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Gribonika I, Strömberg A, Chandode RK, Schön K, Lahl K, Bemark M, Lycke N. Migratory CD103 +CD11b + cDC2s in Peyer's patches are critical for gut IgA responses following oral immunization. Mucosal Immunol 2024:S1933-0219(24)00023-0. [PMID: 38492746 DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
Abstract
Induction and regulation of specific intestinal immunoglobulin (Ig)A responses critically depend on dendritic cell (DC) subsets and the T cells they activate in the Peyer's patches (PP). We found that oral immunization with cholera toxin (CT) as an adjuvant resulted in migration-dependent changes in the composition and localization of PP DC subsets with increased numbers of cluster of differentiation (CD)103- conventional DC (cDC)2s and lysozyme-expressing DC (LysoDCs) in the subepithelial dome and of CD103+ cDC2s that expressed CD101 in the T cell zones, while oral ovalbumin (OVA) tolerization was instead associated with greater accumulation of cDC1s and peripherally induced regulatory T cells (pTregs) in this area. Decreased IgA responses were observed after CT-adjuvanted immunization in huCD207DTA mice lacking CD103+ cDC2s, while oral OVA tolerization was inefficient in cDC1-deficient Batf3-/- mice. Using OVA transgenic T cell receptor CD4 T cell adoptive transfer models, we found that co-transferred endogenous wildtype CD4 T cells can hinder the induction of OVA-specific IgA responses through secretion of interleukin-10. CT could overcome this blocking effect, apparently through a modulating effect on pTregs while promoting an expansion of follicular helper T cells. The data support a model where cDC1-induced pTreg normally suppresses PP responses for any given antigen and where CT's oral adjuvanticity effect is dependent on promoting follicular helper T cell responses through induction of CD103+ cDC2s.
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- Inta Gribonika
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Immunology Section, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Section for Experimental and Translational Immunology, Institute for Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Translational Medicine - Human Immunology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Streich K, Klein M, Siebert A, Bleich A, Buettner M. Diet-induced obesity results in impaired oral tolerance induction. Immun Inflamm Dis 2022; 10:e720. [PMID: 36444631 PMCID: PMC9673425 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Obesity increases the risk of several diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity also affects the immune system. When dietary lipids are transported via the lymphatics, they pass the mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs). In these secondary lymphoid organs, immune responses towards pathogens are generated, or tolerance against harmless antigens is induced. METHODS In this study, the effects of diet-induced obesity (DIO) on mLN induced oral tolerance induction were examined in C57BL/6NCrl mice. Therefore, mice were fed a high-fat or a low-fat diet for 14 weeks. After 10 weeks of feeding oral tolerance induction started, ending up in measuring the delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, the cell subset composition and cytokine expression. RESULTS We detected an impaired oral tolerance induction during DIO, but changes were reversible after switching the feed to standard chow. Thus, the altered immunological function of mLNs depends on the intake of dietary lipids. Additionally, our results show an influence of the microenvironment on the development of oral tolerance during DIO as oral tolerance was induced in transplanted peripheral lymph nodes. CONCLUSION This indicates a functional influence of dietary lipids on stromal cells involved in immune system induction in the mLNs.
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- Katharina Streich
- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany,Institute for NeurophysiologyHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal ScienceHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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Ng KW, Hobbs A, Wichmann C, Victora GD, Donaldson GP. B cell responses to the gut microbiota. Adv Immunol 2022; 155:95-131. [PMID: 36357013 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Most antibody produced by humans originates from mucosal B cell responses. The rules, mechanisms, and outcomes of this process are distinct from B cell responses to infection. Within the context of the intestine, we discuss the induction of follicular B cell responses by microbiota, the development and maintenance of mucosal antibody-secreting cells, and the unusual impacts of mucosal antibody on commensal bacteria. Much remains to be learned about the interplay between B cells and the microbiota, but past and present work hints at a complex, nuanced relationship that may be critical to the way the mammalian gut fosters a beneficial microbial ecosystem.
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- Kevin W Ng
- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States; Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States; Immune Regulation Group, Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States.
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Bos A, van Egmond M, Mebius R. The role of retinoic acid in the production of immunoglobulin A. Mucosal Immunol 2022; 15:562-572. [PMID: 35418672 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-022-00509-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Vitamin A and its derivative retinoic acid (RA) play important roles in the regulation of mucosal immunity. The effect of vitamin A metabolism on T lymphocyte immunity has been well documented, but its role in mucosal B lymphocyte regulation is less well described. Intestinal immunoglobulin A (IgA) is key in orchestrating a balanced gut microbiota composition. Here, we describe the contribution of RA to IgA class switching in tissues including the lamina propria, mesenteric lymph nodes, Peyer's patches and isolated lymphoid follicles. RA can either indirectly skew T cells or directly affect B cell differentiation. IgA levels in healthy individuals are under the control of the metabolism of vitamin A, providing a steady supply of RA. However, IgA levels are altered in inflammatory bowel disease patients, making control of the metabolism of vitamin A a potential therapeutic target. Thus, dietary vitamin A is a key player in regulating IgA production within the intestine, acting via multiple immunological pathways.
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- Amelie Bos
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Research Institute of Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Research Institute of Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam UMC, Department of Surgery, Research Institute of Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Research Institute of Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Among antibodies, IgA is unique because it has evolved to be secreted onto mucosal surfaces. The structure of IgA and the associated secretory component allow IgA to survive the highly proteolytic environment of mucosal surfaces but also substantially limit IgA's ability to activate effector functions on immune cells. Despite these characteristics, IgA is critical for both preventing enteric infections and shaping the local microbiome. IgA's function is determined by a distinct antigen-binding repertoire, composed of antibodies with a variety of specificities, from permissive polyspecificity to cross-reactivity to exquisite specificity to a single epitope, which act together to regulate intestinal bacteria. Development of the unique function and specificities of IgA is shaped by local cues provided by the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, driven by the constantly changing environment of the intestine and microbiota.
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- Timothy W Hand
- R.K. Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA;
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Streich K, Smoczek M, Hegermann J, Dittrich-Breiholz O, Bornemann M, Siebert A, Bleich A, Buettner M. Dietary lipids accumulate in macrophages and stromal cells and change the microarchitecture of mesenteric lymph nodes. J Adv Res 2020; 24:291-300. [PMID: 32405435 PMCID: PMC7210474 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In obesity, increased dietary lipids are taken up and transported by the lymphatic systems into the circulatory system. Increased fat accumulation results in impairments in the lymph fluid and lymph node (LN) atrophy. LNs filter the lymph fluid for foreign antigens to induce and control immune responses, and the alteration of this function during obesity remains underexplored. Here, the changes within the microarchitecture of mesenteric LNs (mLNs) during high levels of lipid transport were investigated, and the role of stromal cells in mice fed a high-fat diet for 10 weeks was assessed. Microarray experiments revealed that gene probes involved in lipid metabolism are expressed by mLN stromal cells. Transmission electron microscopy enabled the identification of lipid droplets in lymphatic endothelial cells, different reticulum cells, and macrophages, and the lipid droplet sizes as well as their numbers and intercellular distances increased after 10 weeks of high-fat diet feeding. The results indicate that changes in the microarchitecture and increased accumulation of lipid droplets in stromal cells and macrophages influence the immunological function of mLNs.
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- Katharina Streich
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.,Institute for Neurophysiology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Research Core Unit Electron Microscopy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Zhu JF, Xu Y, Zhao J, Li X, Meng X, Wang TQ, Zou BY, Zhao PY, Liu Q, Lu CL, Zheng FL, Liu HS. IL-33 Protects Mice against DSS-Induced Chronic Colitis by Increasing Both Regulatory B Cell and Regulatory T Cell Responses as Well as Decreasing Th17 Cell Response. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:1827901. [PMID: 30539029 PMCID: PMC6260543 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1827901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previously, we have reported that IL-33 functioned as a protective modulator in dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced chronic colitis by suppressing Th17 cell response in colon lamina propria and IL-33 induced both regulatory B cells (Bregs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) of mice with DSS-induced acute colitis. Moreover, we speculated that IL-33 would promote the Treg or Breg responses leading to the attenuation of DSS-induced chronic colitis. So, we investigated the role of IL-33 on Bregs and Tregs in the MLN of DSS-induced chronic colitis mice. METHODS IL-33 was administered by intraperitoneal injection to mice with DSS-induced chronic colitis. Clinical symptoms, colon length, and histological changes were determined. The production of cytokines was measured by ELISA. The T and B cell subsets were measured by flow cytometry. The expression of mRNA of transcription factors was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS We show that IL-33 treatment increases both Breg and Treg responses in the MLN of mice with DSS-induced chronic colitis. Moreover, IL-33 treatment also decreases Th17 cell response in the MLN of mice with DSS-induced chronic colitis. CONCLUSION Our data provide clear evidence that IL-33 plays a protective role in DSS-induced chronic colitis, which is closely related to increasing Breg and Treg responses in the MLN of mice as well as suppressing Th17 cell responses.
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- Jun-feng Zhu
- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
- Engineering Laboratory for Molecular Simulation and Designing of Drug Molecules of Liaoning, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Department of Immunology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110013, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Life Science School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
- Engineering Laboratory for Molecular Simulation and Designing of Drug Molecules of Liaoning, Shenyang 110036, China
- Research Center for Computer Simulating and Information Processing of Bio-Macromolecules of Liaoning, Shenyang 110036, China
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Weiberg D, Basic M, Smoczek M, Bode U, Bornemann M, Buettner M. Participation of the spleen in the IgA immune response in the gut. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205247. [PMID: 30286198 PMCID: PMC6171922 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The role of the spleen in the induction of an immune response to orally administered antigens is still under discussion. Although it is well known that after oral antigen administration specific germinal centres are not only formed in the Peyers patches (PP) and the mesenteric lymph nodes (mLN) but also in the spleen, there is still a lack of functional data showing a direct involvement of splenic B cells in an IgA immune response in the gut. In addition, after removal of mLN a high level of IgA+ B cells was observed in the gut. Therefore, in this study we analysed the role of the spleen in the induction of IgA+ B cells in the gut after mice were orally challenged with antigens. Here we have shown that antigen specific splenic IgM+ B cells after in vitro antigen stimulation as well as oral immunisation of donor mice were able to migrate into the gut of recipient mice, where they predominantly switch to IgA+ plasma cells. Furthermore, stimulation of recipient mice by orally administered antigens enhanced the migration of the splenic B cells into the gut as well as their switch to IgA+ plasma cells. Removal of the mLN led to a higher activation level of the splenic B cells. Altogether, our results imply that splenic IgM+ B cells migrate in the intestinal lamina propria, where they differentiate into IgA+ plasma cells and subsequently proliferate. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the spleen plays a major role in the gut immune response serving as a reservoir of immune cells that migrate to the site of antigen entrance.
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- Desiree Weiberg
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Lycke NY, Bemark M. The regulation of gut mucosal IgA B-cell responses: recent developments. Mucosal Immunol 2017; 10:1361-1374. [PMID: 28745325 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The majority of activated B cells differentiate into IgA plasma cells, with the gut being the largest producer of immunoglobulin in the body. Secretory IgA antibodies have numerous critical functions of which protection against infections and the role for establishing a healthy microbiota appear most important. Expanding our knowledge of the regulation of IgA B-cell responses and how effective mucosal vaccines can be designed are of critical importance. Here we discuss recent developments in the field that shed light on the uniqueness and complexity of mucosal IgA responses and the control of protective IgA responses in the gut, specifically.
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- N Y Lycke
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Mucosal Immunobiology and Vaccine Center, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Mucosal Immunobiology and Vaccine Center, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Bosisio FM, Wilmott JS, Volders N, Mercier M, Wouters J, Stas M, Blokx WA, Massi D, Thompson JF, Scolyer RA, van Baren N, van den Oord JJ. Plasma cells in primary melanoma. Prognostic significance and possible role of IgA. Mod Pathol 2016; 29:347-58. [PMID: 26867783 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Melanoma is not only one of the most immunogenic cancers but also one of the most effective cancers at subverting host immunity. The role of T lymphocytes in tumor immunity has been extensively studied in melanoma, whereas less is known about the importance of B lymphocytes. The effects of plasma cells (PCs), in particular, are still obscure. The aim of this study was to characterize pathological features and clinical outcome of primary cutaneous melanomas associated with PCs. Moreover, we investigated the origins of the melanoma-associated PCs. Finally, we studied the outcome of patients with primary melanomas with PCs. We reviewed 710 melanomas to correlate the presence of PCs with histological prognostic markers. Immunohistochemistry for CD138 and heavy and light chains was performed in primary melanomas (PM) and in loco-regional lymph nodes (LN), both metastatic and not metastatic. In three PM and nine LN with frozen material, VDJ-rearrangement was analyzed by Gene Scan Analysis. Survival analysis was performed on a group of 85 primary melanomas >2 mm in thickness. Forty-one cases (3.7%) showed clusters/sheets of PCs. PC-rich melanomas occurred at an older age and were thicker, more often ulcerated and more mitotically active (P<0.05). PCs were polyclonal and often expressed IgA in addition to IgG. In LN, clusters/sheets of IgA+ PCs were found both in the sinuses and subcapsular areas. Analysis of VDJ-rearrangements showed the IgA to be oligoclonal. Melanomas with clusters/sheets of PCs had a significantly worse survival compared with melanomas without PCs while, interestingly, melanomas with sparse PCs were associated with a better clinical outcome (P=0.002). In conclusion, melanomas with sheets/clusters of PCs are associated with worse prognosis. IgG and IgA are the isotypes predominantly produced by these PCs. IgA oligoclonality suggests an antigen-driven response that facilitates melanoma progression by a hitherto unknown mechanism.
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- Francesca M Bosisio
- Laboratory of Translational Cell and Tissue Research, University of Leuven, KUL, Leuven, Belgium.,Università Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell and Tissue Research, University of Leuven, KUL, Leuven, Belgium
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell and Tissue Research, University of Leuven, KUL, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, UZ Gasthuisberg and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell and Tissue Research, University of Leuven, KUL, Leuven, Belgium
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Lycke N, Bemark M, Spencer J. Mucosal B Cell Differentiation and Regulation. Mucosal Immunol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-415847-4.00033-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gustafsson T, Hua YJ, Dahlgren MW, Livingston M, Johansson-Lindbom B, Yrlid U. Direct interaction between cholera toxin and dendritic cells is required for oral adjuvant activity. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:1779-88. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Tobias Gustafsson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg; Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg; Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg; Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg; Sweden
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Buettner M, Bornemann M, Bode U. Skin tolerance is supported by the spleen. Scand J Immunol 2013; 77:238-45. [PMID: 23421583 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The repeated application of antigens results in the induction of tolerance. Lymph nodes are responsible for this reaction by producing suppressor cells. Using an in vivo transplantation model, we showed recently that stromal cells from different lymph nodes induce different cell populations for suppression, which all produce a tolerogenic phenotype. In this study, we were interested in the role of the spleen in these tolerance reactions. Therefore, tolerance was induced via feeding or injecting ovalbumin several times in control and splenectomized mice. The delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) was measured as well as the cell subset composition of the spleen. The spleen of peripherally tolerized mice showed higher proliferation activity and a specific antibody production compared with orally tolerized mice, where regulatory T cells were predominantly found. Tolerance induction after removal of the spleen resulted in a reduced DTH response in antigen fed animals, whereas skin tolerance induction failed. In conclusion, the results illustrate that lymph nodes from different areas employ their individual pathways for similar immune reactions, and the spleen is part of this reaction initiated at the peripheral site.
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- M Buettner
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Re-utilization of germinal centers in multiple Peyer's patches results in highly synchronized, oligoclonal, and affinity-matured gut IgA responses. Mucosal Immunol 2013; 6:122-35. [PMID: 22785230 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Whereas gut IgA responses to the microbiota may be multi-centered and diverse, little is known about IgA responses to T-cell-dependent antigens following oral immunizations. Using a novel approach, gut IgA responses to oral hapten (4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)acetyl-cholera toxin (NP-CT) conjugates were followed at the cellular and molecular level. Surprisingly, these responses were highly synchronized, strongly oligoclonal, and dominated by affinity matured cells. Extensive lineage trees revealed clonal relationships between NP-specific IgA cells in gut inductive and effector sites, suggesting expansion of the same B-cell clone in multiple Peyer's patches (PPs). Adoptive transfer experiments showed that this was achieved through re-utilization of already existing germinal centers (GCs) in multiple PPs by previously activated GC GL7(+) B cells, provided oral NP-CT was given before cell transfer. Taken together, these results explain why repeated oral immunizations are mandatory for an effective oral vaccine.
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Because Peyer's patches (PP) are the main inductive sites for gut IgA responses we have focused this review on what we know about the function of PP germinal centers (GC). The vast majority of IgA gene sequences in the gut lamina propria (LP) are heavily mutated arguing for an origin in GC. Because PP GC formation is dependent on the presence of CD4 T cells, we speculate that all IgA responses in the normal gut are directly or indirectly T cell-dependent (TD). We hypothesize that the CD4 T cell involvement in gut IgA responses against the microbiota is different from that in systemic responses since cognate T-B cell interactions appear not to be required. In the absence of cognate interactions the function of CD4 follicular helper T cells (Tfh) in PP GC is unclear. However, production of IL-21 and IL-6 is more pronounced than in peripheral lymph nodes. Importantly, we discuss how multiple PP are involved in generating specific IgA responses to TD antigens given orally. Recently we found that oral immunization with NP-hapten conjugated to cholera toxin (NP-CT) stimulated a strong highly synchronized, oligoclonal and affinity matured IgA response. This was achieved through re-utilization of GC in multiple PP as GC IgA B cells emigrated into already established GC. Clonally related B cells were present in both inductive and effector lymphoid tissues in the gut and clonal trees involving multiple PP could be constructed in individual mice. Through adoptive transfer of B1-8(hi) NP-specific B cells we demonstrated that GL7(+) PP B cells could enter into pre-existing GC in PP, a process that was antigen-dependent but did not to require cognate Tfh interactions. Finally, we discuss the role of PP GC for the generation of memory B cells and long-lived plasma cells in the light of contrasting findings regarding IgA memory development to colonizing commensal bacteria versus that to oral immunization with enteropathogens or TD antigens.
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- Nils Y Lycke
- Mucosal Immunobiology and Vaccines Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden
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Buettner M, Bode U. Lymph node dissection--understanding the immunological function of lymph nodes. Clin Exp Immunol 2012; 169:205-12. [PMID: 22861359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2012.04602.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Lymph nodes (LN) are one of the important sites in the body where immune responses to pathogenic antigens are initiated. This immunological function induced by cells within the LN is an extensive area of research. To clarify the general function of LN, to identify cell populations within the lymphatic system and to describe the regeneration of the lymph vessels, the experimental surgical technique of LN dissection has been established in various animal models. In this review different research areas in which LN dissection is used as an experimental tool will be highlighted. These include regeneration studies, immunological analysis and studies with clinical questions. LN were dissected in order to analyse the different cell subsets of the incoming lymph in detail. Furthermore, LN were identified as the place where the induction of an antigen-specific response occurs and, more significantly, where this immune response is regulated. During bacterial infection LN, as a filter of the lymph system, play a life-saving role. In addition, LN are essential for the induction of tolerance against harmless antigens, because tolerance could not be induced in LN-resected animals. Thus, the technique of LN dissection is an excellent and simple method to identify the important role of LN in immune responses, tolerance and infection.
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- M Buettner
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Westlund J, Livingston M, Fahlén-Yrlid L, Oldenborg PA, Yrlid U. CD47-deficient mice have decreased production of intestinal IgA following oral immunization but a maintained capacity to induce oral tolerance. Immunology 2012; 135:236-44. [PMID: 22070457 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03536.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα/CD172a), expressed by myeloid cells including CD11b(+) dendritic cells, interacts with ubiquitously expressed CD47 to mediate cell-cell signalling and therefore, may be pivotal in the development of tolerance or immunity. We show that in mice deficient in CD47 (CD47(-/-) ) the cellularity in gut-associated lymphoid tissues is reduced by 50%. In addition, the frequency of CD11b(+) CD172a(+) dendritic cells is significantly reduced in the gut and mesenteric lymph nodes, but not in Peyer's patches. Activation of ovalbumin (OVA)-specific CD4(+) T cells in the mesenteric lymph nodes after feeding OVA is reduced in CD47(-/-) mice compared with wild-type however, induction of oral tolerance is maintained. The addition of cholera toxin generated normal serum anti-OVA IgG and IgA titres but resulted in reduced intestinal anti-OVA IgA in CD47(-/-) mice. Replacing the haematopoietic compartment in CD47(-/-) mice with wild-type cells restored neither the cellularity in gut-associated lymphoid tissues nor the capacity to produce intestinal anti-OVA IgA following immunization. This study demonstrates that CD47 signalling is dispensable for oral tolerance induction, whereas the expression of CD47 by non-haematopoietic cells is required for intestinal IgA B-cell responses. This suggests that differential CD4 T cell functions control tolerance and enterotoxin-induced IgA immunity in the gut.
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- Jessica Westlund
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lo DD, Ling J, Eckelhoefer AH. M cell targeting by a Claudin 4 targeting peptide can enhance mucosal IgA responses. BMC Biotechnol 2012; 12:7. [PMID: 22413871 PMCID: PMC3337280 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-12-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Mucosal immune surveillance is thought to be largely achieved through uptake by specialized epithelial M cells. We recently identified Claudin 4 as an M cell target receptor and developed a Claudin 4 targeting peptide (CPE) that can mediate uptake of nanoparticles through Nasal Associated Lymphoid Tissue (NALT) M cells. Methods Recombinant influenza hemagglutinin (HA) and a version with the CPE peptide at the C-terminal end was used to immunize mice by the intranasal route along with a single dose of cholera toxin as an adjuvant. Serum and mucosal IgG and IgA responses were tested for reactivity to HA. Results We found that the recombinant HA was immunogenic on intranasal administration, and inclusion of the CPE targeting peptide induced higher mucosal IgA responses. This mucosal administration also induced systemic serum IgG responses with Th2 skewing, but targeting did not enhance IgG responses, suggesting that the IgG response to mucosal immunization is independent of the effects of CPE M cell targeting. Conclusions M cell targeting mediated by a Claudin 4-specific targeting peptide can enhance mucosal IgA responses above the response to non-targeted mucosal antigen. Since Claudin 4 has also been found to be regulated in human Peyer's patch M cells, the CPE targeting peptide could be a reasonable platform delivery technology for mucosal vaccination.
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- David D Lo
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Lymph node transplantation and its immunological significance in animal models. Clin Dev Immunol 2011; 2011:353510. [PMID: 21716726 PMCID: PMC3119421 DOI: 10.1155/2011/353510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lymph nodes (LNs) are distributed all over the body and whatever the site consists of the same cell populations. However, there are great differences between LN from different draining areas. For example, in mesenteric LN, homing molecules, for example, CCR9 and α4β7 integrin, were induced and cytokines, for example, IL-4, were produced on higher levels compared to peripheral LN. To study the immunological functions of LN, LN transplantation was performed in some specific areas using different animal models. Many groups investigated not only the regeneration of transplanted LN but also the induction of immune responses or tolerance after transplantation. Existing differences between LNs were still detectable after transplantation. Most important, stromal cells of the LN were identified as responsible for these differences. They survive during regeneration and were shown to reconstruct not only the structure of the new LN but also the microenvironment.
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Dendritic cells in the gut: interaction with intestinal helminths. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2010:250563. [PMID: 20224759 PMCID: PMC2836138 DOI: 10.1155/2010/250563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The mucosal environment in mammals is highly tolerogenic; however, after exposure to pathogens or danger signals, it is able to shift towards an inflammatory response. Dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate immune responses and are highly responsible, through the secretion of cytokines and expression of surface markers, for the outcome of such immune response. In particular, the DC subsets found in the intestine have specialized functions and interact with different immune as well as nonimmune cells. Intestinal helminths primarily induce Th2 responses where DCs have an important yet not completely understood role. In addition, this cross-talk results in the induction of regulatory T cells (T regs) as a result of the homeostatic mucosal environment. This review highlights the importance of studying the particular relation “helminth-DC-milieu” in view of the significance that each of these factors plays. Elucidating the mechanisms that trigger Th2 responses may provide the understanding of how we might modulate inflammatory processes.
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