scholarly journals Association of PD-1 and PD-L1 Genetic Polymorphyisms with Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyue Qian ◽  
Heming Guo ◽  
Xiaohong Chen ◽  
Aiming Shi ◽  
Sicheng Li ◽  
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Aims. The programmed death- (PD-) 1/PD-1 ligand (PD-L) pathway plays an important role in regulating T cell activation and maintaining peripheral tolerance. Accumulated studies showed that PD-1/PD-L1 pathway was involved in the development of type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Since the genetic background of type 1 diabetes differs greatly among the different population, we aim to investigate the association of genetic polymorphisms in PD-1 and PD-L1 with T1DM susceptibility in Chinese population. Methods. In total, 166 T1DM patients and 100 healthy controls were enrolled into the study. Genomic DNA was extracted from 4 mL peripheral blood samples collected from each subject. Genotyping of 8 selected SNPs of PD-1 and PD-L1 was carried out by the pyrosequencing PSQ 24 System using PyroMark Gold reagents (QIAGEN). Results. SNP rs4143815 in PD-L1 was significantly associated with T1DM. People carrying the C allele of rs4143815 suffering less risk of T1DM and T1DM patients with G/G genotype showed higher levels of autoantibody (AAB) positive incidence compared with C allele carriers. No significant associations were found in other SNPs. Conclusions. Our results indicate that rs4143815 of PD-L1 is significantly associated with T1DM and may serve as a new biomarker to predict the T1DM susceptibility.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin G. Scherm ◽  
Isabelle Serr ◽  
Adam M. Zahm ◽  
Jonathan Schug ◽  
Saverio Bellusci ◽  
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AbstractIn type 1 diabetes, the appearance of islet autoantibodies indicates the onset of islet autoimmunity, often many years before clinical symptoms arise. While T cells play a major role in the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, molecular underpinnings promoting aberrant T cell activation remain poorly understood. Here, we show that during islet autoimmunity an miR142-3p/Tet2/Foxp3 axis interferes with the efficient induction of regulatory T (Treg) cells, resulting in impaired Treg stability in mouse and human. Specifically, we demonstrate that miR142-3p is induced in islet autoimmunity and that its inhibition enhances Treg induction and stability, leading to reduced islet autoimmunity in non-obese diabetic mice. Using various cellular and molecular approaches we identify Tet2 as a direct target of miR142-3p, thereby linking high miR142-3p levels to epigenetic remodeling in Tregs. These findings offer a mechanistic model where during islet autoimmunity miR142-3p/Tet2-mediated Treg instability contributes to autoimmune activation and progression.


2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Aarnisalo ◽  
Andras Treszl ◽  
Peter Svec ◽  
Jane Marttila ◽  
Viveka Öling ◽  
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Diabetes ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 484-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Srinivasan ◽  
D. T. Bolick ◽  
D. Lukashev ◽  
C. Lappas ◽  
M. Sitkovsky ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Tomasz Sosinowski ◽  
Andrey Novikov ◽  
Frances Crawford ◽  
David B. Neau ◽  
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A polymorphism at β57 in some major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII) alleles of rodents and humans is associated with a high risk for developing type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, a highly diabetogenic insulin B chain epitope within the B:9–23 peptide is presented poorly by these alleles to a variety of mouse and human CD4 T cells isolated from either nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice or humans with T1D. We have shown for both species that mutations at the C-terminal end of this epitope dramatically improve presentation to these T cells. Here we present the crystal structures of these mutated peptides bound to mouse IAg7 and human HLA-DQ8 that show how the mutations function to improve T-cell activation. In both peptide binding grooves, the mutation of B:22R to E in the peptide changes a highly unfavorable side chain for the p9 pocket to an optimal one that is dependent on the β57 polymorphism, accounting for why these peptides bind much better to these MHCIIs. Furthermore, a second mutation of the adjacent B:21 (E to G) removes a side chain from the surface of the complex that is highly unfavorable for a subset of NOD mouse CD4 cells, thereby greatly enhancing their response to the complex. These results point out the similarities between the mouse and human responses to this B chain epitope in T1D and suggest there may be common posttranslational modifications at the C terminus of the peptide in vivo to create the pathogenic epitopes in both species.


2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menachem Bitan ◽  
Lola Weiss ◽  
Michael Zeira ◽  
Shoshana Reich ◽  
Orit Pappo ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie R. Shapiro ◽  
Wen-I Yeh ◽  
Joshua R. Longfield ◽  
John Gallagher ◽  
Caridad M. Infante ◽  
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Author(s):  
Josefine Wadenpohl ◽  
Julia Seyfarth ◽  
Paul Hehenkamp ◽  
Maximilian Hoffmann ◽  
Sebastian Kummer ◽  
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Different lymphocyte subsets are involved in autoimmune pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Previous studies suggested a role of CD5 expressing T and B cells including rare unconventional lymphocytes with combined T- and B-cell features (DE cells). We performed algorithm-supported multi-parameter flow cytometry and quantitative PCR to investigate immune cell subsets and DE cells in children with T1D (n=20) and matched controls (n=20). Comparisons of conventional immune cells detected increased proportions of CD3+ T cells in T1D patients whereas CD19+ B cell proportions were comparable to controls. Self-organizing maps for flow cytometry analyses (FlowSOM) showed highly similar CD5 expressing B-cell subsets and no differences for DE cells were detected between the study groups by flow cytometry or specific quantitative PCR. Notably, differences in CD8 positive T cells were indicated by FlowSOM and similarity-based tSNE analyses. Study group comparison confirmed significantly reduced CD8+ T-cell proportions with moderate or low CD5 expression in T1D patients. Finally, In vitro experiments showed stable CD5 expression differences of CD8+ T cells after T-cell activation, cytokine stimulation and culture. We observed differences of T-cell co-receptor CD5 expression in T1D patients with potential relevance for immune regulation of CD8+ T-cell activation.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 3620-3629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Liadis ◽  
Kiichi Murakami ◽  
Mohamed Eweida ◽  
Alisha R. Elford ◽  
Laura Sheu ◽  
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ABSTRACT β-Cell apoptosis is a key event contributing to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. In addition to apoptosis being the main mechanism by which β cells are destroyed, β-cell apoptosis has been implicated in the initiation of type 1 diabetes mellitus through antigen cross-presentation mechanisms that lead to β-cell-specific T-cell activation. Caspase-3 is the major effector caspase involved in apoptotic pathways. Despite evidence supporting the importance of β-cell apoptosis in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes, the specific role of caspase-3 in this process is unknown. Here, we show that Caspase-3 knockout (Casp3 − /−) mice were protected from developing diabetes in a multiple-low-dose streptozotocin autoimmune diabetes model. Lymphocyte infiltration of the pancreatic islets was completely absent in Casp3 − /− mice. To determine the role of caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in disease initiation, a defined antigen-T-cell receptor transgenic system, RIP-GP/P14 double-transgenic mice with Casp3 null mutation, was examined. β-cell antigen-specific T-cell activation and proliferation were observed only in the pancreatic draining lymph node of RIP-GP/P14/Casp3 + /− mice, but not in mice lacking caspase-3. Together, our findings demonstrate that caspase-3-mediated β-cell apoptosis is a requisite step for T-cell priming, a key initiating event in type 1 diabetes.


Diabetes ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 4212-4219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maeva Patry ◽  
Romain Teinturier ◽  
Delphine Goehrig ◽  
Cornelia Zetu ◽  
Doriane Ripoche ◽  
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