scholarly journals The leukotriene B4 lipid chemoattractant receptor BLT1 defines antigen-primed T cells in humans

Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 444-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina A. Islam ◽  
Seddon Y. Thomas ◽  
Christoph Hess ◽  
Benjamin D. Medoff ◽  
Terry K. Means ◽  
...  

AbstractWe have recently shown that the leukotriene B4 (LTB4)–BLT1 pathway is important in early effector T-cell recruitment in mouse models of inflammation. Here we characterize the phenotype and function of human peripheral blood BLT1+ T cells in health and illustrate their involvement in asthma and acute infection. In healthy individuals, BLT1+ T cells are a rare peripheral blood T-cell population enriched for the activation markers CD38 and HLA-DR. Compared with BLT1– T cells, a larger proportion of peripheral blood BLT1+ T cells express the effector cytokines IFNγ and IL-4 and inflammatory chemokine receptors, CCR1, CCR2, CCR6, and CXCR1. Consequently, in healthy individuals peripheral blood BLT1+ T cells are a rare antigen-primed T-cell subset with unique phenotypic, migratory, and functional properties. BLT1 expression on T cells is tightly regulated by inflammation and only transiently expressed after naive T-cell activation by dendritic cells. Although rare in the peripheral blood of healthy individuals, BLT1+ T cells are markedly increased in frequency in the peripheral blood in response to acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and moderately increased in the airways of asymptomatic allergic asthmatics. Our studies provide novel insights into the LTB4-BLT1 lipid chemoattractant pathway in human T-cell responses, and how it may link innate and adaptive immunity.

Blood ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1066-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
EL Reinherz ◽  
LM Nadler ◽  
DS Rosenthal ◽  
WC Moloney ◽  
SF Schlossman

Abstract Circulating peripheral blood tumor cells in four cases of chronic lymphoproliferative disease were immunologically characterized. By the use of T-cell-specific heteroantisera and indirect immunofluorescence, all were shown to involve proliferation of malignant T cells. Three cases demonstrated morphologic and clinical features consistent with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and one case presented as a lymphosarcoma cell leukemia. Antisera specific for normal human T-cell subsets defined the malignant T cells in each case as arising from the TH2--subset. This subset normally constitutes approximately 80% of human peripheral blood T cells. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) was not detected in any of the T-cell CLL cases, thus supporting the notion that T-cell CLL represents a malignancy of a mature phenotype. The one patient with lymphosarcoma whose tumor cells were TdT-positive subsequently developed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Moreover, la-like antigen (p23,30) was detected on two of these tumor cell populations. In addition, it was shown that not all tumor cells were E-rosette-positive, since only cells from 3 of 4 patients were capable of forming spontaneous rosettes. These findings demonstrate that heteroantisera can provide an additional important tool for dissecting the heterogeneity of T-cell leukemias and for relating them to more differentiated normal T cells.


Blood ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1066-1075
Author(s):  
EL Reinherz ◽  
LM Nadler ◽  
DS Rosenthal ◽  
WC Moloney ◽  
SF Schlossman

Circulating peripheral blood tumor cells in four cases of chronic lymphoproliferative disease were immunologically characterized. By the use of T-cell-specific heteroantisera and indirect immunofluorescence, all were shown to involve proliferation of malignant T cells. Three cases demonstrated morphologic and clinical features consistent with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and one case presented as a lymphosarcoma cell leukemia. Antisera specific for normal human T-cell subsets defined the malignant T cells in each case as arising from the TH2--subset. This subset normally constitutes approximately 80% of human peripheral blood T cells. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) was not detected in any of the T-cell CLL cases, thus supporting the notion that T-cell CLL represents a malignancy of a mature phenotype. The one patient with lymphosarcoma whose tumor cells were TdT-positive subsequently developed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Moreover, la-like antigen (p23,30) was detected on two of these tumor cell populations. In addition, it was shown that not all tumor cells were E-rosette-positive, since only cells from 3 of 4 patients were capable of forming spontaneous rosettes. These findings demonstrate that heteroantisera can provide an additional important tool for dissecting the heterogeneity of T-cell leukemias and for relating them to more differentiated normal T cells.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Sara J. Sidles ◽  
Ying Xiong ◽  
M. Rita I. Young ◽  
Amanda C. LaRue

Chronic inflammation is evident in the adipose tissue and periphery of patients with obesity, as well as mouse models of obesity. T cell subsets in obese adipose tissue are skewed towards Th1- and Th17-associated phenotypes and their secreted cytokines contribute to obesity-associated inflammation. Our lab recently identified a novel, myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cell subset that modulates T cell activity. The current study sought to determine how these myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cells are altered in the adipose tissue and peripheral blood of preobese mice and how this population modulates T cell activity. C57BL/6 mice were fed with a diet high in milkfat (60%·kcal, HFD) ad libitum until a 20% increase in total body weight was reached, and myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cells and CD4+ T cells in visceral adipose tissue (VAT), mammary gland-associated adipose tissue (MGAT), and peripheral blood (PB) were phenotypically analyzed. Also analyzed was whether mediators from MGAT-primed myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cells stimulate normal CD4+ T cell cytokine production. A higher percentage of myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cells expressed the activation markers MHC II and CD80 in both VAT and MGAT of preobese mice. CD4+ T cells were preferentially skewed towards Th1- and Th17-associated phenotypes in the adipose tissue and periphery of preobese mice. In vitro, MGAT from HFD-fed mice triggered myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cells to induce CD4+ T cell IFN-γ and TNF-α production. Taken together, this study shows that myeloid-derived CD45+DDR2+ cells express markers of immune activation and suggests that they play an immune modulatory role in the adipose tissue of preobese mice.


2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Radvilė Malickaitė ◽  
Laimutė Jurgauskienė ◽  
Stanislava Simanavičienė ◽  
Vytė Valerija Maneikienė ◽  
Rita Sudikienė ◽  
...  

Radvilė Malickaitė, Laimutė Jurgauskienė, Stanislava Simanavičienė, Vytė Valerija Maneikienė, Rita Sudikienė, Kęstutis Ručinskas Vilniaus universiteto Širdies ir kraujagyslių ligų klinikos Širdies chirurgijos centras, Santariškių g. 2, LT-08661 Vilnius El. paštas: [email protected] Darbo tikslas: Nustatyti Vilniaus universiteto ligoninės Santariškių klinikų Širdies chirurgijos centre atliekamos širdies transplantacijos įtaką T limfocitų aktyvumo rodikliams, įvertinti imuninės stebėsenos tinkamumą ūminiam transplantato atmetimui prognozuoti. Ligoniai ir metodai: Retrospektyviai analizuotas dvidešimt vieno širdies recipiento imuninių rodiklių kitimas esant normaliai potransplantacinei būklei ir ūminiam transplantato atmetimui. Periferinio kraujo imunokompetentinių ląstelių CD3+CD103+, CD4+CD103+, CD8+CD103+, CD3+CD134+, CD4+CD134+, CD8+CD134+, CD8+CD57+ ir CD8+CD38+ procentas nustatytas tėkmės citometrijos būdu. Ūminis transplantato atmetimas vertintas pagal histologinius endomiokardinės biopsijos radinius. Rezultatai: Esant ūminio atmetimo epizodams, kai endomiokardo biopsijos įvertintos ≥ 2R (3A) laipsniu, reikšmingai didėja integrino CD103 (p < 0,0001), kostimuliacinio receptoriaus CD134 (p = 0,005), antigeno CD57 (p = 0,005) ir ląstelių paviršiaus glikoproteino CD38 (p = 0,015) ekspresija citotoksinių CD8+ limfocitų paviršiuje. Išvados: Imuninė periferinio kraujo limfocitų būklės stebėsena gali būti taikoma po transplantacijos skiriamam imunosupresiniam gydymui įvertinti numatant didelę ūminio atmetimo tikimybę. Reikšminiai žodžiai: kiaušidžių cistos, supiktybėjimo rizika, piktybiškumo rizikos indeksas, ultragarsinis tyrimas, Ca-125 antigenas, chirurginis gydymas Measuring T cell reactivity for predicting heart transplant rejection Radvilė Malickaitė, Laimutė Jurgauskienė, Stanislava Simanavičienė, Vytė Valerija Maneikienė, Rita Sudikienė, Kęstutis Ručinskas Vilnius University, Clinic of Cardiovascular Diseases, Centre of Heart sSurgery, Santariškių str. 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail: [email protected] Objective: We aimed to analyze alterations in peripheral blood T-cell subset activation compared with endomyocardial byopsy findings. Patients and methods: The study included in total twenty-one heart recipients grafted 1997–2007 at the Vilnius Heart sSurgery cCenter. T-cell activation markers CD3+CD103+, CD4+CD103+, CD8+CD103+, CD3+CD134+, CD4+CD134+, CD8+CD134+, CD8+CD57+ ir CD8+CD38+ were detected by two-color flow cytometry. Rejection was graded according to the ISHLT (the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation) grading system. Results: In case of ≥ 2R (3A) rejection episodes, a significant increase in the expression of integrin CD103 (p < 0.0001), co-stimulatory receptor CD134 (p = 0.005), antigen CD57 (p = 0.005) and surface glycoprotein CD38 (p = 0.015) on CD8+ T lymphocytes has been revealed. Conclusion: Immune monitoring performed on peripheral blood can be used for the assessment of immunosuppression therapy on transplant recipients’ immune response and for determining the risk of rejection. Key words: heart transplantation, acute rejection, and immune activation


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 105 (7) ◽  
pp. 2821-2827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Glennie ◽  
Inês Soeiro ◽  
Peter J. Dyson ◽  
Eric W.-F. Lam ◽  
Francesco Dazzi

AbstractIt has been shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) induce T cells to become unresponsive. We characterized the phenotype of these T cells by dissecting the effect of MSCs on T-cell activation, proliferation, and effector function. For this purpose, an in vitro murine model was used in which T-cell responses were generated against the male HY minor histocompatibility antigen. In the presence of MSCs, the expression of early activation markers CD25 and CD69 was unaffected but interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production was reduced. The inhibitory effect of MSCs was directed mainly at the level of cell proliferation. Analysis of the cell cycle showed that T cells, stimulated in the presence of MSCs, were arrested at the G1 phase. At the molecular level, cyclin D2 expression was profoundly inhibited, whereas p27kip1 was up-regulated. When MSCs were removed from the cultures and restimulated with the cognate peptide, T cells produced IFN-γ but failed to proliferate. The addition of exogenous interleukin-2 (IL-2) did not restore proliferation. MSCs did not preferentially target any T-cell subset, and the inhibition was also extended to B cells. MSC-mediated inhibition induces an unresponsive T-cell profile that is fully consistent with that observed in division arrest anergy.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 1124-1124
Author(s):  
Shoshana Levy ◽  
Yael Sagi

Abstract Abstract 1124 CD81 is a widely expressed tetraspanin molecule that physically associates with CD4 and CD8 on the surface of human T cells. Coengagement of CD81 and CD3 results in the activation and proliferation of T cells. CD81 also costimulated mouse T cells that lack CD28, suggesting either a redundant or a different mechanism of action. Here we show that CD81 and CD28 have a preference for different subsets of T cells - primary human naïve T cells are better costimulated by CD81, while the memory T cell subsets and Tregs are better costimulated by CD28. The more efficient activation of naïve T cells by CD81 was due to prolonged signal transduction compared to that by CD28. We found that IL-6 played a role in the activation of the naïve T cell subset by CD81. Combined costimulation through both CD28 and CD81 resulted in an additive effect on T cell activation. Thus, these two costimulatory molecules complement each other both in the strength of signal transduction and in T cell subset inclusions. Costimulation via CD81 might be useful for expansion of T cells for adoptive immunotherapy to allow the inclusion of naïve T cells with their broad repertoire. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiki Tanaka ◽  
Toshio Sekioka ◽  
Masakatsu Usui ◽  
Shinsaku Imashuku

As an acquired immunodeficiency, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is primarily responsible for opportunistic infections in infected patients. However, opportunistic infections also occur in individuals with human T cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection. Here, we report opportunistic infections in two Japanese HTLV-1-seropositive patients. The first patient was a 67-year-old male, who had cytomegalovirus infection associated with esophagogastritis and terminal ileitis. The patient was HTLV-1-positive and was diagnosed with smoldering adult T cell leukemia (ATL). High levels of serum soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R; 4,304 U/mL) and an increased percentage of CD4+CD25+ T cells (75.5%) in peripheral blood were also detected. The second patient was a 78-year-old female, a known asymptomatic HTLV-1 carrier, who presented with persistent herpes zoster, followed byPneumocystis jiroveciipneumonia. Disease progression of smoldering ATL along opportunistic infections was observed with very high levels of serum sIL-2R (14,058 U/mL) and an increased percentage of CD4+CD25+ T cells (87.2%) in peripheral blood. In patients with suspected opportunistic infections, both HTLV-1 and HIV should be considered. In HTLV-1-positive patients, an increase in the CD4+CD25+ T cell subset may have its value as a prognostic marker.


Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 367 (6475) ◽  
pp. eaay0524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. ElTanbouly ◽  
Yanding Zhao ◽  
Elizabeth Nowak ◽  
Jiannan Li ◽  
Evelien Schaafsma ◽  
...  

Negative checkpoint regulators (NCRs) temper the T cell immune response to self-antigens and limit the development of autoimmunity. Unlike all other NCRs that are expressed on activated T lymphocytes, V-type immunoglobulin domain-containing suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is expressed on naïve T cells. We report an unexpected heterogeneity within the naïve T cell compartment in mice, where loss of VISTA disrupted the major quiescent naïve T cell subset and enhanced self-reactivity. Agonistic VISTA engagement increased T cell tolerance by promoting antigen-induced peripheral T cell deletion. Although a critical player in naïve T cell homeostasis, the ability of VISTA to restrain naïve T cell responses was lost under inflammatory conditions. VISTA is therefore a distinctive NCR of naïve T cells that is critical for steady-state maintenance of quiescence and peripheral tolerance.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e1004671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista E. van Meijgaarden ◽  
Mariëlle C. Haks ◽  
Nadia Caccamo ◽  
Francesco Dieli ◽  
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 580-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Gollmer ◽  
François Asperti-Boursin ◽  
Yoshihiko Tanaka ◽  
Klaus Okkenhaug ◽  
Bart Vanhaesebroeck ◽  
...  

Abstract CD4+ T cells use the chemokine receptor CCR7 to home to and migrate within lymphoid tissue, where T-cell activation takes place. Using primary T-cell receptor (TCR)–transgenic (tg) CD4+ T cells, we explored the effect of CCR7 ligands, in particular CCL21, on T-cell activation. We found that the presence of CCL21 during early time points strongly increased in vitro T-cell proliferation after TCR stimulation, correlating with increased expression of early activation markers. CCL21 costimulation resulted in increased Ras- and Rac-GTP formation and enhanced phosphorylation of Akt, MEK, and ERK but not p38 or JNK. Kinase-dead PI3KδD910A/D910A or PI3Kγ-deficient TCR-tg CD4+ T cells showed similar responsiveness to CCL21 costimulation as control CD4+ T cells. Conversely, deficiency in the Rac guanine exchange factor DOCK2 significantly impaired CCL21-mediated costimulation in TCR-tg CD4+ T cells, concomitant with impaired Rac- but not Ras-GTP formation. Using lymph node slices for live monitoring of T-cell behavior and activation, we found that G protein-coupled receptor signaling was required for early CD69 expression but not for Ca2+ signaling. Our data suggest that the presence of CCL21 during early TCR signaling lowers the activation threshold through Ras- and Rac-dependent pathways leading to increased ERK phosphorylation.


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