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Modi MB, Kiszluk A, Chai JN, Edema U, Ma MY, Sica RA, Wang Y, Shi Y. Clinicopathologic characterization of cutaneous adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: A single tertiary care center experience in the United States. Am J Clin Pathol 2024; 161:140-148. [PMID: 37830309 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad120] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare aggressive T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with human T lymphotropic virus type 1 infection. The patients might present with skin rash before, at, or after the diagnosis. The dermatopathologic finding might be diagnostically very challenging. METHODS We retrospectively identified 110 patients with ATLL at a single institution in a 19-year period, with 19 patients having skin biopsies. Clinical, dermatopathologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular findings were studied. RESULTS The cohort included 13 skin-first (5 acute, 5 lymphomatous, 2 chronic, 1 smoldering), 6 skin-second (4 acute, 1 lymphomatous, 1 smoldering), and 91 patients without skin biopsy. Some nonphotoprotected areas of body such as the forearm and lower lip were also seen. Skin manifestations included papular (5), erythroderma (1), nodulotumoral (3), plaques (1), patches (1), and a combination of skin rashes (2). Histopathologic findings included large pleomorphic cells, angiocentrism, epidermal infiltration with large Pautrier-like microabscesses, and folliculotropism. Fifteen (78.9%) cases showed CD4+/CD7-/CD25+. Next-generation sequencing study was conducted on 5 patients using either blood or bone marrow samples, revealing multiple genetic mutations across multiple signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS Pleomorphic large, atypical cells with CD4+/CD25+/CD7- immunophenotype from a non-"bathing trunk" location, especially in a patient from endemic regions, raise suspicion for ATLL. T-cell receptor gene rearrangement is almost always positive, and the neoplasm usually demonstrates multiple mutations by next-generation sequencing study.
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- Mitul B Modi
- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, US
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- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, US
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, US
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Chong CY, Faizah MZ, Hing EY, Nik Fuad NF, Chai JN, Ng CF, Hamzaini AH. Sonographic evaluation of normal diaphragmatic thickness and excursion in Malaysia paediatric population: A single-institution cross-sectional study. Med J Malaysia 2022; 77:661-668. [PMID: 36448382] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Diaphragmatic dysfunction is often underdiagnosed as clinical presentation is non-specific and reference values for normal diaphragmatic excursion are inadequate. The rationale of this study is to provide a normal reference value of diaphragmatic excursion and thickness in Malaysia's paediatric population using M-mode sonography, as no previous local data are available to our knowledge. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 119 healthy infants and children fulfilling our inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited. They were divided into three groups according to age - 0-2 years old in group 1; 2-6 years old in group 2; 6- 12 years old in group 3. Sonography B-mode was used to assess bilateral diaphragmatic thickness and M-mode to assess diaphragmatic excursion during quiet spontaneous respiration. RESULTS In our paediatric population, the normal right and left diaphragmatic thickness were 2.0 mm ± 0.5 and 2.0 mm ± 0.5 for group 1; 2.5 mm ± 0.8 and 2.4 mm ± 0.6 for group 2; 2.7 mm ± 0.7 and 2.5 mm ± 0.5 for group 3, respectively. The normal right and left diaphragmatic excursion were 7.7 mm ± 2.5 and 7.3 mm ± 2.6 for group 1; 11.5 mm ± 3.8 and 10.6 mm ± 3.8 for group 2; 13.8 mm ± 3.9 and 12.9 mm ± 3.3 for group 3, respectively (data presented in mean ± standard deviation). There were no significant differences between two genders for each group. Significant positive correlation between age, weight, height, and body surface area with bilateral diaphragmatic thickness and excursion were detected in all studied population. The percentage difference between excursions of both hemidiaphragm was below 40%. CONCLUSIONS M-mode sonography is the modality of choice for diaphragmatic kinetics especially in paediatric population. This study provides normal sonographic reference value of diaphragmatic excursion and thickness in the Malaysian paediatric population as well as percentile curves for right diaphragmatic excursion plotted against body weight. The availability of this data will aid in the diagnosis of diaphragmatic dysfunction and hence immediate intervention for better recovery.
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- C Y Chong
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Radiology, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Radiology, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Radiology, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Radiology, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Radiology, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Medicine, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Radiology, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Chai JN, Azad AK, Kuan K, Guo X, Wang Y. A Splice Site Mutation Associated with Congenital CD59 Deficiency. Hematol Rep 2022; 14:172-178. [PMID: 35735736 PMCID: PMC9222317 DOI: 10.3390/hematolrep14020025] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Congenital CD59 deficiency is a recently described rare autosomal recessive disease associated with CD59 gene mutations that lead to deficient or dysfunctional CD59 protein on the cell surface. The disease is characterized by the early onset of chronic hemolysis, relapsing peripheral demyelinating neuropathy, and recurrent ischemic strokes. To date, there are 14 patients with 4 exon mutations reported globally. A young boy with early onset peripheral neuropathy and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is presented. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) identified a homozygous splice site variant in intron 1 of the CD59 gene (c.67 + 1G > T). This variant alters a consensus donor splicing site. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR showed that CD59 mRNA expression in the patient is significantly reduced to 0.017-fold compared to the controls. Flow cytometry showed the lack of CD59 protein on the surface of the patient’s red blood cells. This variant is the first splice site mutation reported to be associated with congenital CD59 deficiency.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-718-920-4976; Fax: +1-718-920-7611
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Jaeger N, McDonough RT, Rosen AL, Hernandez-Leyva A, Wilson NG, Lint MA, Russler-Germain EV, Chai JN, Bacharier LB, Hsieh CS, Kau AL. Airway Microbiota-Host Interactions Regulate Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Levels and Influence Allergic Airway Inflammation. Cell Rep 2022; 38:110324. [PMID: 35081343 PMCID: PMC9116498 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Russler-Germain EV, Jung J, Miller AT, Young S, Yi J, Wehmeier A, Fox LE, Monte KJ, Chai JN, Kulkarni DH, Funkhouser-Jones LJ, Wilke G, Durai V, Zinselmeyer BH, Czepielewski RS, Greco S, Murphy KM, Newberry RD, Sibley LD, Hsieh CS. Commensal Cryptosporidium colonization elicits a cDC1-dependent Th1 response that promotes intestinal homeostasis and limits other infections. Immunity 2021; 54:2547-2564.e7. [PMID: 34715017 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [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: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cryptosporidium can cause severe diarrhea and morbidity, but many infections are asymptomatic. Here, we studied the immune response to a commensal strain of Cryptosporidium tyzzeri (Ct-STL) serendipitously discovered when conventional type 1 dendritic cell (cDC1)-deficient mice developed cryptosporidiosis. Ct-STL was vertically transmitted without negative health effects in wild-type mice. Yet, Ct-STL provoked profound changes in the intestinal immune system, including induction of an IFN-γ-producing Th1 response. TCR sequencing coupled with in vitro and in vivo analysis of common Th1 TCRs revealed that Ct-STL elicited a dominant antigen-specific Th1 response. In contrast, deficiency in cDC1s skewed the Ct-STL CD4 T cell response toward Th17 and regulatory T cells. Although Ct-STL predominantly colonized the small intestine, colon Th1 responses were enhanced and associated with protection against Citrobacter rodentium infection and exacerbation of dextran sodium sulfate and anti-IL10R-triggered colitis. Thus, Ct-STL represents a commensal pathobiont that elicits Th1-mediated intestinal homeostasis that may reflect asymptomatic human Cryptosporidium infection.
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- Emilie V Russler-Germain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Jaeger N, McDonough RT, Rosen AL, Hernandez-Leyva A, Wilson NG, Lint MA, Russler-Germain EV, Chai JN, Bacharier LB, Hsieh CS, Kau AL. Airway Microbiota-Host Interactions Regulate Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Levels and Influence Allergic Airway Inflammation. Cell Rep 2021; 33:108331. [PMID: 33147448 PMCID: PMC7685510 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Homeostatic mucosal immune responses are fine-tuned by naturally evolved interactions with native microbes, and integrating these relationships into experimental models can provide new insights into human diseases. Here, we leverage a murine-adapted airway microbe, Bordetella pseudohinzii (Bph), to investigate how chronic colonization impacts mucosal immunity and the development of allergic airway inflammation (AAI). Colonization with Bph induces the differentiation of interleukin-17A (IL-17A)-secreting T-helper cells that aid in controlling bacterial abundance. Bph colonization protects from AAI and is associated with increased production of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), an antimicrobial peptide with anti-inflammatory properties. These findings are additionally supported by clinical data showing that higher levels of upper respiratory SLPI correlate both with greater asthma control and the presence of Haemophilus, a bacterial genus associated with AAI. We propose that SLPI could be used as a biomarker of beneficial host-commensal relationships in the airway. Asthma is known to be modified by airway microbes. Jaeger et al. use a murine-adapted bacterium to show that airway colonization evokes a Th17 response associated with increased SLPI, an antimicrobial peptide, and protection from lung inflammation. In people, SLPI was correlated with airway microbiota composition.
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- Natalia Jaeger
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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wang F, Trier AM, Li F, Kim S, Chen Z, Chai JN, Mack MR, Morrison SA, Hamilton JD, Baek J, Yang TLB, Ver Heul AM, Xu AZ, Xie Z, Dong X, Kubo M, Hu H, Hsieh CS, Dong X, Liu Q, Margolis DJ, Ardeleanu M, Miller MJ, Kim BS. A Basophil-Neuronal Axis Promotes Itch Flares. The Journal of Immunology 2021. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.23.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Itch is an evolutionarily conserved sensation that facilitates expulsion of pathogens and noxious stimuli from the skin. However, in organ failure, cancer, and chronic inflammatory disorders like atopic dermatitis (AD), itch becomes chronic, intractable, and debilitating. Recent discoveries have implicated type 2 cell-associated cytokines such as IL-4, IL-13, and IL-31 in directly stimulating sensory neurons to promote chronic itch in AD. However, in addition to chronic itch, patients often experience intense acute itch exacerbations. Whether this form of itch represents amplification of known itch pathways or a different mechanism remains overlooked. Herein, we show that a large proportion of patients with AD harbor allergen-specific IgE and exhibit a propensity for acute itch flares. In mice, we found that while acute itch is mediated by the classical mast cell-histamine axis in steady-state, AD-associated inflammation renders this pathway dispensable. Instead, a previously unrecognized basophil-leukotriene receptor (CysLTR2) axis emerges as critical for acute itch flares. By probing fundamental itch mechanisms, our study highlights a novel basophil-neuronal circuit that may underlie a variety of pathological neuroimmune processes.
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- Fang wang
- 1Washington Univ., St. Louis, Sch. of Med
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- 1Washington Univ., St. Louis, Sch. of Med
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- 1Washington Univ., St. Louis, Sch. of Med
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- 1Washington Univ., St. Louis, Sch. of Med
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- 1Washington Univ., St. Louis, Sch. of Med
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Russler-Germain EV, Yi J, Young S, Nutsch K, Wong HS, Ai TL, Chai JN, Durai V, Kaplan DH, Germain RN, Murphy KM, Hsieh CS. Gut Helicobacter presentation by multiple dendritic cell subsets enables context-specific regulatory T cell generation. eLife 2021; 10:54792. [PMID: 33533717 PMCID: PMC7877908 DOI: 10.7554/elife.54792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Generation of tolerogenic peripheral regulatory T (pTreg) cells is commonly thought to involve CD103+ gut dendritic cells (DCs), yet their role in commensal-reactive pTreg development is unclear. Using two Helicobacter-specific T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mouse lines, we found that both CD103+ and CD103- migratory, but not resident, DCs from the colon-draining mesenteric lymph node presented Helicobacter antigens to T cells ex vivo. Loss of most CD103+ migratory DCs in vivo using murine genetic models did not affect the frequency of Helicobacter-specific pTreg cell generation or induce compensatory tolerogenic changes in the remaining CD103- DCs. By contrast, activation in a Th1-promoting niche in vivo blocked Helicobacter-specific pTreg generation. Thus, these data suggest a model where DC-mediated effector T cell differentiation is 'dominant', necessitating that all DC subsets presenting antigen are permissive for pTreg cell induction to maintain gut tolerance.
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- Emilie V Russler-Germain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Department of Immunology, Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States
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Wang F, Trier AM, Li F, Kim S, Chen Z, Chai JN, Mack MR, Morrison SA, Hamilton JD, Baek J, Yang TLB, Ver Heul AM, Xu AZ, Xie Z, Dong X, Kubo M, Hu H, Hsieh CS, Dong X, Liu Q, Margolis DJ, Ardeleanu M, Miller MJ, Kim BS. A basophil-neuronal axis promotes itch. Cell 2021; 184:422-440.e17. [PMID: 33450207 PMCID: PMC7878015 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [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: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Itch is an evolutionarily conserved sensation that facilitates expulsion of pathogens and noxious stimuli from the skin. However, in organ failure, cancer, and chronic inflammatory disorders such as atopic dermatitis (AD), itch becomes chronic, intractable, and debilitating. In addition to chronic itch, patients often experience intense acute itch exacerbations. Recent discoveries have unearthed the neuroimmune circuitry of itch, leading to the development of anti-itch treatments. However, mechanisms underlying acute itch exacerbations remain overlooked. Herein, we identify that a large proportion of patients with AD harbor allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) and exhibit a propensity for acute itch flares. In mice, while allergen-provoked acute itch is mediated by the mast cell-histamine axis in steady state, AD-associated inflammation renders this pathway dispensable. Instead, a previously unrecognized basophil-leukotriene (LT) axis emerges as critical for acute itch flares. By probing fundamental itch mechanisms, our study highlights a basophil-neuronal circuit that may underlie a variety of neuroimmune processes.
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- Fang Wang
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Laboratory for Cytokine Regulation, Center for Integrative Medical Science, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama 230-0045, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute for Biomedical Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda 278-0022, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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- Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Rengarajan S, Knoop KA, Rengarajan A, Chai JN, Grajales-Reyes JG, Samineni VK, Russler-Germain EV, Ranganathan P, Fasano A, Sayuk GS, Gereau RW, Kau AL, Knights D, Kashyap PC, Ciorba MA, Newberry RD, Hsieh CS. A Potential Role for Stress-Induced Microbial Alterations in IgA-Associated Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea. Cell Rep Med 2020; 1. [PMID: 33196055 PMCID: PMC7659537 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2020.100124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Stress is a known trigger for flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); however, this process is not well understood. Here, we find that restraint stress in mice leads to signs of diarrhea, fecal dysbiosis, and a barrier defect via the opening of goblet-cell associated passages. Notably, stress increases host immunity to gut bacteria as assessed by immunoglobulin A (IgA)-bound gut bacteria. Stress-induced microbial changes are necessary and sufficient to elicit these effects. Moreover, similar to mice, many diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) patients from two cohorts display increased antibacterial immunity as assessed by IgA-bound fecal bacteria. This antibacterial IgA response in IBS-D correlates with somatic symptom severity and was distinct from healthy controls or IBD patients. These findings suggest that stress may play an important role in patients with IgA-associated IBS-D by disrupting the intestinal microbial community that alters gastrointestinal function and host immunity to commensal bacteria. Stress in mice causes diarrhea, dysbiosis, barrier defect, increased antibacterial IgA Stress-induced microbial changes are sufficient to elicit the above effects IBS-D patients from two cohorts display increased and unique antibacterial IgA Antibacterial IgA in IBS-D correlates with patient symptom severity
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- Sunaina Rengarajan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Washington University Pain Center and Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Washington University Pain Center and Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Celiac Research and Treatment and Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Gastroenterology Section, John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA
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- Washington University Pain Center and Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Lead Contact
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Jaeger N, McDonough R, Hernandez-Leyva A, Rosen A, Wilson NG, Russler-Germain EV, Chai JN, Bacharier LB, Hsieh CS, Kau AL. Airway Microbiota-Host Interactions Regulate Secreted Leukocyte Proteinase Inhibitor Levels and Influence Allergic Airway Inflammation. The Journal of Immunology 2020. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.65.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Abstract
Mucosal immune responses fine-tuned by naturally evolved interactions with native microbes influence airway inflammation but are not routinely integrated into experimental models. Here, we leverage a recently discovered murine-adapted airway microbe, Bordetella pseudohinzii (Bph), to investigate how chronic colonization impacts mucosal immunity and the development of allergic airway inflammation (AAI). Despite the persistent colonization, we did not observe significant weight loss in Bph colonized mice. Microscopic examination of the lungs demonstrated the formation of lymphoid aggregates, consistent with inducible Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue (iBALT). Airway colonization of mice with Bph elicits an antigen-specific Th17 immune response that aids in controlling bacterial abundance. Remarkably, when animals undergo allergic airway challenge, mice previously colonized with Bph demonstrate protection from AAI. This phenotype corresponded to a reduction in type 2 cytokines, eosinophilic infiltration, goblet cell metaplasia, and airway hyper responsiveness. Colonization with Bph does not appear to impact the degree of allergic sensitization nor the presentation of allergen in the lung. Further, colonization and the Th17 response was associated with increased expression of Secreted Leukocyte Proteinase Inhibitor (SLPI), an antimicrobial peptide with anti-inflammatory properties. We confirmed these findings in humans by showing that higher levels of SLPI correlate both to improved asthma control and the presence of the asthma-associated bacterium, Haemophilus influenzae. We propose that SLPI could be used as a biomarker of beneficial host-commensal relationships in the airway.
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- 1Washington Univ. Sch. of Med. in St. Louis
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Cervantes-Barragan L, Cortez VS, Wang Q, McDonald KG, Chai JN, Di Luccia B, Gilfillan S, Hsieh CS, Newberry RD, Sibley LD, Colonna M. CRTAM Protects Against Intestinal Dysbiosis During Pathogenic Parasitic Infection by Enabling Th17 Maturation. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1423. [PMID: 31312200 PMCID: PMC6614434 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract hosts the largest collection of commensal microbes in the body. Infections at this site can cause significant perturbations in the microbiota, known as dysbiosis, that facilitate the expansion of pathobionts, and can elicit inappropriate immune responses that impair the intestinal barrier function. Dysbiosis typically occurs during intestinal infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Host resistance to T. gondii depends on a potent Th1 response. In addition, a Th17 response is also elicited. How Th17 cells contribute to the host response to T. gondii remains unclear. Here we show that class I-restricted T cell-associated molecule (CRTAM) expression on T cells is required for an optimal IL-17 production during T. gondii infection. Moreover, that the lack of IL-17, results in increased immunopathology caused by an impaired antimicrobial peptide production and bacterial translocation from the intestinal lumen to the mesenteric lymph nodes and spleen.
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- Luisa Cervantes-Barragan
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Nutsch K, Chai JN, Ai TL, Russler-Germain E, Feehley T, Nagler CR, Hsieh CS. Rapid and Efficient Generation of Regulatory T Cells to Commensal Antigens in the Periphery. Cell Rep 2017; 17:206-220. [PMID: 27681432 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Commensal bacteria shape the colonic regulatory T (Treg) cell population required for intestinal tolerance. However, little is known about this process. Here, we use the transfer of naive commensal-reactive transgenic T cells expressing colonic Treg T cell receptors (TCRs) to study peripheral Treg (pTreg) cell development in normal hosts. We found that T cells were activated primarily in the distal mesenteric lymph node. Treg cell induction was rapid, generating >40% Foxp3(+) cells 1 week after transfer. Contrary to prior reports, Foxp3(+) cells underwent the most cell divisions, demonstrating that pTreg cell generation can be the dominant outcome from naive T cell activation. Moreover, Notch2-dependent, but not Batf3-dependent, dendritic cells were involved in Treg cell selection. Finally, neither deletion of the conserved nucleotide sequence 1 (CNS1) region in Foxp3 nor blockade of TGF-β (transforming growth factor-β)-receptor signaling completely abrogated Foxp3 induction. Thus, these data show that pTreg cell selection to commensal bacteria is rapid, is robust, and may be specified by TGF-β-independent signals.
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- Katherine Nutsch
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Committee on Immunology, Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, JFK R120, 924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Committee on Immunology, Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, JFK R120, 924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Zhu Z, Gorman MJ, McKenzie LD, Chai JN, Hubert CG, Prager BC, Fernandez E, Richner JM, Zhang R, Shan C, Tycksen E, Wang X, Shi PY, Diamond MS, Rich JN, Chheda MG. Correction: Zika virus has oncolytic activity against glioblastoma stem cells. J Exp Med 2017; 214:3145. [PMID: 28916645 PMCID: PMC5626409 DOI: 10.1084/jem.2017109309122017c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Zhu Z, Gorman MJ, McKenzie LD, Chai JN, Hubert CG, Prager BC, Fernandez E, Richner JM, Zhang R, Shan C, Tycksen E, Wang X, Shi PY, Diamond MS, Rich JN, Chheda MG. Zika virus has oncolytic activity against glioblastoma stem cells. J Exp Med 2017; 214:2843-2857. [PMID: 28874392 PMCID: PMC5626408 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20171093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [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: 06/17/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma is a highly lethal brain cancer that frequently recurs in proximity to the original resection cavity. We explored the use of oncolytic virus therapy against glioblastoma with Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus that induces cell death and differentiation of neural precursor cells in the developing fetus. ZIKV preferentially infected and killed glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) relative to differentiated tumor progeny or normal neuronal cells. The effects against GSCs were not a general property of neurotropic flaviviruses, as West Nile virus indiscriminately killed both tumor and normal neural cells. ZIKV potently depleted patient-derived GSCs grown in culture and in organoids. Moreover, mice with glioblastoma survived substantially longer and at greater rates when the tumor was inoculated with a mouse-adapted strain of ZIKV. Our results suggest that ZIKV is an oncolytic virus that can preferentially target GSCs; thus, genetically modified strains that further optimize safety could have therapeutic efficacy for adult glioblastoma patients.
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- Zhe Zhu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA.,Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.,Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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- Genome Technology Access Center, Department of Genetics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA.,Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO .,Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.,Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.,The Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA .,Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO .,Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Cervantes-Barragan L, Chai JN, Tianero MD, Di Luccia B, Ahern PP, Merriman J, Cortez VS, Caparon MG, Donia MS, Gilfillan S, Cella M, Gordon JI, Hsieh CS, Colonna M. Lactobacillus reuteri induces gut intraepithelial CD4 +CD8αα + T cells. Science 2017; 357. [PMID: 28775213 PMCID: PMC5687812 DOI: 10.1126/science.aah5825 10.1126/science.aah5825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
The small intestine contains CD4+CD8αα+ double-positive intraepithelial lymphocytes (DP IELs), which originate from intestinal CD4+ T cells through down-regulation of the transcription factor Thpok and have regulatory functions. DP IELs are absent in germ-free mice, which suggests that their differentiation depends on microbial factors. We found that DP IEL numbers in mice varied in different vivaria, correlating with the presence of Lactobacillus reuteri This species induced DP IELs in germ-free mice and conventionally-raised mice lacking these cells. L. reuteri did not shape the DP-IEL-TCR (TCR, T cell receptor) repertoire but generated indole derivatives of tryptophan that activated the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor in CD4+ T cells, allowing Thpok down-regulation and differentiation into DP IELs. Thus, L. reuteri, together with a tryptophan-rich diet, can reprogram intraepithelial CD4+ T cells into immunoregulatory T cells.
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- Luisa Cervantes-Barragan
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110,Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA,Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA,Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110,Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110,Correspondence to: Marco Colonna, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid St Louis, MO 63110. Tel: 314-362-0367; FAX: 314-747-0809;
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Cervantes-Barragan L, Chai JN, Tianero MD, Di Luccia B, Ahern PP, Merriman J, Cortez VS, Caparon MG, Donia MS, Gilfillan S, Cella M, Gordon JI, Hsieh CS, Colonna M. Lactobacillus reuteri induces gut intraepithelial CD4 +CD8αα + T cells. Science 2017; 357:806-810. [PMID: 28775213 DOI: 10.1126/science.aah5825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 494] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The small intestine contains CD4+CD8αα+ double-positive intraepithelial lymphocytes (DP IELs), which originate from intestinal CD4+ T cells through down-regulation of the transcription factor Thpok and have regulatory functions. DP IELs are absent in germ-free mice, which suggests that their differentiation depends on microbial factors. We found that DP IEL numbers in mice varied in different vivaria, correlating with the presence of Lactobacillus reuteri This species induced DP IELs in germ-free mice and conventionally-raised mice lacking these cells. L. reuteri did not shape the DP-IEL-TCR (TCR, T cell receptor) repertoire but generated indole derivatives of tryptophan that activated the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor in CD4+ T cells, allowing Thpok down-regulation and differentiation into DP IELs. Thus, L. reuteri, together with a tryptophan-rich diet, can reprogram intraepithelial CD4+ T cells into immunoregulatory T cells.
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- Luisa Cervantes-Barragan
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Chai JN, Peng Y, Rengarajan S, Solomon BD, Ai TL, Shen Z, Perry JSA, Knoop KA, Tanoue T, Narushima S, Honda K, Elson CO, Newberry RD, Stappenbeck TS, Kau AL, Peterson DA, Fox JG, Hsieh CS. Helicobacter species are potent drivers of colonic T cell responses in homeostasis and inflammation. Sci Immunol 2017; 2:2/13/eaal5068. [PMID: 28733471 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aal5068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Specific gut commensal bacteria improve host health by eliciting mutualistic regulatory T (Treg) cell responses. However, the bacteria that induce effector T (Teff) cells during inflammation are unclear. We addressed this by analyzing bacterial-reactive T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic cells and TCR repertoires in a murine colitis model. Unexpectedly, we found that mucosal-associated Helicobacter species triggered both Treg cell responses during homeostasis and Teff cell responses during colitis, as suggested by an increased overlap between the Teff/Treg TCR repertoires with colitis. Four of six Treg TCRs tested recognized mucosal-associated Helicobacter species in vitro and in vivo. By contrast, the marked expansion of luminal Bacteroides species seen during colitis did not trigger a commensurate Teff cell response. Unlike other Treg cell-inducing bacteria, Helicobacter species are known pathobionts and cause disease in immunodeficient mice. Thus, our study suggests a model in which mucosal bacteria elicit context-dependent Treg or Teff cell responses to facilitate intestinal tolerance or inflammation.
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- Jiani N Chai
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research and Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Chai JN, Zhou YW, Hsieh CS. T cells and intestinal commensal bacteria--ignorance, rejection, and acceptance. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:4167-75. [PMID: 24997344 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Trillions of commensal bacteria cohabit our bodies to mutual benefit. In the past several years, it has become clear that the adaptive immune system is not ignorant of intestinal commensal bacteria, but is constantly interacting with them. For T cells, the response to commensal bacteria does not appear uniform, as certain commensal bacterial species appear to trigger effector T cells to reject and control them, whereas other species elicit Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells to accept and be tolerant of them. Here, we review our current knowledge of T cell differentiation in response to commensal bacteria, and how this process leads to immune homeostasis in the intestine.
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- Jiani N Chai
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63132, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63132, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63132, United States.
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Tan PC, Chai JN, Ling LP, Omar SZ. Maternal hemoglobin level and red cell indices as predictors of gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic Asian population. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2011; 38:150-154. [PMID: 21793277] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate maternal hemoglobin levels and red cell indices as predictive factors for gestational diabetes (GDM). METHOD Data from 1,538 women were analyzed. At the first visit for prenatal care, the 50-gram glucose challenge test was followed by the 75-gram glucose tolerance test in those who screened positive. GDM was diagnosed based on the WHO (1999) criteria. Maternal complete blood count was obtained at the first visit, hospitalization for birth, and after birth. Receiver operator characteristic curves were generated to establish thresholds. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to establish independent predictors of GDM. RESULTS GDM was diagnosed in 182/1,538 (11.8%). GDM was associated with hemoglobin level, hematocrit and erythrocyte count at the first visit for prenatal care only. Hemoglobin threshold at the first visit was established at 11.5 g/dl. After adjustment, high hemoglobin [AOR 1.5 (95% CI 1.0-2.1); p = 0.027] remained predictive of GDM. CONCLUSIONS High maternal hemoglobin level at the first prenatal visit is independently predictive of GDM.
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- P C Tan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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