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Moley CR, Chambers CA, Dadelahi AS, Ponzilacqua-Silva B, Abushahba MFN, Lacey CA, Franklin CL, Skyberg JA. Innate Lymphoid Cells and Interferons Limit Neurologic and Articular Complications of Brucellosis. Am J Pathol 2023; 193:1170-1184. [PMID: 37263343 PMCID: PMC10477959 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Brucellosis is a globally significant zoonotic disease. Human patients with brucellosis develop recurrent fever and focal complications, including arthritis and neurobrucellosis. The current study investigated the role of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in the pathogenesis of focal brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis. After footpad infection, natural killer cells and ILC1 cells both limited joint colonization by Brucella. Mice lacking natural killer cells, and in particular mice lacking all ILCs, also developed marked arthritis after footpad infection. Following pulmonary infection, mice lacking adaptive immune cells and ILCs developed arthritis, neurologic complications, and meningitis. Adaptive immune cells and ILCs both limited colonization of the brain by Brucella following pulmonary infection. Transcriptional analysis of Brucella-infected brains revealed marked up-regulation of genes associated with inflammation and interferon responses, as well as down-regulation of genes associated with neurologic function. Type II interferon deficiency resulted in colonization of the brain by Brucella, but mice lacking both type I and type II interferon signaling more rapidly developed clinical signs of neurobrucellosis, exhibited hippocampal neuronal loss, and had higher levels of Brucella in their brains than mice lacking type II interferon signaling alone. Collectively, these findings indicate ILCs and interferons play an important role in prevention of focal complications during Brucella infection, and that mice with deficiencies in ILCs or interferons can be used to study pathogenesis of neurobrucellosis.
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- Charles R Moley
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
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Mak ML, Reid KT, Crome SQ. Protective and pathogenic functions of innate lymphoid cells in transplantation. Clin Exp Immunol 2023; 213:23-39. [PMID: 37119279 PMCID: PMC10324558 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxad050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a family of lymphocytes with essential roles in tissue homeostasis and immunity. Along with other tissue-resident immune populations, distinct subsets of ILCs have important roles in either promoting or inhibiting immune tolerance in a variety of contexts, including cancer and autoimmunity. In solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, both donor and recipient-derived ILCs could contribute to immune tolerance or rejection, yet understanding of protective or pathogenic functions are only beginning to emerge. In addition to roles in directing or regulating immune responses, ILCs interface with parenchymal cells to support tissue homeostasis and even regeneration. Whether specific ILCs are tissue-protective or enhance ischemia reperfusion injury or fibrosis is of particular interest to the field of transplantation, beyond any roles in limiting or promoting allograft rejection or graft-versus host disease. Within this review, we discuss the current understanding of ILCs functions in promoting immune tolerance and tissue repair at homeostasis and in the context of transplantation and highlight where targeting or harnessing ILCs could have applications in novel transplant therapies.
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- Martin L Mak
- Department of Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Jakob MO, Spari D, Sànchez Taltavull D, Salm L, Yilmaz B, Doucet Ladevèze R, Mooser C, Pereyra D, Ouyang Y, Schmidt T, Mattiola I, Starlinger P, Stroka D, Tschan F, Candinas D, Gasteiger G, Klose CSN, Diefenbach A, Gomez de Agüero M, Beldi G. ILC3s restrict the dissemination of intestinal bacteria to safeguard liver regeneration after surgery. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112269. [PMID: 36933213 PMCID: PMC10066576 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
Abstract
It is generally believed that environmental or cutaneous bacteria are the main origin of surgical infections. Therefore, measures to prevent postoperative infections focus on optimizing hygiene and improving asepsis and antisepsis. In a large cohort of patients with infections following major surgery, we identified that the causative bacteria are mainly of intestinal origin. Postoperative infections of intestinal origin were also found in mice undergoing partial hepatectomy. CCR6+ group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) limited systemic bacterial spread. Such bulwark function against host invasion required the production of interleukin-22 (IL-22), which controlled the expression of antimicrobial peptides in hepatocytes, thereby limiting bacterial spread. Using genetic loss-of-function experiments and punctual depletion of ILCs, we demonstrate that the failure to restrict intestinal commensals by ILC3s results in impaired liver regeneration. Our data emphasize the importance of endogenous intestinal bacteria as a source for postoperative infection and indicate ILC3s as potential new targets.
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- Manuel O Jakob
- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology (I-MIDI), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Maurice Müller Laboratories, Department for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, 3008 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacherst 9, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Maurice Müller Laboratories, Department for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, 3008 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacherst 9, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacherst 9, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology (I-MIDI), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacherst 9, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology (I-MIDI), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology (I-MIDI), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Maurice Müller Laboratories, Department for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, 3008 Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacherst 9, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Liébana-García R, Olivares M, Francés-Cuesta C, Rubio T, Rossini V, Quintas G, Sanz Y. Intestinal group 1 innate lymphoid cells drive macrophage-induced inflammation and endocrine defects in obesity and promote insulinemia. Gut Microbes 2023; 15:2181928. [PMID: 36823075 PMCID: PMC9980552 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2181928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Hypercaloric diets overactivate the intestinal immune system and disrupt the microbiome and epithelial cell functions, impairing glucose metabolism. The origins of this inflammatory cascade are poorly characterized. We investigated the involvement of intestinal proinflammatory group 1 innate lymphoid cells (ILC1s) in obesity progression and metabolic disruption. In obese mice, we studied longitudinally the ILC1s response to the diet and ILC1s depletion to address its role in obesity. ILC1s are required for the expansion of pro-inflammatory macrophages and ILC2s. ILC1s depletion induced the ILC3-IL-22 pathway, increasing mucin production, antimicrobial peptides, and neuroendocrine cells. These changes were translated into higher gut hormones and reduced insulinemia and adiposity. ILC1s depletion was also associated with a bloom in Akkermansia muciniphila and decreases in Bilophila spp. Intestinal-ILC1s are upstream activators of inflammatory signals, connecting immunity with the microbiome, the enteroendocrine system, and the intestinal barrier in the control of glucose metabolism and adiposity.
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- Rebeca Liébana-García
- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain,CONTACT Marta Olivares Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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- Health and Biomedicine, Leitat Technological Center, Terrassa, Spain,Analytical Unit, Health Research Institute La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain,Yolanda Sanz Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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Taniki N, Nakamoto N, Chu PS, Ichikawa M, Teratani T, Kanai T. Th17 cells in the liver: balancing autoimmunity and pathogen defense. Semin Immunopathol 2022. [PMID: 35211777 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00917-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
In addition to carcinogenesis, T helper 17 (Th17) cells (a subtype of CD4 + T lymphocytes) are involved in the acute, chronic, and cirrhotic phases of liver diseases; however, their role in the development and progression of liver diseases remains unclear. It is difficult to elucidate the role of Th17 cells in liver diseases due to their dichotomous nature, i.e., plasticity in terms of pathogenic or host protective function depending on environmental and time phase factors. Moreover, insufficient depletion of Th17 cells by inhibiting the cytokines and transcription factors involved in their production causes difficulties in analyzing their specific role in vitro and in vivo murine models, partially due to complex interaction. This review summarizes the recent progress in understanding the plasticity and function of hepatic Th17 cells and type 3 cytokines.
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Shanley LC, Mahon OR, Kelly DJ, Dunne A. Harnessing the innate and adaptive immune system for tissue repair and regeneration: Considering more than macrophages. Acta Biomater 2021; 133:208-221. [PMID: 33657453 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Tissue healing and regeneration is a complex, choreographed, spatiotemporal process involving a plethora of cell types, the activity of which is stringently regulated in order for effective tissue repair to ensue post injury. A number of globally prevalent conditions such as heart disease, organ failure, and severe musculoskeletal disorders require new therapeutic strategies to repair damaged or diseased tissue, particularly given an ageing population in which obesity, diabetes, and consequent tissue defects have reached epidemic proportions. This is further compounded by the lack of intrinsic healing and poor regenerative capacity of certain adult tissues. While vast progress has been made in the last decade regarding tissue regenerative strategies to direct self-healing, for example, through implantation of tissue engineered scaffolds, several challenges have hampered the clinical application of these technologies. Control of the immune response is growing as an attractive approach in regenerative medicine and it is becoming increasingly apparent that an in depth understanding of the interplay between cells of the immune system and tissue specific progenitor cells is of paramount importance. Furthermore, the integration of immunology and bioengineering promises to elevate the efficacy of biomaterial-based tissue repair and regeneration. In this review, we highlight the role played by individual immune cell subsets in tissue repair processes and describe new approaches that are being taken to direct appropriate healing outcomes via biomaterial mediated targeting of immune cell activity. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: It is becoming increasingly apparent that controlling the immune response is as an attractive approach in regenerative medicine. Here, we propose that an in-depth understanding of immune system and tissue specific progenitor cell interactions may reveal mechanisms by which tissue healing and regeneration takes place, in addition to identifying novel therapeutic targets that could be used to enhance the tissue repair process. To date, most reviews have focused solely on macrophage subsets. This manuscript details the role of other innate and adaptive immune cells such as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), natural killer (NK) cells and γδT cells (in addition to macrophages) in tissue healing. We also describe new approaches that are being taken to direct appropriate healing outcomes via biomaterial mediated cytokine and drug delivery.
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Kartasheva-Ebertz DM, Pol S, Lagaye S. Retinoic Acid: A New Old Friend of IL-17A in the Immune Pathogeny of Liver Fibrosis. Front Immunol 2021; 12:691073. [PMID: 34211477 PMCID: PMC8239722 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.691073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Despite all the medical advances mortality due to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, the end stages of fibrosis, continuously increases. Recent data suggest that liver fibrosis is guided by type 3 inflammation with IL-17A at the top of the line. The storage of vitamin A and its active metabolites, as well as genetics, can influence the development and progression of liver fibrosis and inflammation. Retinoic acid (active metabolite of vitamin A) is able to regulate the differentiation of IL-17A+/IL-22–producing cells as well as the expression of profibrotic markers. IL-17A and its pro-fibrotic role in the liver is the most studied, while the interaction and communication between IL-17A, IL-22, and vitamin A–active metabolites has not been investigated. We aim to update what is known about IL-17A, IL-22, and retinoic acid in the pathobiology of liver diseases.
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- Institut Pasteur, INSERM U1223, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France.,APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, Département d'Hépatologie, Paris, France
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Wan M, Han J, Ding L, Hu F, Gao P. Novel Immune Subsets and Related Cytokines: Emerging Players in the Progression of Liver Fibrosis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:604894. [PMID: 33869241 PMCID: PMC8047058 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.604894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Liver fibrosis is a pathological process caused by persistent chronic injury of the liver. Kupffer cells, natural killer (NK) cells, NKT cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), which are in close contact with T and B cells, serve to bridge innate and adaptive immunity in the liver. Meanwhile, an imbalanced inflammatory response constitutes a challenge in liver disease. The dichotomous roles of novel immune cells, including T helper 17 (Th17), regulatory T cells (Tregs), mucosa-associated invariant T cells (MAIT), and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in liver fibrosis have gradually been revealed. These cells not only induce damage during liver fibrosis but also promote tissue repair. Hence, immune cells have unique, and often opposing, roles during the various stages of fibrosis. Due to this heterogeneity, the treatment, or reversal of fibrosis through the target of immune cells have attracted much attention. Moreover, activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) constitutes the core of fibrosis. This activation is regulated by various immune mediators, including Th17, Th22, and Th9, MAIT, ILCs, and γδ T cells, as well as their related cytokines. Thus, liver fibrosis results from the complex interaction of these immune mediators, thereby complicating the ability to elucidate the mechanisms of action elicited by each cell type. Future developments in biotechnology will certainly aid in this feat to inform the design of novel therapeutic targets. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarize the role of specific immune cells in liver fibrosis, as well as biomarkers and treatment methods related to these cells.
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- Minjie Wan
- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Central Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Central Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Central Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, The Second Part of First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Hamaguchi M, Okamura T, Fukuda T, Nishida K, Yoshimura Y, Hashimoto Y, Ushigome E, Nakanishi N, Majima S, Asano M, Yamazaki M, Takakuwa H, Kita M, Fukui M. Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells Protect Steatohepatitis From High-Fat Diet Induced Toxicity. Front Immunol 2021; 12:648754. [PMID: 33790913 PMCID: PMC8005651 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.648754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background and Aims: Emerging evidence has revealed that innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) play a key role in regulating metabolic disorders. Here, we investigated the role of group 3 ILCs (ILC3s) in the modulation of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods: RORγ gfp/gfp (RORgt KI/KI) and Rag2−/− mice with the administration of A213, RORgt antagonist, fed with a high-fat-diet (HFD) for 12 weeks, were used. We performed flow cytometry, real time PCR, and lipidomics analysis of serum and liver, and used RAW264.7 cells and murine primary hepatocytes in vitro. Results: HFD increased ILC3s and M1 macrophages in the liver, and RORgt KI/KI mice deficient in ILC3 showed significant fatty liver, liver fibrosis and significantly increased palmitic acid levels in serum and liver. In addition, administration of A213 to Rag2−/− mice caused significant fatty liver, liver fibrosis, and a significant increase in serum and liver palmitate concentrations, as in RORgt KI/KI mice. Addition of palmitc acid stimulated IL-23 production in cell experiments using RAW264.7. IL-22 produced by ILC3s inhibited the palmitate-induced apoptosis of primary hepatocytes. Conclusions: HFD stimulates IL-23 production by M1 macrophages, thus promoting ILC3 proliferation, whereas IL-22 secreted by ILC3s contributes to the upregulation of hepatic lipid metabolism and has anti-apoptosis activity.
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- Masahide Hamaguchi
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Agilent Technologies, Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Sales Department, Life Science and Applied Markets Group, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Qian Q, Chowdhury BP, Sun Z, Lenberg J, Alam R, Vivier E, Gorska MM. Maternal diesel particle exposure promotes offspring asthma through NK cell-derived granzyme B. J Clin Invest 2021; 130:4133-4151. [PMID: 32407293 DOI: 10.1172/jci130324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Mothers living near high-traffic roads before or during pregnancy are more likely to have children with asthma. Mechanisms are unknown. Using a mouse model, here we showed that maternal exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) predisposed offspring to allergic airway disease (AAD, murine counterpart of human asthma) through programming of their NK cells; predisposition to AAD did not develop in DEP pups that lacked NK cells and was induced in normal pups receiving NK cells from WT DEP pups. DEP NK cells expressed GATA3 and cosecreted IL-13 and the killer protease granzyme B in response to allergen challenge. Extracellular granzyme B did not kill, but instead stimulated protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) to cooperate with IL-13 in the induction of IL-25 in airway epithelial cells. Through loss-of-function and reconstitution experiments in pups, we showed that NK cells and granzyme B were required for IL-25 induction and activation of the type 2 immune response and that IL-25 mediated NK cell effects on type 2 response and AAD. Finally, experiments using human cord blood and airway epithelial cells suggested that DEP might induce an identical pathway in humans. Collectively, we describe an NK cell-dependent endotype of AAD that emerged in early life as a result of maternal exposure to DEP.
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- Qian Qian
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (NJH), Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (NJH), Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (NJH), Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (NJH), Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (NJH), Denver, Colorado, USA.,Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Innate Pharma Research Labs, Innate Pharma, Marseille, France.,Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, CNRS, INSERM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.,Service d'Immunologie, Marseille Immunopole, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (NJH), Denver, Colorado, USA.,Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Apraiz A, Benedicto A, Marquez J, Agüera-Lorente A, Asumendi A, Olaso E, Arteta B. Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Malignant Melanoma Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12113177. [PMID: 33138017 PMCID: PMC7692065 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12113177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are the innate counterparts of adaptive immune cells. Emerging data indicate that they are also key players in the progression of multiple tumors. In this review we briefly describe ILCs’ functions in the skin, lungs and liver. Next, we analyze the role of ILCs in primary cutaneous melanoma and in its most frequent and deadly metastases, those in liver and lung. We focus on their dual anti– and pro-tumoral functions, depending on the cross-interactions among them and with the surrounding stromal cells that form the tumor microenvironment (TME) in each organ. Next, we detail the role of extracellular vesicles secreted to the TME by ILCs and melanoma on both cell populations. We conclude that the identification of markers and tools to allow the modulation of individual ILC subsets, in addition to the development of standardized protocols, is essential for addressing the therapeutic modulation of ILCs. Abstract The role of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in cancer progression has been uncovered in recent years. ILCs are classified as Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 ILCs, which are characterized by the transcription factors necessary for their development and the cytokines and chemokines they produce. ILCs are a highly heterogeneous cell population, showing both anti– and protumoral properties and capable of adapting their phenotypes and functions depending on the signals they receive from their surrounding environment. ILCs are considered the innate counterparts of the adaptive immune cells during physiological and pathological processes, including cancer, and as such, ILC subsets reflect different types of T cells. In cancer, each ILC subset plays a crucial role, not only in innate immunity but also as regulators of the tumor microenvironment. ILCs’ interplay with other immune and stromal cells in the metastatic microenvironment further dictates and influences this dichotomy, further strengthening the seed-and-soil theory and supporting the formation of more suitable and organ-specific metastatic environments. Here, we review the present knowledge on the different ILC subsets, focusing on their interplay with components of the tumor environment during the development of primary melanoma as well as on metastatic progression to organs, such as the liver or lung.
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Branzk N, Gronke K, Diefenbach A. Innate lymphoid cells, mediators of tissue homeostasis, adaptation and disease tolerance. Immunol Rev 2019; 286:86-101. [PMID: 30294961 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are a recently identified group of tissue-resident innate lymphocytes. Available data support the view that ILC or their progenitors are deposited and retained in tissues early during ontogeny. Thereby, ILC become an integral cellular component of tissues and organs. Here, we will review the intriguing relationships between ILC and basic developmental and homeostatic processes within tissues. Studying ILC has already led to the appreciation of the integral roles of immune cells in tissue homeostasis, morphogenesis, metabolism, regeneration, and growth. This area of immunology has not yet been studied in-depth but is likely to reveal important networks contributing to disease tolerance and may be harnessed for future therapeutic approaches.
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- Nora Branzk
- Laboratory of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.,Mucosal and Developmental Immunology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany
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- Laboratory of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.,Mucosal and Developmental Immunology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany
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- Laboratory of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.,Mucosal and Developmental Immunology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany
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Ochel A, Tiegs G, Neumann K. Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Liver and Gut: From Current Knowledge to Future Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E1896. [PMID: 30999584 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) represent a heterogeneous population of recently discovered immune cells that mirror the functions of adaptive T lymphocytes. However, ILCs are devoid of specific antigen receptors and cellular activation depends on environmental cytokines, rendering them as early regulators of immune responses. Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) respond to alarmins, such as interleukin-25 and -33 and shape Th2-associated immunity by expressing IL-5 and IL-13 in a GATA3-dependent manner. In addition, ILC2s express the epidermal growth factor-like molecule Amphiregulin thereby promoting regeneration of injured tissue during inflammation. The gut and liver confer nutrient metabolism and bidirectional exchange of products, known as the gut-liver axis. Accordingly, both organs are continuously exposed to a large variety of harmless antigens. This requires avoidance of immunity, which is established by a tolerogenic environment in the gut and liver. However, dysregulations within the one organ are assumed to influence vitality of the other and frequently promote chronic inflammatory settings with poor prognosis. Intensive research within the last years has revealed that ILC2s are involved in acute and chronic inflammatory settings of gut and liver. Here, we highlight the roles of ILC2s in intestinal and hepatic inflammation and discuss a regulatory potential.
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Wang S, Li J, Wu S, Cheng L, Shen Y, Ma W, She W, Yang C, Wang J, Jiang W. Type 3 innate lymphoid cell: a new player in liver fibrosis progression. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:2565-2582. [PMID: 30459204 DOI: 10.1042/cs20180482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Type 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3) has recently emerged as a crucial effector in inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. The present study was designed to determine the roles of ILC3 in liver fibrosis. By flow cytometry, we documented increased frequencies of peripheral ILC3 (Lin-CD127+CD117+CD294- lymphocytes) in patients, especially at the advanced stage of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related chronic liver diseases, and demonstrated their correlations with disease progression. The in vitro fibrogenic effects by ILC3 were determined by co-culture experiments with LX-2 (a human hepatic stellate cell (HSC) line). The data indicate that pathogenic ILC3 can directly promote LX-2 fibrogenesis in non-contact manners by producing interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-22. Additionally, they had indirect fibrogenic effects by producing IL-22 to suppress interferon (IFN)-γ (a well-known anti-fibrotic cytokine) production by other immune cells. In carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced wild-type mouse liver fibrosis models, we also documented significantly increased frequencies of both non-natural killer (NK) ILC (Lin-CD127+ lymphocytes) and ILC3 (Lin-CD127+RORγt+ lymphocytes) in liver and spleen specimens. Furthermore, the ILC3 from fibrotic mice contained more IL-17A+ILC3 and IL-22+ILC3 subsets than those from normal and less-fibrotic mice. The in vivo effects of ILC3 in liver fibrogenesis were further determined using RAG-1-/- mice with ILC depletion and further adoptive transfer of ILC3 from wild-type mice. The immunohistochemical staining of liver specimens showed the beneficial effects by ILC depletion and the detrimental effects by ILC3 transfer in CCl4-induced mouse liver fibrosis models. Collectively, ILC3 plays a pro-fibrotic role in liver fibrosis progression.
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- Siqi Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Shen Y, Li J, Wang SQ, Jiang W. Ambiguous roles of innate lymphoid cells in chronic development of liver diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:1962-1977. [PMID: 29760540 PMCID: PMC5949710 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i18.1962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are defined as a distinct arm of innate immunity. According to their profile of secreted cytokines and lineage-specific transcriptional factors, ILCs can be categorized into the following three groups: group 1 ILCs (including natural killer (NK) cells and ILC1s) are dependent on T-bet and can produce interferon-γ; group 2 ILCs (ILC2s) are dependent on GATA3 and can produce type 2 cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-13; and, group 3 ILCs (including lymphoid tissue-like cells and ILC3s) are dependent on RORγt and can produce IL-22 and IL-17. Collaborative with adaptive immunity, ILCs are highly reactive innate effectors that promptly orchestrate immunity, inflammation and tissue repair. Dysregulation of ILCs might result in inflammatory disorders. Evidence regarding the function of intrahepatic ILCs is emerging from longitudinal studies of inflammatory liver diseases wherein they exert both physiological and pathological functions, including immune homeostasis, defenses and surveillance. Their overall effect on the liver depends on the balance of their proinflammatory and antiinflammatory populations, specific microenvironment and stages of immune responses. Here, we review the current data about ILCs in chronic liver disease progression, to reveal their roles in different stages as well as to discuss their therapeutic potency as intervention targets.
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- Yue Shen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Alabbas SY, Begun J, Florin TH, Oancea I. The role of IL-22 in the resolution of sterile and nonsterile inflammation. Clin Transl Immunology 2018; 7:e1017. [PMID: 29713472 PMCID: PMC5905349 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In a broad sense, inflammation can be conveniently characterised by two phases: the first phase, which is a pro-inflammatory, has evolved to clear infection and/or injured tissue; and the second phase concerns regeneration of normal tissue and restitution of normal physiology. Innate immune cell-derived pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines activate and recruit nonresident immune cells to the site of infection, thereby amplifying the inflammatory responses to clear infection or injury. This phase is followed by a cytokine milieu that promotes tissue regeneration. There is no absolute temporal distinction between these two phases, and cytokines may have dual pleiotropic effects depending on the timing of release, inflammatory microenvironment or concentrations. IL-22 is a cytokine with reported pro- and anti-inflammatory roles; in this review, we contend that this protein has primarily a function in restitution of normal tissue and physiology.
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- Saleh Y Alabbas
- Faculty of MedicineSchool of Clinical MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Chronic Disease Biology and Care Group at Mater Research InstituteTranslational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Chronic Disease Biology and Care Group at Mater Research InstituteTranslational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Chronic Disease Biology and Care Group at Mater Research InstituteTranslational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Faculty of MedicineSchool of Clinical MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Chronic Disease Biology and Care Group at Mater Research InstituteTranslational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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Ignacio A, Breda CNS, Camara NOS. Innate lymphoid cells in tissue homeostasis and diseases. World J Hepatol 2017; 9:979-989. [PMID: 28878863 PMCID: PMC5569277 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i23.979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are the most recently discovered family of innate immune cells. They are a part of the innate immune system, but develop from the lymphoid lineage. They lack pattern-recognition receptors and rearranged receptors, and therefore cannot directly mediate antigen specific responses. The progenitors specifically associated with the ILCs lineage have been uncovered, enabling the distinction between ILCs and natural killer cells. Based on the requirement of specific transcription factors and their patterns of cytokine production, ILCs are categorized into three subsets (ILC1, ILC2 and ILC3). First observed in mucosal surfaces, these cell populations interact with hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells throughout the body during homeostasis and diseases, promoting immunity, commensal microbiota tolerance, tissue repair and inflammation. Over the last 8 years, ILCs came into the spotlight as an essential cell type able to integrate diverse host immune responses. Recently, it became known that ILC subsets play a key role in immune responses at barrier surfaces, interacting with the microbiota, nutrients and metabolites. Since the liver receives the venous blood directly from the intestinal vein, the intestine and liver are essential to maintain tolerance and can rapidly respond to infections or tissue damage. Therefore, in this review, we discuss recent findings regarding ILC functions in homeostasis and disease, with a focus on the intestine and liver.
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Bao S, Zheng J, Shi G. The role of T helper 17 cells in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis (Review). Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:3713-3719. [PMID: 28731149 PMCID: PMC5646947 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients, T helper 17 (Th17) cells are significantly elevated. Th17 cells initiate immune-mediated pathogenesis and have a critical role in the process of HBV-related liver cirrhosis (HBV-LC). The mechanisms underlying this process are attributed to Th17-secreted cytokines, which include interleukin (IL)-17, IL-21 and IL-22; however, a systemic analysis regarding these mechanisms has yet to be conducted. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the role of Th17 cells in the pathogenesis of HBV-LC. All randomized clinical trials, case series, case reports and meta-analyses that contained the aforementioned keywords were included in the review process. In addition, unpublished information from the Food and Drug Administration was included. The findings indicated that Th17-secreted cytokines, including IL-17, IL-21 and IL-22, function by activating or silencing hepatic stellate cells, modulating proinflammatory and pro- or antifibrogenic effectors, regulating extracellular matrix formation, upregulating chemokine expression, and inducing hepatocellular damage or hepatoprotection during the HBV-LC process. In addition, Th17 cells and Th17-secreted cytokines may be considered a potential tool in the diagnosis or treatment of HBV-LC. The present review summarized the role of Th17 cells in the pathogenesis of HBV-LC in order to deepen the clinical understanding of the role of Th17 cells and also to support the development of effective therapies for patients with HBV-LC.
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- Suxia Bao
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a recently identified group of innate immune cells lacking antigen-specific receptors that can mediate immune responses and regulate tissue homeostasis and inflammation. ILCs comprise group 1 ILCs, group 2 ILCs, and group 3 ILCs. These ILCs usually localize at mucosal surfaces and combat pathogens by the rapid release of certain cytokines. However, the uncontrolled activation of ILCs can also lead to damaging inflammation, especially in the gut, lung, and skin. Although the physiological and pathogenic roles of ILCs in liver diseases have been attracting increasing attention recently, there has been no systematic review regarding the roles of ILCs in immune-mediated liver diseases. Here, we review the relationships between the ILC subsets and their functions in immune-mediated liver diseases, and discuss their therapeutic potential based on current knowledge about the functional roles of these cells in liver diseases.
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- Meifang Liu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Yoon J, Leyva-Castillo JM, Wang G, Galand C, Oyoshi MK, Kumar L, Hoff S, He R, Chervonsky A, Oppenheim JJ, Kuchroo VK, van den Brink MRM, Malefyt RDW, Tessier PA, Fuhlbrigge R, Rosenstiel P, Terhorst C, Murphy G, Geha RS. IL-23 induced in keratinocytes by endogenous TLR4 ligands polarizes dendritic cells to drive IL-22 responses to skin immunization. J Exp Med 2016; 213:2147-66. [PMID: 27551155 PMCID: PMC5032726 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20150376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a Th2-dominated inflammatory skin disease characterized by epidermal thickening. Serum levels of IL-22, a cytokine known to induce keratinocyte proliferation, are elevated in AD, and Th22 cells infiltrate AD skin lesions. We show that application of antigen to mouse skin subjected to tape stripping, a surrogate for scratching, induces an IL-22 response that drives epidermal hyperplasia and keratinocyte proliferation in a mouse model of skin inflammation that shares many features of AD. DC-derived IL-23 is known to act on CD4(+) T cells to induce IL-22 production. However, the mechanisms that drive IL-23 production by skin DCs in response to cutaneous sensitization are not well understood. We demonstrate that IL-23 released by keratinocytes in response to endogenous TLR4 ligands causes skin DCs, which selectively express IL-23R, to up-regulate their endogenous IL-23 production and drive an IL-22 response in naive CD4(+) T cells that mediates epidermal thickening. We also show that IL-23 is released in human skin after scratching and polarizes human skin DCs to drive an IL-22 response, supporting the utility of IL-23 and IL-22 blockade in AD.
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- Juhan Yoon
- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Center for Neurological Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Immunology and Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Division of Dermatopathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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In the 40 years since the discovery of natural killer (NK) cells, it has been well established that these innate lymphocytes are important for early and effective immune responses against transformed cells and infections with different pathogens. In addition to these classical functions of NK cells, we now know that they are part of a larger family of innate lymphoid cells and that they can even mediate memory-like responses. Additionally, tissue-resident NK cells with distinct phenotypical and functional characteristics have been identified. Here, we focus on the phenotype of different NK cell subpopulations that can be found in the liver and summarize the current knowledge about the functional role of these cells with a special emphasis on liver fibrosis. NK cell cytotoxicity can contribute to liver damage in different forms of liver disease. However, NK cells can limit liver fibrosis by killing hepatic stellate cell-derived myofibroblasts, which play a key role in this pathogenic process. Therefore, liver NK cells need to be tightly regulated in order to balance these beneficial and pathological effects.
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- Frank Fasbender
- Department for Immunology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Technische Universität Dortmund , Dortmund , Germany
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- Department for Toxicology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Technische Universität Dortmund , Dortmund , Germany
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- Department for Toxicology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Technische Universität Dortmund , Dortmund , Germany
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- Department for Immunology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Technische Universität Dortmund , Dortmund , Germany
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Montaldo E, Juelke K, Romagnani C. Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s): Origin, differentiation, and plasticity in humans and mice. Eur J Immunol 2015; 45:2171-82. [PMID: 26031799 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Since their discovery, innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have been the subject of intense research. As their name implies, ILCs are innate cells of lymphoid origin, and can be grouped into subsets based on their cytotoxic activity, cytokine profile, and the transcriptional requirements during ILC differentiation. The main ILC groups are "killer" ILCs, comprising NK cells, and "helper-like" ILCs (including ILC1s, ILC2s, and ILC3s). This review examines the origin, differentiation stages, and plasticity of murine and human ILC3s. ILC3s express the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) related orphan receptor RORγt and the signature cytokines IL-22 and IL-17. Fetal ILC3s or lymphoid tissue inducer cells are required for lymphoid organogenesis, while postnatally developing ILC3s are important for the generation of intestinal cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles as well as for the defence against pathogens and epithelial homeostasis. Here, we discuss the transcription factors and exogenous signals (including cytokines, nutrients and cell-to-cell interaction) that drive ILC3 lineage commitment and acquisition of their distinctive effector program.
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- Innate Immunity, Deutsches Rheuma Forschungszentrum (DRFZ) Berlin, Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin, Germany
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- Innate Immunity, Deutsches Rheuma Forschungszentrum (DRFZ) Berlin, Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin, Germany
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Sonnenberg GF, Artis D. Innate lymphoid cells in the initiation, regulation and resolution of inflammation. Nat Med 2015; 21:698-708. [PMID: 26121198 DOI: 10.1038/nm.3892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A previously unappreciated cell type of the innate immune system, termed innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), has been characterized in mice and humans and found to influence the induction, regulation and resolution of inflammation. ILCs have an important role in these processes in mouse models of infection, inflammation and tissue repair. Further, disease-association studies in defined patient populations have identified significant alterations in ILC responses, suggesting a potential role for these cell populations in human health and disease. In this review we discuss the emerging family of ILCs, the role of ILCs in inflammation, and how current or novel therapeutic strategies could be used to selectively modulate ILC responses and limit chronic inflammatory diseases.
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Yang Z, Tang T, Wei X, Yang S, Tian Z. Type 1 innate lymphoid cells contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B. Innate Immun 2015; 21:665-73. [PMID: 25977358 DOI: 10.1177/1753425915586074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) function in producing effector cytokines in response to pathogenic infections. However, the roles and related mechanisms of the ILC subpopulations, ILC1 and ILC2, which mirror Th1 and Th2 in adaptive immunity, remain unclear. In this study, we found the markedly elevated levels of the ILC1 transcription factor T-bet, the effector cytokine IFN-γ and the IL/receptor signaling molecules IL-12/IL-12R, which are indispensable for ILC1 differentiation, in the helper ILCs of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. The elevated level of the ILC1 population was significantly associated with hepatic damage in CHB patients, and was not related to telbivudine treatment. In contrast, although we also observed elevated levels of ILC2-related factors, including IL-33, ST2, GATA3 and IL-13 in helper ILCs, the extent of elevation shown by each was lower than that shown by the ILC1-related factors. Furthermore, the activity of the ILC2s did not correlate with either HBV copies or liver damage. The findings of this study suggest potential pro-inflammatory roles for ILC1s in CHB pathogenesis, potentiating these cells and their related molecules as targets of diagnostic, prognostic and/or therapeutic strategies for hepatitis B.
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- Zhiqing Yang
- Institute of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The People's Hospital of Zunyi County, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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- Institute of Immunology PLA, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are involved in the development of mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues and serve as a rapid and early source of the effector cytokines that are typically associated with the T helper cell subsets in response to pathogen-induced changes in the microenvironment. Recent research has implicated ILCs as potential contributing factors to the spectrum of inflammation-related hepatic diseases, particularly hepatitis, fibrosis and carcinoma. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the roles of ILCs in these hepatic pathogeneses, providing insights into the underlying cellular and signaling mechanisms to help guide the future research to elucidate the ILCs' characters under normal and diseased conditions and provide interventional targets with therapeutic potential.
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- Shuang Yang
- a Institute of Immunology, PLA , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing , P. R. China
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- a Institute of Immunology, PLA , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing , P. R. China
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- a Institute of Immunology, PLA , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing , P. R. China
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- a Institute of Immunology, PLA , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing , P. R. China
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Jie Z, Liang Y, Hou L, Dong C, Iwakura Y, Soong L, Cong Y, Sun J. Intrahepatic innate lymphoid cells secrete IL-17A and IL-17F that are crucial for T cell priming in viral infection. J Immunol 2014; 192:3289-300. [PMID: 24600029 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1303281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Intrahepatic cell-derived, early IL-17 is important for activating APCs in viral infection; however, the source and regulation of this IL-17 surge in the liver microenvironment are not well defined. In this article, we present evidence for a significant expansion of IL-17A/F-producing cells in mouse liver within 24 h of adenovirus infection. In addition to γδ T cells, a subset of IL-17A/F(+) cells expressed no myeloid or lymphoid lineage markers. Instead, they expressed high levels of stem cell markers, IL-7R and RORγt, consistent with the newly described innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). Based on their unique surface markers and cytokine profiles, these cells were confirmed as group 3 ILCs. In addition to adenovirus infection, group 3 ILCs were also found in mouse liver within 24 h of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. They contributed significantly to the establishment of the early cytokine milieu in virus-infected liver. Functional studies with mice deficient of IL-17R, IL-17A, and IL-17F further revealed that IL-17 signaling was critical for priming T cell responses in viral hepatitis. IL-17A repressed IL-17F secretion in vitro and in vivo; IL-17F(+) intrahepatic cells expanded more vigorously in IL-17A knockout animals, permitting efficient Ag presentation and T cell function. However, IL-17F neither inhibited IL-17A in vitro nor regulated its secretion in vivo. Together, this study has demonstrated the importance of a unique intrahepatic subpopulation and subsequent IL-17A/F regulation at initial stages of viral infection in the liver. These results have important implications for anticytokine biologic therapy and vaccine development.
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- Zuliang Jie
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
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Abe H, Kimura A, Tsuruta S, Fukaya T, Sakaguchi R, Morita R, Sekiya T, Shichita T, Chayama K, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Yoshimura A. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor plays protective roles in ConA-induced hepatic injury by both suppressing IFN-γ expression and inducing IL-22. Int Immunol 2014; 26:129-37. [PMID: 24150244 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxt049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated nuclear transcription factor, is known to mediate the toxic and carcinogenic effects of various environmental pollutants, while AhR has been shown to protect animals from various types of tissue injury. ConA-induced hepatitis is known as a mouse model of acute liver injury. Here, we found a protective role of AhR in ConA-induced hepatitis. AhR is induced in the liver during ConA-induced hepatitis, and Ahr (-/-) mice were highly sensitive to this model. Bone marrow chimera experiments indicate that Ahr (-/-) hematopoietic cells are responsible for hypersensitivity to ConA-induced hepatitis. We found that IFN-γ from invariant NKT cells was up-regulated and IL-22 from innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) was abolished in Ahr (-/-) mice. In addition, IL-22 production was still observed in Rag2 (-/-) mice but it was severely reduced in Ahr (-/-) Rag2 (-/-) mice. ConA-induced IL-22 production was also dependent on retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γt. These results show that AhR has crucial protective roles in ConA-induced liver injury via promoting IL-22 production from ILCs and suppressing IFN-γ expression from NKT cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/immunology
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/metabolism
- Concanavalin A/administration & dosage
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Progression
- Gene Expression Regulation/genetics
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukins/genetics
- Interleukins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Natural Killer T-Cells/immunology
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3/metabolism
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/genetics
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/metabolism
- Transplantation Chimera
- Interleukin-22
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- Hiromi Abe
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Gao W, Fan YC, Zhang JY, Zheng MH. Emerging Role of Interleukin 22 in Hepatitis B Virus Infection: a Double-edged Sword. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2013; 1:103-8. [PMID: 26356012 PMCID: PMC4521284 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2013.00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a worldwide health problem, and is the major cause of hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The innate and adaptive immune responses of the HBV-infected host contribute greatly to the development and pathogenesis of chronic HBV infection, and often affect the efficacy of anti-HBV drugs. Interleukin (IL)-22 is a newly identified cytokine that is involved in the pathogenesis of liver disease, but its role in liver inflammation in patients with HBV infection remains controversial. In this report, we summarize the production and function of IL-22 in inflammatory environments, and review the current research into IL-22 biology in HBV infection. A better understanding of the intrahepatic microenvironments that directly influence the activity of IL-22 will be important for the development of new immunotherapeutic approaches that target IL-22-producing cells or IL-22 itself.
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- Wei Gao
- Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital of Shandong University of TCM, Jinan, Shangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong, China
- Institute of Hepatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong, China
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- Research Center for Biological Therapy, Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, Liver Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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