Therapeutic effect of anti-OX40L and anti-TNF-α MAbs in a murine model of chronic colitis

2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (4) ◽  
pp. G595-G603 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Totsuka ◽  
T. Kanai ◽  
K. Uraushihara ◽  
R. Iiyama ◽  
M. Yamazaki ◽  
...  

Interaction of OX40 (CD134) on T cells with its ligand (OX40L) on antigen-presenting cells has been implicated in pathogenic T cell activation. This study was performed to explore the involvement of OX40/OX40L in the development of T cell-mediated chronic colitis. We evaluated both the preventive and therapeutic effects of neutralizing anti-OX40L MAb on the development of chronic colitis in SCID mice induced by adoptive transfer of CD4+CD45RBhighT cells as an animal model of Crohn's disease. We also assessed the combination of anti-OX40L and anti-TNF-α MAbs to improve the therapeutic effect. Administration of anti-OX40L MAb markedly ameliorated the clinical and histopathological disease in preventive and therapeutic protocols. In vivo treatment with anti-OX40L MAb decreased CD4+T cell infiltration in the colon and suppressed IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α production by lamina propria CD4+T cells. The combination with anti-TNF-α MAb further improved the therapeutic effect by abolishing IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α production by lamina propria CD4+T cells. Our present results suggested a pivotal role of OX40/OX40L in the pathogenesis of T cell-mediated chronic colitis. The OX40L blockade, especially in combination with the TNF-α blockade, may be a promising strategy for therapeutic intervention of Crohn's disease.

2009 ◽  
Vol 136 (5) ◽  
pp. A-250
Author(s):  
Tadakazu Hisamatsu ◽  
Nobuhiko Kamada ◽  
Haruki Honda ◽  
Taku Kobayashi ◽  
Nagamu Inoue ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S062-S063
Author(s):  
M Becker ◽  
M de Krijger ◽  
W Bemelman ◽  
W de Jonge ◽  
C Buskens ◽  
...  

Abstract Background A fistula is an abnormal tract connecting two epithelialized surfaces, for example the intestine and the skin. Perianal fistula are a common complication of patients suffering Crohn’s Disease (CD), but also occur in non-IBD patients in the form of cryptoglandular fistula. Around one third of all CD patients develop fistula at some point during their disease course. Fistula are often refractory to therapy, due to poor wound healing responses. In contrast, cryptoglandular fistula often respond to standard therapy. The biological background of this difference is unknown, and comparative studies between the two groups are lacking. The aim of this study was to characterize the cellular composition in fistula tracts of CD and cryptoglandular patients. Methods Curettage material of perianal fistula tracts was obtained during surgical intervention from patients with CD (n=15) and cryptoglandular fistulas (n=5). Single-cell suspensions were stained with a 35-antibody panel, focusing on myeloid and T-cell markers and were analyzed using mass cytometry (CyTOF). To visualize macrophages in the fistula tract we performed in situ hybridization with CD68 and TNF-α. Results The main cellular component of both fistula tracts consisted of CD66a+ granulocytes (64 +/- 24%). However, the remaining mononuclear compartment differed significantly between Crohn and cryptoglandular fistula. In CD, the majority was of lymphoid nature (CD3+ T cells 57 +/-21%, CD19+ B cells 14 +/-15%), while in cryptoglandular tracts, the majority consisted of myeloid origin (61+/- 15%). Within the T cell compartment, the majority of cells was CD45RO+, indicating activation. Presence of a seton increased the proportion of CD45RO+ T cells, in particular in CD4+ cells. In the myeloid compartment, CD14high/HLA-int monocytes, CD14int/HLA-high inflammatory macrophages and CD14high/CD163+ resident macrophages were identified. Interestingly, CD patient samples contained less monocyte-like cells, and substantially more resident macrophages compared to cryptoglandular samples. This feature tended to be even more enhanced in the presence of a seton, although this did not reach statistical significance. In situ hybridization showed a high production of TNF-α in epithelial-like cells in fistula tract of Crohn’s disease patients, but not in macrophages. Conclusion Despite granulocytes being the main contributor to the cellular composition of fistula tracts, striking differences were found between Crohns and cryptoglandular fistula, both in lymphoid/myeloid balance, and in the presence of resident macrophages. We also showed that epithelial-like cells in Crohns’s disease fistula tracts produce high amounts of TNF-α. These differences may contribute to the lack of response to therapy in CD.


2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (4) ◽  
pp. G754-G760 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Dan ◽  
T. Kanai ◽  
T. Totsuka ◽  
R. Iiyama ◽  
M. Yamazaki ◽  
...  

Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) interaction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases. To clarify the involvement of Fas/FasL in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation, we investigated the preventive and therapeutic effects of neutralizing anti-FasL monoclonal antibody (MAb) on the development of chronic colitis induced by adaptive transfer of CD4+CD45RBhigh T cells to SCID mice. Administration of anti-FasL MAb from 1 day after T cell transfer (prevention study) resulted in a significant improvement of clinical manifestations such as wasting and diarrhea. However, histological examination showed that mucosal inflammation in the colon, such as infiltration of T cells and macrophages, was not improved by the anti-FasL MAb treatment. In vitro studies showed that anti-FasL MAb did not inhibit IFN-γ production by anti-CD3/CD28-stimulated lamina propria CD4+ T cells but suppressed TNF-α and IL-1β production by lamina propria mononuclear cells. Therapeutic administration of anti-FasL MAb from 3 wk after T cell transfer also improved ongoing wasting disease but not intestinal inflammation. These results suggest that the Fas/FasL interaction plays a critical role in regulating systemic wasting disease but not local intestinal inflammation.


Author(s):  
Yan Yan ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Chemokine (C–C motif) ligand 19 (CCL19) is a leukocyte chemoattractant that plays a crucial role in cell trafficking and leukocyte activation. Dysfunctional CD8+ T cells play a crucial role in persistent HBV infection. However, whether HBV can be cleared by CCL19-activated immunity remains unclear. Methods We assessed the effects of CCL19 on the activation of PBMCs in patients with HBV infection. We also examined how CCL19 influences HBV clearance and modulates HBV-responsive T cells in a mouse model of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). In addition, C–C chemokine-receptor type 7 (CCR7) knockdown mice were used to elucidate the underlying mechanism of CCL19/CCR7 axis-induced immune activation. Results From in vitro experiments, we found that CCL19 enhanced the frequencies of Ag-responsive IFN-γ+ CD8+ T cells from patients by approximately twofold, while CCR7 knockdown (LV-shCCR7) and LY294002 partially suppressed IFN-γ secretion. In mice, CCL19 overexpression led to rapid clearance of intrahepatic HBV likely through increased intrahepatic CD8+ T-cell proportion, decreased frequency of PD-1+ CD8+ T cells in blood and compromised suppression of hepatic APCs, with lymphocytes producing a significantly high level of Ag-responsive TNF-α and IFN-γ from CD8+ T cells. In both CCL19 over expressing and CCR7 knockdown (AAV-shCCR7) CHB mice, the frequency of CD8+ T-cell activation-induced cell death (AICD) increased, and a high level of Ag-responsive TNF-α and low levels of CD8+ regulatory T (Treg) cells were observed. Conclusions Findings in this study provide insights into how CCL19/CCR7 axis modulates the host immune system, which may promote the development of immunotherapeutic strategies for HBV treatment by overcoming T-cell tolerance.


Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (20) ◽  
pp. 4422-4431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Gruenbacher ◽  
Hubert Gander ◽  
Andrea Rahm ◽  
Walter Nussbaumer ◽  
Nikolaus Romani ◽  
...  

Abstract CD56+ human dendritic cells (DCs) have recently been shown to differentiate from monocytes in response to GM-CSF and type 1 interferon in vitro. We show here that CD56+ cells freshly isolated from human peripheral blood contain a substantial subset of CD14+CD86+HLA-DR+ cells, which have the appearance of intermediate-sized lymphocytes but spontaneously differentiate into enlarged DC-like cells with substantially increased HLA-DR and CD86 expression or into fully mature CD83+ DCs in response to appropriate cytokines. Stimulation of CD56+ cells containing both DCs and abundant γδ T cells with zoledronate and interleukin-2 (IL-2) resulted in the rapid expansion of γδ T cells as well as in IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-1β but not in IL-4, IL-10, or IL-17 production. IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-1β production were almost completely abolished by depleting CD14+ cells from the CD56+ subset before stimulation. Likewise, depletion of CD14+ cells dramatically impaired γδ T-cell expansion. IFN-γ production could also be blocked by neutralizing the effects of endogenous IL-1β and TNF-α. Conversely, addition of recombinant IL-1β, TNF-α, or both further enhanced IFN-γ production and strongly up-regulated IL-6 production. Our data indicate that CD56+ DCs from human blood are capable of stimulating CD56+ γδ T cells, which may be harnessed for immunotherapy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1352-1367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu Yuan Yang ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Xiaohu Zhang ◽  
Biao Huang ◽  
Lai Ling Tsang ◽  
...  

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based cell therapy has been demonstrated as a promising strategy in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is considered an immune disease. While the exact mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effect of MSCs are still unclear, MSCs display anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects by interacting with various immunoregulatory cells. Our previous studies have shown that MSCs can be preconditioned and deconditioned with enhanced cell survival, differentiation and migration. In this study, we evaluated the effect of preconditioning on the immunoregulatory function of human umbilical cord-derived MSCs (hUCMSCs) and their therapeutic effect on treating IBD. Our results show that intraperitoneal administration of deconditioned hUCMSCs (De-hUCMSCs) reduces the disease activity index (DAI), histological colitis score and destruction of the epithelial barrier, and increases the body weight recovery more intensively than that of un-manipulated hUCMSCs. In addition, De-hUCMSCs but not hUCMSCs elicit anti-apoptotic effects via induction of the ERK pathway during the early stage of IBD development. In vitro co-culture studies indicate that De-hUCMSCs suppress T-cell proliferation and activation more markedly than hUCMSCs. Moreover, De-hUCMSCs block the induction of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α and interleukin (IL)-2, while promoting the secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in T-cells. Mechanically, we find that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) secretion is significantly increased in De-hUCMSCs, the suppression of which dramatically abrogates the inhibitory effect of De-hUCMSCs on T-cell activation, implying that the crosstalk between De-hUCMSCs and T-cells is mediated by PGE2. Together, we have demonstrated that preconditioning enhances the immunosuppressive and therapeutic effects of hUCMSCs on treating IBD via increased secretion of PGE2.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001180
Author(s):  
Riri Kwon ◽  
Bong-Ki Hong ◽  
Kang-Gu Lee ◽  
Eunbyeol Choi ◽  
Laurent Sabbagh ◽  
...  

BackgroundClinical efficacy of T cell-based cancer immunotherapy is limited by the lack of T cell infiltration in the tumor mass, especially in solid tumors. Our group demonstrated previously that leukocyte-specific protein 1 (LSP1), an intracellular signal regulator, negatively regulates T cell infiltration in inflamed tissues.MethodsTo determine the immuno-regulatory effects of LSP1 in T cells on tumor progression, we investigated the growth of B16 melanoma in Lsp1 knockout (KO) mice and T cell-specific Lsp1 transgenic (Tg) mice. The immune cell subpopulation infiltrated into the tumor mass as well as the expression of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in T cells was assessed by flow cytometry and/or immunohistochemistry. Chemotactic migration was assayed with Lsp1 KO and Lsp1 Tg T cells. Adoptive transfer of Lsp1 KO or Lsp1 Tg T cells was performed in B16 melanoma-challenged Rag1 KO mice.ResultsLsp1 KO mice showed decreased growth of B16 melanoma and increased infiltration of T cells in the tumor mass, which were completely reversed in T cell-specific Lsp1 Tg mice. Lsp1 KO CD8+ T cells also exhibited elevated migratory capacity in response to CXCL9 and CXCL10, whereas Lsp1 Tg CD8+ T cells did the opposite. LSP1 expression was increased in tumor-infiltrating T cells and could be induced by T cell receptor activation. Intriguingly, gene expression profiling of Lsp1 KO T cells suggested enhanced cytotoxicity. Indeed, expression of IFN-γ and TNF-α was increased in tumor-infiltrating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells of Lsp1 KO mice, while it was markedly reduced in those of Lsp1 Tg mice. Adoptive transfer of Lsp1 KO T cells to Rag1 KO mice was more effective in suppressing melanoma growth than transfer of Lsp1 Tg T cells. Of note, when treated with antiprogrammed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) antibody, inhibition of melanoma growth was more pronounced in Lsp1 KO mice than in Lsp1-sufficient mice, suggesting that Lsp1 depletion additively increases the antitumor effects of anti-PD-1 antibody.ConclusionsLSP1 in T cells regulates the growth of B16 melanoma in mice, possibly by affecting migration and infiltration of T cells into the tumor and by modulating production of antitumor effector cytokines by CD8+ T cells. These findings provide evidence that LSP1 can be a target to improve the efficacy of T cell-based immunotherapy.


Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. 4513-4521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Körholz ◽  
Ursula Banning ◽  
Halvard Bönig ◽  
Markus Grewe ◽  
Marion Schneider ◽  
...  

Abstract Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a potent T-cell stimulating factor, which has recently been used for pre-clinical in vivo immunotherapy. Here, the IL-15 effect on CD3-stimulated peripheral human T cells was investigated. IL-15 induced a significant T-cell proliferation and upregulated CD25 expression. IL-15 significantly enhanced T-cell production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and IL-10. Between 10- and 100-fold greater concentrations of IL-15 were necessary to reach a biological effect equivalent to that of IL-2. Blockade of IL-2 binding to the high-affinity IL-2 receptor did not affect the IL-15 effects, suggesting that IL-15 did not act by inducing endogenous IL-2. Exogenously administered IL-10 significantly reduced the IL-15 and IL-2–mediated IFN-γ and TNF-α production, whereas T-cell proliferation and CD25 expression were not affected. The inhibitory effects of exogenously administered IL-10 on T-cell cytokine production appeared indirect, and are likely secondary to decreased IL-12 production by accessory cells. Inhibition of endogenous IL-10 binding to the IL-10 receptor significantly increased IFN-γ and TNF-α release from T cells. These data suggest that endogenous IL-10 can regulate activated T-cell production of IFN-γ and TNF-α via a paracrine negative feedback loop. The observations of this study could be of relevance for the therapeutic use of IL-15 in vivo.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 905-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shrinivas Bishu ◽  
Mohammed El Zaatari ◽  
Atsushi Hayashi ◽  
Guoqing Hou ◽  
Nicole Bowers ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims Tumour necrosis factor [TNF]α- and IL-17A-producing T cells are implicated in Crohn’s disease [CD]. Tissue-resident memory T [TRM] cells are tissue-restricted T cells that are regulated by PR zinc finger domain 1 [PRDM1], which has been implicated in pathogenic Th17 cell responses. TRM cells provide host defence but their role in CD is unknown. We thus examined CD4+ TRM cells in CD. Methods Colon samples were prospectively collected at endoscopy or surgery in CD and control subjects. Flow cytometry and ex vivo assays were performed to characterise CD4+ TRM cells. Results CD4+ TRM cells are the most abundant memory T cell population and are the major T cell source of mucosal TNFα in CD. CD4+ TRM cells are expanded in CD and more avidly produce IL-17A and TNFα relative to control cells. There was a unique population of TNFα+IL-17A+ CD4+ TRM cells in CD which are largely absent in controls. PRDM1 was highly expressed by CD4+ TRM cells but not by other effector T cells. Suppression of PRDM1 was associated with impaired induction of IL17A and TNFA by CD4+ TRM cells Conclusions CD4+ TRM cells are expanded in CD and are a major source of TNFα, suggesting that they are important in CD. PRDM1 is expressed by TRM cells and may regulate their function. Collectively, this argues for prospective studies tracking CD4+ TRM cells over the disease course.


Gut ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 942-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie N Clough ◽  
Omer S Omer ◽  
Scott Tasker ◽  
Graham M Lord ◽  
Peter M Irving

The prevalence of IBD is rising in the Western world. Despite an increasing repertoire of therapeutic targets, a significant proportion of patients suffer chronic morbidity. Studies in mice and humans have highlighted the critical role of regulatory T cells in immune homeostasis, with defects in number and suppressive function of regulatory T cells seen in patients with Crohn’s disease. We review the function of regulatory T cells and the pathways by which they exert immune tolerance in the intestinal mucosa. We explore the principles and challenges of manufacturing a cell therapy, and discuss clinical trial evidence to date for their safety and efficacy in human disease, with particular focus on the development of a regulatory T-cell therapy for Crohn’s disease.


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