that display enhanced adhesion to the intestinal epithelium and subepithelial translocation. Furthermore, depletion of gut flora renders mice resistant to Toxoplasma-triggered ileitis. Recent findings suggest complex CCR2-dependent interactions between lamina propria T cells and intraepithelial lymphocytes in fueling proinflammatory pathology in the intestine. The advantage of the Toxoplasma model is that disease develops rapidly (within 7-10 days of infection) and can be induced in immunodeficient mice by adoptive transfer of mucosal T cells from infected donors. We propose that Toxoplasma acts as a trigger setting into motion a series of events culminating in loss of tolerance in the intestine and emergence of pathogenic T cell effectors. The Toxoplasma trigger model is providing new leaps in our understanding of immunity in the intestine.
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- Charlotte E Egan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Lee JC, Lyons PA, McKinney EF, Sowerby JM, Carr EJ, Bredin F, Rickman HM, Ratlamwala H, Hatton A, Rayner TF, Parkes M, Smith KGC. Gene expression profiling of CD8+ T cells predicts prognosis in patients with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:4170-9. [PMID: 21946256 DOI: 10.1172/jci59255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are increasingly common, chronic forms of inflammatory bowel disease. The behavior of these diseases varies unpredictably among patients. Identification of reliable prognostic biomarkers would enable treatment to be personalized so that patients destined to experience aggressive disease could receive appropriately potent therapies from diagnosis, while those who will experience more indolent disease are not exposed to the risks and side effects of unnecessary immunosuppression. Using transcriptional profiling of circulating T cells isolated from patients with CD and UC, we identified analogous CD8+ T cell transcriptional signatures that divided patients into 2 otherwise indistinguishable subgroups. In both UC and CD, patients in these subgroups subsequently experienced very different disease courses. A substantially higher incidence of frequently relapsing disease was experienced by those patients in the subgroup defined by elevated expression of genes involved in antigen-dependent T cell responses, including signaling initiated by both IL-7 and TCR ligation - pathways previously associated with prognosis in unrelated autoimmune diseases. No equivalent correlation was observed with CD4+ T cell gene expression. This suggests that the course of otherwise distinct autoimmune and inflammatory conditions may be influenced by common pathways and identifies what we believe to be the first biomarker that can predict prognosis in both UC and CD from diagnosis, a major step toward personalized therapy.
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- James C Lee
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Cheroutre H, Lambolez F, Mucida D. The light and dark sides of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes. Nat Rev Immunol 2011; 11:445-56. [PMID: 21681197 PMCID: PMC3140792 DOI: 10.1038/nri3007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 485] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) that reside within the epithelium of the intestine form one of the main branches of the immune system. As IELs are located at this critical interface between the core of the body and the outside environment, they must balance protective immunity with an ability to safeguard the integrity of the epithelial barrier: failure to do so would compromise homeostasis of the organism. In this Review, we address how the unique development and functions of intestinal IELs allow them to achieve this balance.
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- Hilde Cheroutre
- Laboratory of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Mohamadzadeh M, Pfeiler EA, Brown JB, Zadeh M, Gramarossa M, Managlia E, Bere P, Sarraj B, Khan MW, Pakanati KC, Ansari MJ, O'Flaherty S, Barrett T, Klaenhammer TR. Regulation of induced colonic inflammation by Lactobacillus acidophilus deficient in lipoteichoic acid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108 Suppl 1:4623-30. [PMID: 21282652 PMCID: PMC3063598 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005066107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Imbalance in the regulatory immune mechanisms that control intestinal cellular and bacterial homeostasis may lead to induction of the detrimental inflammatory signals characterized in humans as inflammatory bowel disease. Induction of proinflammatory cytokines (i.e., IL-12) induced by dendritic cells (DCs) expressing pattern recognition receptors may skew naive T cells to T helper 1 polarization, which is strongly implicated in mucosal autoimmunity. Recent studies show the ability of probiotic microbes to treat and prevent numerous intestinal disorders, including Clostridium difficile-induced colitis. To study the molecular mechanisms involved in the induction and repression of intestinal inflammation, the phosphoglycerol transferase gene that plays a key role in lipoteichoic acid (LTA) biosynthesis in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM (NCK56) was deleted. The data show that the L. acidophilus LTA-negative in LTA (NCK2025) not only down-regulated IL-12 and TNFα but also significantly enhanced IL-10 in DCs and controlled the regulation of costimulatory DC functions, resulting in their inability to induce CD4(+) T-cell activation. Moreover, treatment of mice with NCK2025 compared with NCK56 significantly mitigated dextran sulfate sodium and CD4(+)CD45RB(high)T cell-induced colitis and effectively ameliorated dextran sulfate sodium-established colitis through a mechanism that involves IL-10 and CD4(+)FoxP3(+) T regulatory cells to dampen exaggerated mucosal inflammation. Directed alteration of cell surface components of L. acidophilus NCFM establishes a potential strategy for the treatment of inflammatory intestinal disorders.
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- Genomic Sciences Graduate Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Genomic Sciences Graduate Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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Nancey S, Boschetti G, Hacini F, Sardi F, Durand PY, Le Borgne M, Furhmann L, Flourie B, Kaiserlian D. Blockade of LTB(4) /BLT(1) pathway improves CD8(+) T-cell-mediated colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011; 17:279-88. [PMID: 20722054 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Leukotriene B4 (LTB(4) ) has chemotactic properties for activated T cells expressing the high-affinity receptor BLT(1) . This study investigated whether the LTB(4) antagonist (CP-105,693), selective for BLT(1) receptor, could protect mice from colitis mediated by specific cytotoxic CD8(+) T lymphocytes (CTL). METHODS Virus-specific colitis was induced in C57Bl/6 mice transferred with lymphoid cells from P14 TcR Tg mice which are specific to class I GP33 peptide of LCMV. Mice were immunized with GP33-pulsed dendritic cells and colitis was elicited by intrarectal administration of the peptide. Colitis was evaluated by body weight loss and macroscopic and histological analysis of colon. In vivo priming of specific CD8(+) CTL was determined using interferon (IFN)-γ ELISPOT and in vivo CTL assays. In some experiments mice were treated with a selective LTB(4) receptor antagonist. RESULTS Immunization with GP33-pulsed dendritic cells (DCs) induced priming of specific CD8(+) CTL, as shown by the presence of IFN-γ-producing CD8(+) T cells in colon draining lymph nodes and in vivo CTL assays. Intrarectal challenge with GP33 induced severe colitis and recruitment of granzyme B(+) P14 CD8(+) cells in colon. Treatment with the specific LTB(4) receptor antagonist before elicitation of colitis reduced the severity of colitis and decreased the frequency of specific effectors. CONCLUSIONS Colitis can be induced by IFN-γ-producing cytotoxic CD8(+) CTL specific for viral antigen. Blockade of the LTB(4) /BLT(1) pathway by a selective BLT(1) receptor antagonist attenuates colitis by inhibiting CD8(+) effectors recruitment in colon. These data illustrate the therapeutic potential of LTB(4) receptor selective antagonists in protection from CD8(+) T-cell-mediated intestinal inflammation.
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- Stephane Nancey
- INSERM U 851 Immunité et Vaccination, IFR 128, Lyon, France.
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The antigen-rich environment of the gut interacts with a highly integrated and specialized mucosal immune system that has the challenging task of preventing invasion and the systemic spread of microbes, while avoiding excessive or unnecessary immune responses to innocuous antigens. Disruption of the mucosal barrier and/or defects in gut immune regulatory networks may lead to chronic intestinal inflammation as seen in inflammatory bowel disease. The T-cell populations of the intestine play a critical role in controlling intestinal homeostasis, and their unique phenotypes and diversities reflect the sophisticated mechanisms that have evolved to maintain the delicate balance between immune activation and tolerance at mucosal sites. In this article, we will discuss the specialized properties of mucosal T cells in the context of immune homeostasis and inflammation.
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- Femke van Wijk
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Hacini-Rachinel F, Nancey S, Boschetti G, Sardi F, Doucet-Ladevèze R, Durand PY, Flourié B, Kaiserlian D. CD4+ T cells and Lactobacillus casei control relapsing colitis mediated by CD8+ T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:5477-86. [PMID: 19843933 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Evidence that CD4(+) regulatory T cells can control Ag-specific CD8(+) T cell-mediated colitis in immunocompetent mice is poorly documented. To examine the potential of CD4(+) T cells to control colitis, we used our model of CD8(+) T cell-mediated colitis induced by intracolonic sensitization followed by challenge with the hapten 2,4-dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. The defect of CD4(+) T cells in MHC class II-deficient (Abeta(degrees/degrees)) mice allowed priming of 2,4-dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-specific IFN-gamma-producing CD8 colitogenic effectors and development of colitis in the otherwise resistant C57BL/6 strain. Cotransfer experiments in RAG2(degrees/degrees) mice and ex vivo studies showed that CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells completely prevented CD8(+) T cell-mediated colitis and controlled CD8(+) T cell activation, respectively. In the susceptible BALB/c strain, Ab depletion revealed that lack of CD4(+) regulatory T cells resulted in 1) acute colitis elicited by a suboptimal dose of hapten challenge and 2) more severe relapsing episodes of colitis induced by effector/memory CD8(+) T cell-mediated colitis at an optimal dose of hapten challenge, even when CD4 depletion was performed just before the second challenge. Oral administration of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001 alleviated colitis and increased the suppressive function of Foxp3(+)CD4(+) regulatory T cells of colon lamina propria. These data demonstrate that CD4(+) regulatory T cells exert a protective effect on colitis by controlling colitogenic effector/memory CD8(+) T cells during the effector (symptomatic) phase of acute and relapsing colitis, respectively. Probiotics with natural adjuvant effects on mucosal regulatory T cells may represent a valuable approach to alleviate the colitogenic effect of Tc1-type CD8(+) effectors.
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Schuppan D, Junker Y, Barisani D. Celiac disease: from pathogenesis to novel therapies. Gastroenterology 2009; 137:1912-1933. [PMID: 19766641 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 421] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Revised: 09/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Celiac disease has become one of the best-understood HLA-linked disorders. Although it shares many immunologic features with inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease is uniquely characterized by (1) a defined trigger (gluten proteins from wheat and related cereals), (2) the necessary presence of HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8, and (3) the generation of circulating autoantibodies to the enzyme tissue transglutaminase (TG2). TG2 deamidates certain gluten peptides, increasing their affinity to HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8. This generates a more vigorous CD4(+) T-helper 1 T-cell activation, which can result in intestinal mucosal inflammation, malabsorption, and numerous secondary symptoms and autoimmune diseases. Moreover, gluten elicits innate immune responses that act in concert with the adaptive immunity. Exclusion of gluten from the diet reverses many disease manifestations but is usually not or less efficient in patients with refractory celiac disease or associated autoimmune diseases. Based on the advanced understanding of the pathogenesis of celiac disease, targeted nondietary therapies have been devised, and some of these are already in phase 1 or 2 clinical trials. Examples are modified flours that have been depleted of immunogenic gluten epitopes, degradation of immunodominant gliadin peptides that resist intestinal proteases by exogenous endopeptidases, decrease of intestinal permeability by blockage of the epithelial ZOT receptor, inhibition of intestinal TG2 activity by transglutaminase inhibitors, inhibition of gluten peptide presentation by HLA-DQ2 antagonists, modulation or inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines, and induction of oral tolerance to gluten. These and other experimental therapies will be discussed critically.
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- Detlef Schuppan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Egan CE, Craven M, Leng J, Mack M, Simpson KW, Denkers EY. CCR2-dependent intraepithelial lymphocytes mediate inflammatory gut pathology during Toxoplasma gondii infection. Mucosal Immunol 2009; 2:527-35. [PMID: 19741601 PMCID: PMC2860785 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2009.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Mice of the C57BL/6 strain develop acute ileal inflammation after infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This pathology resembles many key features of human Crohn's disease, including a Th1 cytokine profile with high levels of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin 12 (IL)-12, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF)-alpha, presence of pathogenic CD4(+) T cells, and infiltration of gut flora into inflammed tissue. Using CCR2(-/-) mice, we identify a role for this chemokine receptor in the pathogenesis of inflammatory pathology during T. gondii infection. Lack of chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2 (CCR2) was associated with low levels of CD103(+) T lymphocytes in the intraepithelial compartment, Peyer's patch, and lamina propria relative to wild-type animals. Adoptive transfer of wild-type, but not IFN-gamma(-/-), intraepithelial T lymphocytes converted CCR2 knockout mice from a resistant to susceptible phenotype with respect to parasite-triggered inflammatory gut pathology. These results for the first time show a role for intraepithelial T lymphocytes in pathogenesis of ileitis triggered by a microbial pathogen.
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- C. E. Egan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Haile LA, von Wasielewski R, Gamrekelashvili J, Krüger C, Bachmann O, Westendorf AM, Buer J, Liblau R, Manns MP, Korangy F, Greten TF. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in inflammatory bowel disease: a new immunoregulatory pathway. Gastroenterology 2008; 135:871-81, 881.e1-5. [PMID: 18674538 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2008] [Revised: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have been shown to cause T-cell tolerance in tumor-bearing mice; however, little is known about the role of MDSCs in chronic inflammation. Here, for the first time, we have identified and analyzed their role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS Repetitive adoptive transfer of clone 4/T-cell receptor (CL4-TCR) transgenic CD8(+) T cells into VILLIN-hemagglutinin (HA) transgenic mice was performed on days 1, 12, and 27. Recipient mice were analyzed for immunopathology, HA-specific CD8(+) T-cell responses, and CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) MDSCs (frequency, phenotype, expression analysis, and in vitro as well as in vivo function). In addition, peripheral blood from patients with active Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis was examined for the presence and function of human MDSCs denoted as CD14(+)HLA-DR(-/low) cells. RESULTS Repetitive transfer of HA-specific CD8(+) T cells prevented VILLIN-HA recipient mice from development of severe enterocolitis, which is seen after a single transfer of T cells. Repeated transfer of antigen-specific T cells led to an increase in the frequency of nitric oxide synthase 2 and arginase-expressing CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) MDSCs in spleen and intestine of VILLIN-HA mice with immunosuppressive function. Cotransfer of MDSCs with HA-specific CD8(+) T cells into naive VILLIN-HA mice ameliorated enterocolitis, indicating a direct immune regulatory effect of MDSCs on induction of IBD by antigen-specific T cells. Finally, an increase in the frequency of human MDSCs with suppressor function was observed in peripheral blood from patients with IBD. CONCLUSIONS These results identify MDSCs as a new immune regulatory pathway in IBD.
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- Lydia A Haile
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Magnusson FC, Liblau RS, von Boehmer H, Pittet MJ, Lee JW, Turley SJ, Khazaie K. Direct presentation of antigen by lymph node stromal cells protects against CD8 T-cell-mediated intestinal autoimmunity. Gastroenterology 2008; 134:1028-37. [PMID: 18395084 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.01.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Disruption of the enteric glial cell (EGC) network is an early pathologic feature in Crohn's disease. To determine the contribution of antigen-specific CD8 and CD4 T cells to the breakdown of the EGC network, we studied specific autoimmune targeting of an ectopic antigen expressed by EGCs. METHODS Transgenic mice (GFAP-HA), which express the influenza hemagglutinin (HA) in EGCs, were either crossed with mice transgenic for a T-cell receptor (TCR) specific for a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I epitope of HA (CL4-TCR) or were adoptively transferred with conventional CL4 T cells. These were compared with GFAP-HA mice transferred with conventional T cells specific for an MHC class II epitope of HA (6.5). RESULTS Both CD8 and CD4 T-cell subtypes were activated in vivo in an antigen-specific manner; however, they differed substantially in their ability to expand in the mesenteric lymph nodes, trigger proinflammatory cytokines, and induce autoimmune damage in the intestine. Direct presentation of antigen, provided by lymph node stromal cells, caused the activation and deletion of CD8 T cells. This mechanism of T-cell tolerance did not affect CD4 T cells, which produced antigen-specific lethal autoimmunity. CONCLUSIONS Our observations support a recently identified mechanism of peripheral T-cell tolerance that specifically protects against autoimmunity mediated by conventional CD8 T cells. Furthermore, we show that conventional CD4 T cells are not affected by this mechanism of tolerance, and their targeting of EGCs produces lethal intestinal autoimmunity.
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- Fay C Magnusson
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kelsall BL. Innate and adaptive mechanisms to control of pathological intestinal inflammation. J Pathol 2008; 214:242-59. [DOI: 10.1002/path.2286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fitzpatrick LR, Small JS, Poritz LS, McKenna KJ, Koltun WA. Enhanced intestinal expression of the proteasome subunit low molecular mass polypeptide 2 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:337-48; discussion 348-50. [PMID: 17160513 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0796-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Low molecular mass polypeptide 2 is an inducible immunoproteasome subunit. The expression of low molecular mass polypeptide 2 has not been examined in the intestine of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. This study was designed to determine whether the intestinal expression of low molecular mass polypeptide 2 was enhanced in a group of patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared with a group of control patients without inflammatory bowel disease. Moreover, we examined the association between low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression and histologic pathology in these patients. METHODS Twenty-one patients participated in the study. These included six control subjects without inflammatory bowel disease, eight patients with ulcerative colitis, and seven patients with Crohn's disease. Intestinal low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry, as well as by Western blot. Histology scores (0-40 severity scale) were determined on the same sections of intestine as those used for low molecular mass polypeptide 2 histochemistry. RESULTS By immunohistochemistry, low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression was significantly enhanced (P < 0.05 vs. control subjects) throughout visibly diseased areas of colon, rectum, and ileum from patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression also was increased in macroscopically normal intestine from patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared with normal tissue from control subjects. There was a significant correlation (P < 0.0001) between low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression and histologic pathology in our patients. Western blot results confirmed that low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression was enhanced in patients with ulcerative colitis (3.1-fold) and in patients with Crohn's disease (3.5-fold). CONCLUSIONS Intestinal low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression is significantly increased in inflammatory bowel disease. The association between intestinal low molecular mass polypeptide 2 expression and histologic pathology suggests that this proteasome subunit plays a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Leo R Fitzpatrick
- Department of Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
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