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Baumgartner F, Bamopoulos SA, Faletti L, Hsiao HJ, Holz M, Gonzalez-Menendez I, Solé-Boldo L, Horne A, Gosavi S, Özerdem C, Singh N, Liebig S, Ramamoorthy S, Lehmann M, Demel U, Kühl AA, Wartewig T, Ruland J, Wunderlich FT, Schick M, Walther W, Rose-John S, Haas S, Quintanilla-Martinez L, Feske S, Ehl S, Glauben R, Keller U. Activation of gp130 signaling in T cells drives T H17-mediated multi-organ autoimmunity. Sci Signal 2024; 17:eadc9662. [PMID: 38377177 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.adc9662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
Abstract
The IL-6-gp130-STAT3 signaling axis is a major regulator of inflammation. Activating mutations in the gene encoding gp130 and germline gain-of-function mutations in STAT3 (STAT3GOF) are associated with multi-organ autoimmunity, severe morbidity, and adverse prognosis. To dissect crucial cellular subsets and disease biology involved in activated gp130 signaling, the gp130-JAK-STAT3 axis was constitutively activated using a transgene, L-gp130, specifically targeted to T cells. Activating gp130 signaling in T cells in vivo resulted in fatal, early onset, multi-organ autoimmunity in mice that resembled human STAT3GOF disease. Female mice had more rapid disease progression than male mice. On a cellular level, gp130 signaling induced the activation and effector cell differentiation of T cells, promoted the expansion of T helper type 17 (TH17) cells, and impaired the activity of regulatory T cells. Transcriptomic profiling of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from these mice revealed commonly dysregulated genes and a gene signature that, when applied to human transcriptomic data, improved the segregation of patients with transcriptionally diverse STAT3GOF mutations from healthy controls. The findings demonstrate that increased gp130-STAT3 signaling leads to TH17-driven autoimmunity that phenotypically resembles human STAT3GOF disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francis Baumgartner
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Biomedical Innovation Academy, BIH Charité (Junior) (Digital) Clinician Scientist Program, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Biomedical Innovation Academy, BIH Charité (Junior) (Digital) Clinician Scientist Program, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies," Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Tübingen, a partnership between DKFZ and Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Institute of Medical Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- iPATH.Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Biomedical Innovation Academy, BIH Charité (Junior) (Digital) Clinician Scientist Program, 10178 Berlin, Germany
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- iPATH.Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Technische Universität München, 81675 Munich, Germany
- Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Technische Universität München, 81675 Munich, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Munich, a partnership between DKFZ and Technische Universität München, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Obesity and Cancer, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- EPO GmbH Berlin-Buch, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115 Berlin, Germany
- Division of Stem Cells and Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) and DKFZ - ZMBH Alliance, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM gGmbH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies," Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Tübingen, a partnership between DKFZ and Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, a partnership between DKFZ and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Qi SS, Miao Y, Sheng YY, Hu RM, Zhao J, Yang QP. MicroRNA-1246 Inhibits NFATc1 Phosphorylation and Regulates T Helper 17 Cell Activation in the Pathogenesis of Severe Alopecia Areata. Ann Dermatol 2023; 35:46-55. [PMID: 36750458 PMCID: PMC9905862 DOI: 10.5021/ad.22.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We found microRNA (miR)-1246 to be significantly differentially expressed between severe active alopecia areata (AA) patients and healthy individuals. OBJECTIVE To explore the role and mechanism of miR-1246 in severe AA. METHODS Expression of miR-1246, dual-specific tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A), and nuclear factor of activated T cells 1c (NFATc1) in peripheral CD4+ T cells and in scalp tissues of patients were detected using RT-qPCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry assays. Peripheral CD4+ T cells from the AA patients were transfected with lentiviral vectors overexpressing miR-1246. RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis were used to measure mRNA or protein expression of retinoic-acid-receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor gamma (ROR-γt), interleukin (IL)-17, DYRK1A, NFATc1, and phosphorylated NFATc1. Flow cytometry was used to assay the CD4+IL-17+ cells proportion. ELISA was used to measure cytokine levels. RESULTS miR-1246 levels decreased and DYRK1A and NFATc1 mRNA levels significantly increased in the peripheral CD4+ T cells and scalp tissues of severe active AA samples. NFATc1 protein expression was also significantly increased in the peripheral CD4+ T cells but not in the scalp tissues. NFATc1 positive cells were mainly distributed among infiltrating inflammatory cells around hair follicles. In peripheral CD4+ T cells of severe active AA, overexpression of miR-1246 resulted in significant downregulation of DYRK1A, NFATc1, ROR-γt, and IL-17 mRNA and phosphorylated NFATc1 protein, as well as a decrease in the CD4+IL-17+ cells proportion and the IL-17F level. CONCLUSION miR-1246 can inhibit NFAT signaling and Th17 cell activation, which may be beneficial in the severe AA treatment.
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- Si-si Qi
- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang Y, Zeng X, Zha X, Lai J, Tan G, Chen S, Yu X, Li Y, Xu L. Correlation of the transcription factors IRF4 and BACH2 with the abnormal NFATC1 expression in T cells from chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Hematology 2022; 27:523-529. [PMID: 35544467 DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2022.2066245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE T cell dysfunction is a common characteristic of patients with myeloid leukemia and is closely related to clinical efficacy and prognosis. In order to clarify the mechanisms leading to the T cell dysfunction, we characterized the gene expression profile of T cells from chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients by microarray analysis and investigated the related regulating pathway. METHODS We employed gene expression profiling, bioinformatics and real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) to detect genes differentially expressed in CML patients versus healthy donors. RESULTS There were 1704 genes differentially expressed between CD3+ T cells from CML patients and healthy donors, including 868 up-regulated genes and 836 down-regulated genes, which mostly related to T cell functional pathways. In particular, lower expression of NFATC1, a member of the TCR signaling pathway, was detected in CD3+ T cells from CML patients. We further found that the expression of IRF4 and BACH2, transcription factors that potentially regulate NFATC1, in CD3+ T cells from CML patients was significantly lower than that in healthy donors. CONCLUSION We for the first time observed the altered gene expression profiles of CD3+ T cells from CML patients, and the results suggested that IRF4, BACH2 and NFATC1 may be involved in regulating T cell dysfunction in CML patients in the form of a transcriptional regulatory network. These findings may provide potential targets for tyrosine kinase inhibitors in combination with other targeted immunotherapies .
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- Yikai Zhang
- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangzhou Municipality Tianhe Nuoya Bio-engineering Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Wu J, Zeng C, Xu L, Wei W, Li Y. The role of NFAT2/miR-20a-5p signaling pathway in the regulation of CD8 + naïve T cells activation and differentiation. Immunobiology 2021; 226:152111. [PMID: 34237654 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
T cell dysfunction is a common characteristic in leukemia patients that significantly impacts clinical treatment and prognosis. However, the mechanism underlying T cell dysfunction and its reversal remains unclear. In this study, in accordance with our previous findings, we found that the expression of NFAT2 and pri-miR-17 ~ 92 are lower in peripheral blood CD3+ T cells from chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients by gene expression analysis. We further demonstrate that the NFAT2-induced activation, differentiation, and expression of cytokines in human umbilical cord blood CD8+ naïve T cells are miR-20a-5p dependent. We also preliminarily explored the relationship between NFAT2 and miR-20a-5p in naive T cells. These results suggest that NFAT2 and miR-20a are crucial for regulating functional CD8+ T cells. Additionally, their alteration may be related to CD8+ T cell dysfunction in CML patients; thus, NFAT2 and miR-20a-5p may be considered potential targets for revising T cell function in leukemia immunotherapy.
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- Yikai Zhang
- Depart of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Guangzhou Municipality Tianhe Nuoya Bio-engineering Co. Ltd, Guangzhou 510663, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, 601 Huang Pu Da Dao Xi, 510632 Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, 601 Huang Pu Da Dao Xi, 510632 Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, 601 Huang Pu Da Dao Xi, 510632 Guangzhou, China
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- Depart of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, 601 Huang Pu Da Dao Xi, 510632 Guangzhou, China.
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- Guangzhou Municipality Tianhe Nuoya Bio-engineering Co. Ltd, Guangzhou 510663, China.
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- Depart of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, 601 Huang Pu Da Dao Xi, 510632 Guangzhou, China.
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Lin CC, Law BF, Hettick JM. Acute 4,4'-Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate Exposure-Mediated Downregulation of miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p Activates Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Transcription by Targeting Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling in Macrophages. Toxicol Sci 2021; 173:100-113. [PMID: 31609387 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfz215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Exposure to 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in the occupational setting may lead to development of occupational asthma (OA), and the underlying molecular mechanisms of MDI-induced disease pathogenesis remain an active area of research. Using a nose-only mouse inhalation model, we find that circulating microRNA (miR)-206-3p and miR-381-3p are downregulated after MDI exposure; however, cellular miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p responses after MDI aerosol exposure and their pathophysiological roles in MDI-OA are unknown. We hypothesize that miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p-regulated mechanisms cause increased expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) after MDI aerosol exposure. We examined cellular miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p, calcineurins, nuclear factors of activated T cells (NFATs), and iNOS levels from both nose-only exposed murine bronchoalveolar lavage cells (BALCs) and differentiated THP-1 macrophages treated with MDI-glutathione (GSH) conjugates. Both in vivo murine MDI aerosol exposure and in vitro MDI-GSH exposures in THP-1 macrophages result in downregulation of endogenous miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p and upregulation of PPP3CA and iNOS expression. Transfection of THP-1 macrophages with miR-inhibitor-206-3p and miR-inhibitor-381-3p resulted in the upregulation of PPP3CA and iNOS. Using RNA-induced silencing complex immunoprecipitation and translational reporter assays, we verified that PPP3CA, but not iNOS, is directly targeted by both miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p. Downregulation of miR-206-3p and miR-381-3p following by MDI exposure induces calcineurin/NFAT signaling-mediated iNOS transcription in macrophages and BALCs.
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- Chen-Chung Lin
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Hu J, Gao N, Zhang Y, Chen X, Li J, Bian F, Chi W, Liu Z, de Paiva C, Pflugfelder SC, Li DQ. IL-33/ST2/IL-9/IL-9R signaling disrupts ocular surface barrier in allergic inflammation. Mucosal Immunol 2020; 13:919-930. [PMID: 32358573 PMCID: PMC7572432 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-020-0288-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
This study was to explore a novel IL-33/ST2/IL-9/IL-9R signaling pathway that disrupts ocular surface barrier and amplifies allergic inflammation. Two murine models of experimental allergic conjunctivitis (EAC) and IL-9 topical challenge in wild type Balb/c and ST2-/- mice, and two culture models of primarily human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) and mouse CD4+ T cells were performed. Clinical manifestations, Oregon-Green Dextran (OGD) staining, the apical junction complexes (AJCs), IL-33/ST2 and IL-9/IL-9R signaling molecules were evaluated in ocular surface and its draining cervical lymph nodes (CLNs) by RT-qPCR, immunostaining and ELISA. The typical allergic signs, enhanced OGD staining intensity, disrupted morphology of AJCs, including ZO-1, claudin 1, occludin, and E-cadherin, and the stimulated signaling of IL-33/ST2 and IL-9/IL-9R were observed in ocular mucosa and draining CLNs in EAC-Balb/c mice, but significantly reduced or eliminated in EAC-ST2-/- mice. Topical challenge of IL-9 resulted in the obvious OGD staining and disrupted ocular surface AJCs in Balb/c mice and in HCECs in vitro. IL-9 production was found to be stimulated by IL-33 in CD4+ cells from Balb/c mice in vitro. Our findings uncovered a novel phenomenon and mechanism by which ocular surface barrier integrity is disrupted in allergic conjunctivitis by IL-33/ST2/IL-9/IL-9R signaling pathway, which may amplify the allergic inflammation.
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- Jiaoyue Hu
- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA,Eye institute of Xiamen University and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA,Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA,School of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA,School of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Eye institute of Xiamen University and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA,Correspondence to: De-Quan Li, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, NC-205, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Tel: (713) 798-1123, Fax: (713) 798-1457,
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Jakobi M, Kiefer A, Mirzakhani H, Rauh M, Zimmermann T, Xepapadaki P, Stanic B, Akdis M, Papadopoulos NG, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Finotto S. Role of nuclear factor of activated T cells 2 (NFATc2) in allergic asthma. IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE 2020; 8:704-712. [PMID: 33079489 PMCID: PMC7654396 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Background We recently described increased NFATc1, IRF4, and NIP45 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of asthmatic children and adults with multiple allergies. Objective NFATc2 has been described to associate with IRF4 to induce interleukin‐4, and to be inhibited by T‐bet. Here, we analyzed the role of NFATc2 in asthmatic children and adults. Methods PBMCs were isolated from the blood of control of asthmatics subjects. Some PBMCs were analyzed untreated and some cultured with and without phytohemagglutinin. Then, RNA was extracted from the cells and cytokines were measured in the supernatants via enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay or multiplex analysis. RNA was then reverse‐transcribed and NFATc1, NFATC2, IRF4, and T‐bet mRNA were analyzed by real‐time polymerase chain reaction. In addition, in peripheral blood cells, NFATc2 expression was analyzed, in a population of asthmatic children and adults from the Asthma BRIDGE study. Results In addition to NFATc1 and NIP45, also NFATc2 was found upregulated in PBMCs and peripheral blood cells from asthmatic children and adults with allergic asthma. Moreover, NFATc1 directly correlated with lymphocytes number whereas NFATc2 correlated with peripheral eosinophilia in asthma. Conclusions In addition to NFATc1 and NIP45, NFATc2 was found upregulated in asthma. Moreover, NFATc1 mRNA correlated with lymphocytes both in control and asthma, and NFATC1 and NFATc2 mRNA showed a direct correlation with eosinophils in controls but not in asthma, indicating that NFATc1 is associated with lymphocytes and not eosinophils in asthma. Clinical Significance Targeting NFATc2 in T lymphocytes might ameliorate the allergic phenotype in asthmatic subjects.
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- Marielena Jakobi
- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Allergy and Pneumology, Children's Hospital, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Allergy, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland
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- Department of Allergy, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, University of Manchester, UK
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Protein kinase 2 (CK2) controls CD4 + T cell effector function in the pathogenesis of colitis. Mucosal Immunol 2020; 13:788-798. [PMID: 31988467 PMCID: PMC7382987 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-020-0258-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Crohn's disease (CD), one of the major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and associated with aberrant CD4+ T-helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17 responses. Protein kinase 2 (CK2) is a conserved serine-threonine kinase involved in signal transduction pathways, which regulate immune responses. CK2 promotes Th17 cell differentiation and suppresses the generation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. The function of CK2 in CD4+ T cells during the pathogenesis of CD is unknown. We utilized the T cell-induced colitis model, transferring CD45RBhi-naive CD4+ T cells from CK2αfl/fl controls and CK2αfl/fldLck-Cre mice into Rag1-/- mice. CD4+ T cells from CK2αfl/fldLck-Cre mice failed to induce wasting disease and significant intestinal inflammation, which was associated with decreased interleukin-17A-positive (IL-17A+), interferon-γ-positive (IFN-γ+), and double-positive IL-17A+IFN-γ+ CD4+ T cells in the spleen and colon. We determined that CK2α regulates CD4+ T cell proliferation through a cell-intrinsic manner. CK2α is also important in controlling CD4+ T cell responses by regulating NFAT2, which is vital for T cell activation and proliferation. Our findings indicate that CK2α contributes to the pathogenesis of colitis by promoting CD4+ T cell proliferation and Th1 and Th17 responses, and that targeting CK2 may be a novel therapeutic treatment for patients with CD.
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Kitamura N, Shindo M, Ohtsuka J, Nakamura A, Tanokura M, Hiroi T, Kaminuma O. Identification of novel interacting regions involving calcineurin and nuclear factor of activated T cells. FASEB J 2020; 34:3197-3208. [PMID: 31909857 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) leads to the transcription of diverse inducible genes involved in many biological processes; therefore, aberrant NFAT expression is responsible for the development and exacerbation of various disorders. Since five isoforms of NFAT (NFATc1-c4, NFAT5) exhibit distinct and overlapping functions, selective control of a part, but not all, of NFAT family members is desirable. By comparing the binding activity of each NFATc1-c4 with its regulatory enzyme, calcineurin (CN), using a quantitative immunoprecipitation assay, we found a new CN-binding region (CNBR) selectively functioning in NFATc1 and NFATc4. This region, termed CNBR3, is located between two preexisting CNBR1 and CNBR2, within the Ca2+ regulatory domain. The nuclear translocation of NFATc1 but not NFATc2 in T cells was suppressed by ectopic expression of CNBR3 and, accordingly, NFATc1-dependent cytokine expression was downregulated. Through competition assays using NFATc1-derived partial peptides and mass spectrometry with photoaffinity technology, we identified 18 amino acids in NFATc1 (Arg258 to Pro275 ) and 13 amino acids in CN catalytic subunit (CNA) (Asn77 to Gly89 ) responsible for CNA/CNBR3 binding in which Cys263 and Asp82 , respectively, played crucial roles. The possible selective regulation of NFAT-mediated biological processes by targeting this new CN/NFAT-binding region is suggested.
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- Noriko Kitamura
- Allergy and Immunology Project, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Basic Technology Research, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Allergy and Immunology Project, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Allergy and Immunology Project, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Disease Model, Research Institute of Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Targeted deletion of NFAT-Interacting-Protein-(NIP) 45 resolves experimental asthma by inhibiting Innate Lymphoid Cells group 2 (ILC2). Sci Rep 2019; 9:15695. [PMID: 31666531 PMCID: PMC6821848 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51690-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Here we investigated the role of NFAT-interacting protein (NIP)-45, an Interleukin (IL)-4 inducing Transcription Factor, and its impact on the differentiation of Group 2 Innate -Lymphoid -Cells (ILC2s) in the pathogenesis of asthma. NIP45, a transcription factor regulating NFATc1 activity, mRNA was found to be induced in the Peripheral Blood mononuclear cells (PMBCs) of asthmatic pre-school children with allergies and in the peripheral blood CD4+ T cells from adult asthmatic patients. In PBMCs of asthmatic and control children, NIP45 mRNA directly correlated with NFATc1 but not with T-bet. Targeted deletion of NIP45 in mice resulted in a protective phenotype in experimental asthma with reduced airway mucus production, airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophils. This phenotype was reversed by intranasal delivery of recombinant r-IL-33. Consistently, ILC2s and not GATA3+ CD4+ T-cells were decreased in the lungs of asthmatic NIP45−/− mice. Reduced cell number spleen ILC2s could be differentiated from NIP45−/− as compared to wild-type mice after in vivo injection of a microcircle-DNA vector expressing IL-25 and decreased cytokines and ILC2 markers in ILC2 differentiated from the bone marrow of NIP45−/− mice. NIP45 thus emerges as a new therapeutic target for the resolution of the airway pathology, down-regulation of ILC2s and mucus production in asthma.
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Lin CC, Law BF, Siegel PD, Hettick JM. Circulating miRs-183-5p, -206-3p and -381-3p may serve as novel biomarkers for 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate exposure. Biomarkers 2018; 24:76-90. [PMID: 30074411 DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2018.1508308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Occupational exposure to the most widely used diisocyanate, 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), is a cause of occupational asthma (OA). Early recognition of MDI exposure and sensitization is essential for the prevention of MDI-OA. OBJECTIVE Identify circulating microRNAs (miRs) as novel biomarkers for early detection of MDI exposure and prevention of MDI-OA. MATERIALS AND METHODS Female BALB/c mice were exposed to one of three exposure regimens: dermal exposure to 1% MDI in acetone; nose-only exposure to 4580 ± 1497 μg/m3 MDI-aerosol for 60 minutes; or MDI dermal exposure/sensitization followed by MDI-aerosol inhalation challenge. Blood was collected and miRCURY™ miRs qPCR Profiling Service was used to profile circulate miRs from dermally exposed mice. Candidate miRs were identified and verified from mice exposed to three MDI-exposure regimens by TaqMan® miR assays. RESULTS Up/down-regulation patterns of circulating mmu-miRs-183-5p, -206-3p and -381-3p were identified and verified. Circulating mmu-miR-183-5p was upregulated whereas mmu-miRs-206-3p and -381-3p were downregulated in mice exposed via all three MDI exposure regimens. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Upregulation of circulating miR-183-5p along with downregulation of circulating miRs-206-3p and -381-3p may serve as putative biomarkers of MDI exposure and may be considered as potential candidates for validation in exposed human worker populations.
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- Chen-Chung Lin
- a Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Morgantown , WV , 26505 , USA
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- a Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Morgantown , WV , 26505 , USA
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- a Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Morgantown , WV , 26505 , USA
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- a Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Morgantown , WV , 26505 , USA
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Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) was first described almost three decades ago as a Ca
2+/calcineurin-regulated transcription factor in T cells. Since then, a large body of research uncovered the regulation and physiological function of different NFAT homologues in the immune system and many other tissues. In this review, we will discuss novel roles of NFAT in T cells, focusing mainly on its function in humoral immune responses, immunological tolerance, and the regulation of immune metabolism.
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- Martin Vaeth
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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Roberts G, Boyle R, Bryce PJ, Crane J, Hogan SP, Saglani S, Wickman M, Woodfolk JA. Developments in the field of allergy mechanisms in 2015 through the eyes of Clinical & Experimental Allergy. Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 46:1248-57. [PMID: 27682977 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the first of two papers we described the development in the field of allergy mechanisms as described by Clinical and Experimental Allergy in 2015. Experimental models of allergic disease, basic mechanisms, clinical mechanisms and allergens are all covered. A second paper will cover clinical aspects.
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- G Roberts
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences and Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. .,NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK. .,The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight, UK.
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- Paediatric Research Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Allergy Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Kreiner E, Waage J, Standl M, Brix S, Pers TH, Couto Alves A, Warrington NM, Tiesler CMT, Fuertes E, Franke L, Hirschhorn JN, James A, Simpson A, Tung JY, Koppelman GH, Postma DS, Pennell CE, Jarvelin MR, Custovic A, Timpson N, Ferreira MA, Strachan DP, Henderson J, Hinds D, Bisgaard H, Bønnelykke K. Shared genetic variants suggest common pathways in allergy and autoimmune diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:771-781. [PMID: 28188724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between allergy and autoimmune disorders is complex and poorly understood. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate commonalities in genetic loci and pathways between allergy and autoimmune diseases to elucidate shared disease mechanisms. METHODS We meta-analyzed 2 genome-wide association studies on self-reported allergy and sensitization comprising a total of 62,330 subjects. These results were used to calculate enrichment for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, we probed for enrichment within genetic pathways and of transcription factor binding sites and characterized commonalities in variant burden on tissue-specific regulatory sites by calculating the enrichment of allergy SNPs falling in gene regulatory regions in various cells using Encode Roadmap DNase-hypersensitive site data. Finally, we compared the allergy data with those of all known diseases. RESULTS Among 290 loci previously associated with 16 autoimmune diseases, we found a significant enrichment of loci also associated with allergy (P = 1.4e-17) encompassing 29 loci at a false discovery rate of less than 0.05. Such enrichment seemed to be a general characteristic for autoimmune diseases. Among the common loci, 48% had the same direction of effect for allergy and autoimmune diseases. Additionally, we observed an enrichment of allergy SNPs falling within immune pathways and regions of chromatin accessible in immune cells that was also represented in patients with autoimmune diseases but not those with other diseases. CONCLUSION We identified shared susceptibility loci and commonalities in pathways between allergy and autoimmune diseases, suggesting shared disease mechanisms. Further studies of these shared genetic mechanisms might help in understanding the complex relationship between these diseases, including the parallel increase in disease prevalence.
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- Eskil Kreiner
- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Division of Endocrinology and Center for Basic and Translational Obesity Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Medical and Population Genetics Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Mass; Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität of Munich, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology and Center for Basic and Translational Obesity Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Medical and Population Genetics Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Mass; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of West Australia, Nedlands, Australia; Department of Pulmonary Physiology, West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute, Nedlands, Australia
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- University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, GRIAC Research Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, GRIAC Research Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC Health Protection Agency (HPA) Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Center for Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Unit of Primary Care, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Department of Children and Young People and Families, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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- University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Koch S, Sopel N, Finotto S. Th9 and other IL-9-producing cells in allergic asthma. Semin Immunopathol 2016; 39:55-68. [PMID: 27858144 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-016-0601-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Allergic asthma is a worldwide increasing chronic disease of the airways which affects more than 300 million people. It is associated with increased IgE, mast cell activation, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), mucus overproduction and remodeling of the airways. Previously, this pathological trait has been associated with T helper type 2 (Th2) cells. Recently, different CD4+ T cell subsets (Th17, Th9) as well as cells of innate immunity, like mast cells and innate lymphoid cells type 2 (ILC2s), which are all capable of producing the rediscovered cytokine IL-9, are known to contribute to this disease. Regarding Th9 cells, it is known that naïve T cells develop into IL-9-producing cells in the presence of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ). Downstream of IL-4, several transcription factors like signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6), interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4), GATA binding protein 3 (GATA3), basic leucine zipper transcription factor, ATF-like (BATF) and nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) are activated. Additionally, the transcription factor PU.1, which is downstream of TGFβ signaling, also seems to be crucial in the development of Th9 cells. IL-9 is a pleiotropic cytokine that influences various distinct functions of different target cells such as T cells, B cells, mast cells and airway epithelial cells by activating STAT1, STAT3 and STAT5. Because of its pleiotropic functions, IL-9 has been demonstrated to be involved in several diseases, such as cancer, autoimmunity and other pathogen-mediated immune-regulated diseases. In this review, we focus on the role of Th9 and IL-9-producing cells in allergic asthma.
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- Sonja Koch
- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91052, Erlangen, Germany.
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Koch S, Graser A, Mirzakhani H, Zimmermann T, Melichar VO, Wölfel M, Croteau-Chonka DC, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Finotto S. Increased expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells 1 drives IL-9-mediated allergic asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016; 137:1898-1902.e7. [PMID: 26993036 PMCID: PMC4889777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Sonja Koch
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Lung Immunology, Department of Molecular Pneumology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Lung Immunology, Department of Molecular Pneumology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Pediatric Pneumology-Allergology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Pediatric Pneumology-Allergology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Pediatric Pneumology-Allergology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Lung Immunology, Department of Molecular Pneumology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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