High fat diet alters male seminal plasma composition to impair female immune adaptation for pregnancy in mice

Endocrinology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E Schjenken ◽  
Lachlan M Moldenhauer ◽  
David J Sharkey ◽  
Hon Yeung Chan ◽  
Peck Y Chin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Treg Cells ◽  
Female Reproductive Tract ◽  
Transcriptional Analysis ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Vesicle Fluid

Abstract Paternal experiences and exposures prior to conception can influence fetal development and offspring phenotype. The composition of seminal plasma contributes to paternal programming effects, through modulating the female reproductive tract immune response after mating. To investigate whether paternal obesity affects seminal plasma immune-regulatory activity, C57Bl/6 male mice were fed an obesogenic high fat diet (HFD) or control diet (CD) for 14 weeks. While HFD consumption caused only minor changes to parameters of sperm quality, the volume of seminal vesicle fluid secretions was increased by 65%, and the concentrations and total content of immune-regulatory TGFB isoforms were decreased by 75-80% and 43-55% respectively. Mating with BALB/c females revealed differences in the strength and properties of the post-mating immune response elicited. Transcriptional analysis showed >300 inflammatory genes were similarly regulated in the uterine endometrium by mating independently of paternal diet, but 13 were dysregulated by HFD-fed compared to CD-fed males. Seminal vesicle fluid factors reduced in HFD-fed males, including TGFB1, IL10, and TNF, were amongst the predicted upstream regulators of differentially regulated genes. Additionally, the T cell response induced by mating with CD-fed males was blunted after mating with HFD-fed males, with 27% fewer CD4 + T cells, 26% fewer FOXP3 +CD4 + regulatory T cells (Treg) cells, and 19% fewer CTLA4 + Treg cells, particularly within the NRP1 + thymic Treg cell population. These findings demonstrate that an obesogenic high fat diet alters the composition of seminal vesicle fluid and impairs seminal plasma capacity to elicit a favorable pro-tolerogenic immune response in females at conception.

287. LPS introduced at mating induces KC production in the murine uterus during early pregnancy

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
D. J. Glynn ◽  
S. A. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Seminal Fluid ◽  
Female Reproductive Tract ◽  
Tissue Remodelling ◽  
Uterine Epithelial Cell ◽  
Female Mice ◽  
Vesicle Fluid

An inflammatory cascade is elicited in the female reproductive tract following mating in mice. The recruited leukocytes and cytokines have roles in facilitating implantation through activating immunological tolerance and endometrial tissue remodelling. We have previously shown that seminal plasma acts to induce synthesis of GM-CSF and IL-6 in the female reproductive tract in response to TGFβ1 present in seminal fluid. Recently we have shown that chemokines, specifically the neutrophil chemoattractant KC, is dramatically upregulated after mating. The purpose of this study was to identify the active constituent of semen responsible for KC induction. Female mice were mated with either intact, seminal vesicle deficient or vasectomized males and uterine flushings were collected approximately 8 h later, when KC content was measured by specific ELISA. KC production was increased 13-fold, 6-fold and 10-fold respectively, indicating that neither the seminal plasma nor the sperm fraction of semen was necessary for induction. To investigate more precisely the identity of the KC inducing factor, an in vitro primary uterine epithelial cell culture system was employed. Uterine epithelial cells were harvested from estrous female mice and exposed to a range of doses of seminal vesicle fluid, TGFβ1or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Following addition of seminal vesicle fluid or TGFβ1 KC production was decreased by 100% and 58% respectively whereas it was increased ~2-fold in response to LPS. Together these data indicate that LPS derived from the male or lower female reproductive tract accessing the uterus after insemination is required for KC induction, and implicate commensal bacteria as having a key regulatory role in the cellular and molecular quality of the uterine immune environment during early pregnancy.

Abstract MP05: The Mechanism Of The Pvat Pro-inflammatory Micro-environment Formation During The Development Of High Fat Diet-induced Hypertension

Hypertension ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yining Jin ◽  
Omar Kana ◽  
Ramya Kumar ◽  
Rance Nault ◽  
Hannah Garver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Activation ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Control Diet ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Induced Hypertension ◽  
Th17 Differentiation

There is considerable evidence for a causative role for T cells in hypertension, including studies with immunosuppressive drugs and T cell-deficient models. Our previous studies showed that soluble mediators from mesenteric perivascular adipose tissue (mPVAT) modulate T cell function. Specifically, conditioned media from mPVAT (mPVAT-CM) from Dahl S rats on a high fat diet (HFD) promoted expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, IFNg, IL-17a and GM-CSF, by activated T cells. Furthermore, the Dahl S rats on HFD will later develop hypertension. Hypothesis: mPVAT is stimulated to produce immunomodulatory mediators that promotes Th1/17 differentiation preceding the development of HFD-induced hypertension. We conducted bulk RNA-seq on activated splenocytes cultured in mPVAT-CM from Dahl S rats on either control or HFD for 10 weeks. In accordance with our previous studies, PVAT-CM from HFD-fed rats significantly upregulated many genes associated with IFNg/IL-17 induction, including Mpeg1, Lyz2 and Tnfsf4 (5.0±1.78, 3.70±0.53 and 1.78±0.42 fold over Control diet, respectively). In contrast, Th2/Treg-associated genes, such as Ctla2a (-0.27±0.02) and Ccr4 (-0.41±0.03) were downregulated. We also performed single cell (sc) RNA-seq on the PVAT stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and found that acute inflammatory genes were enriched in the HFD group. Together with the bulk RNA-seq on mPVAT, these data strongly suggest that the pro-inflammatory mPVAT micro-environment may promote Th1/Th17 differentiation. To identify mediators in PVAT-CM that may induce Th1/Th17 differentiation, we compared the bulk RNA-seq on splenocytes cultured in PVAT-CM with bulk RNA-seq conducted on the whole mPVAT itself. We found that a T cell co-stimulatory receptor DPP4 (CD26), which is closely associated with T cell activation was significantly increased in mPVAT from HFD-fed rats (33.4±2.3 HFD vs. 15.3±1.8 Control diet). We also observed an increase in DPP4 global expression from mPVAT SVF in HFD-fed rats, as determined by scRNA-seq. Conclusion: The data suggest that HFD promotes the IFNg and IL-17a pathways in PVAT, which precedes hypertension in Dahl S rats and correlates with an increase in expression of DPP-4, a gene that promotes T cell activation. (NIH P01 HL070687).

scholarly journals Immunological effect of irreversible electroporation on solid tumors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Guo ◽  
Fang Du ◽  
Qin Liu ◽  
Yan Guo ◽  
Qingbing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Nk Cells ◽  
Irreversible Electroporation ◽  
Treg Cells ◽  
T Cell Subsets ◽  
Activated T Cells ◽  
Immunological Effect ◽  
Immunological Effects ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background This study intends to investigate the immunological effects of tumor ablation with irreversible electroporation (IRE). Methods We evaluated the systemic immune response in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after IRE treatment. Furthermore, we analyzed the tumor infiltrating T lymphocytes and the level of serum cytokines in IRE and control groups of tumor-bearing mice. Results We observed that IRE induced an increase in WBC, neutrophil and monocyte counts and a decrease in lymphocyte count 1 day post-IRE and returned to baseline values within 7 days in the patients. Meanwhile, circulating CD4+ T cell subsets, but not CD8+, decreased 1 day post-IRE. The activated T cells and natural killer (NK) cells increased, and regulatory T (Treg) cells decreased. Furthermore, a significant increase in cytotoxic CD8+ T cells infiltration was observed on ablative tumors in mice. The level of serum IFN-γ also significantly increased in the IRE group. Conclusions Our study demonstrated that IRE not only induced immediate innate immune response dominated by the increase of neutrophils, monocytes and NK cells, but also upregulated activated T cells and downregulated Treg. Meanwhile, the results from the animal model indicated that IRE could induce antitumor adaptive immunity dominated by cytotoxic CD8+ T cells.

Prolongation of survival following depletion of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in mice with experimental brain tumors

2006 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdeljabar El Andaloussi ◽  
Yu Han ◽  
Maciej S. Lesniak
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Malignant Gliomas ◽  
Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes ◽  
Treg Cells ◽  
Separate Experiment ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Novel Target ◽  
Infiltrating Lymphocytes

Object Regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells have been shown to play an important role in the regulation of the immune response. Whereas the presence of these cells has been associated with immune suppression, the lack of regulatory T (Treg) cells has been shown to induce autoimmunity. The purpose of this study was to define the role of Treg cells in tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Methods The authors implanted syngeneic GL261 tumor cells in the brains or flanks of C57BL/6 mice. The resulting tumors were later removed at specific time points, and the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes was analyzed by performing flow cytometry for the presence of Treg cells. In a separate experiment, mice with GL261 tumors were treated with injections of anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody (mAb) to determine whether depletion of Treg cells may have an impact on the length of survival in mice with brain tumors. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes isolated from mice with GL261 tumors were found to have a significant increase in the presence of Treg cells compared with control lymphocytes (p < 0.05). Moreover, Treg cells isolated in murine brain tumors expressed FoxP3, CTLA-4, and CD62L. Mice treated with anti-CD25 mAb lived significantly longer than tumor-bearing control animals (p < 0.05). An analysis of brains in surviving animals showed a depletion of CD4+CD25+ T cells. Conclusions The results of this study indicate that CD4+CD25+ Treg cells play an important role in suppressing the immune response to CNS tumors. These Treg cells may therefore represent a potentially novel target for immunotherapy of malignant gliomas.

scholarly journals High-fat diet-induced hypertension is associated with a proinflammatory T cell profile in male and female Dahl salt-sensitive rats

2018 ◽  
Vol 315 (6) ◽  
pp. H1713-H1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia E. Taylor ◽  
Ellen E. Gillis ◽  
Jacqueline B. Musall ◽  
Babak Baban ◽  
Jennifer C. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cell Profile

Evidence supports a sex difference in the impact of a high-fat diet (HFD) on cardiovascular outcomes, with male experimental animals exhibiting greater increases in blood pressure (BP) than female experimental animals. The immune system has been implicated in HFD-induced increases in BP, and there is a sex difference in T-cell activation in hypertension. The goal of this study was to determine the impact of HFD on BP and aortic and renal T cell profiles in male and female Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats. We hypothesized that male DSS rats would have greater increases in BP and T cell infiltration in response to a HFD compared with female DSS rats. BP was measured by tail-cuff plethysmography, and aortic and renal T cells were assessed by flow cytometric analysis in male and female DSS rats on a normal-fat diet (NFD) or HFD from 12 to 16 wk of age. Four weeks of HFD increased BP in male and female DSS rats to a similar degree. Increases in BP were accompanied by increased percentages of CD4+ T cells and T helper (Th)17 cells in both sexes, although male rats had more proinflammatory T cells. Percentages of renal CD3+ and CD4+ T cells as well as Th17 cells were increased in both sexes by the HFD, although the increase in CD3+ T cells was greater in male rats. HFD also decreased the percentage of aortic and renal regulatory T cells in both sexes, although female rats maintained more regulatory T cells than male rats regardless of diet. In conclusion, both male and female DSS rats exhibit BP sensitivity to a HFD; however, the mechanisms mediating HFD-induced increases in BP may be distinct as male rats exhibit greater increases in the percentage of proinflammatory T cells than female rats. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Our study demonstrates that male and female Dahl salt-sensitive rats exhibit similar increases in blood pressure to a high-fat diet and an increase in aortic and renal T cells. These results are in contrast to studies showing that female rats remain normotensive and/or upregulate regulatory T cells in response to hypertensive stimuli compared with male rats. Our data suggest that a 4-wk high-fat diet has sex-specific effects on the T cell profile in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.

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