scholarly journals Dysregulated TP53 Among PTSD Patients Leads to Downregulation of miRNA let-7a and Promotes an Inflammatory Th17 Phenotype

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip B. Busbee ◽  
Marpe Bam ◽  
Xiaoming Yang ◽  
Osama A. Abdulla ◽  
Juhua Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Cell Phenotype ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
P53 Expression ◽  
Th Cell ◽  
Transcriptional Gene Regulation ◽  
And Function

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder and patients diagnosed with PTSD often express other comorbid health issues, particularly autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. Our previous reports investigating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from PTSD patients showed that these patients exhibit an increased inflammatory T helper (Th) cell phenotype and widespread downregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs), key molecules involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation. A combination of analyzing prior datasets on gene and miRNA expression of PBMCs from PTSD and Control samples, as well as experiments using primary PBMCs collected from human PTSD and Controls blood, was used to evaluate TP53 expression, DNA methylation, and miRNA modulation on Th17 development. In the current report, we note several downregulated miRNAs were linked to tumor protein 53 (TP53), also known as p53. Expression data from PBMCs revealed that compared to Controls, PTSD patients exhibited decreased TP53 which correlated with an increased inflammatory Th17 phenotype. Decreased expression of TP53 in the PTSD population was shown to be associated with an increase in DNA methylation in the TP53 promotor region. Lastly, the most significantly downregulated TP53-associated miRNA, let-7a, was shown to negatively regulate Th17 T cells. Let-7a modulation in activated CD4+ T cells was shown to influence Th17 development and function, via alterations in IL-6 and IL-17 production, respectively. Collectively, these studies reveal that PTSD patients could be susceptible to inflammation by epigenetic dysregulation of TP53, which alters the miRNA profile to favor a proinflammatory Th17 phenotype.

scholarly journals Galectin-9 expression defines exhausted T cells and impaired cytotoxic NK cells in patients with virus-associated solid tumors

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001849
Author(s):  
Isobel Okoye ◽  
Lai Xu ◽  
Melika Motamedi ◽  
Pallavi Parashar ◽  
John W Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Nk Cells ◽  
Solid Tumors ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Cell Phenotype ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Effector Functions ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Cell Effector

BackgroundWe have previously reported that the upregulation of galectin-9 (Gal-9) on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in HIV patients was associated with impaired T cell effector functions. Gal-9 is a ligand for T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3, and its expression on T cells in cancer has not been investigated. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the expression level and effects of Gal-9 on T cell functions in patients with virus-associated solid tumors (VASTs).Methods40 patients with VASTs through a non-randomized and biomarker-driven phase II LATENT trial were investigated. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells and tumor biopsies were obtained and subjected to immunophenotyping. In this trial, the effects of oral valproate and avelumab (anti-PD-L1) was investigated in regards to the expression of Gal-9 on T cells.ResultsWe report the upregulation of Gal-9 expression by peripheral and tumor-infiltrating CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in patients with VASTs. Our results indicate that Gal-9 expression is associated with dysfunctional T cell effector functions in the periphery and tumor microenvironment (TME). Coexpression of Gal-9 with PD-1 or T cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain (TIGIT) exhibited a synergistic inhibitory effect and enhanced an exhausted T cell phenotype. Besides, responding patients to treatment had lower Gal-9 mRNA expression in the TME. Translocation of Gal-9 from the cytosol to the cell membrane of T cells following stimulation suggests persistent T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation as a potential contributing factor in Gal-9 upregulation in patients with VASTs. Moreover, partial colocalization of Gal-9 with CD3 on T cells likely impacts the initiation of signal transduction via TCR as shown by the upregulation of ZAP70 in Gal-9+ T cells. Also, we found an expansion of Gal-9+ but not TIGIT+ NK cells in patients with VASTs; however, dichotomous to TIGIT+ NK cells, Gal-9+ NK cells exhibited impaired cytotoxic molecules but higher Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) expression.ConclusionOur data indicate that higher Gal-9-expressing CD8+ T cells were associated with poor prognosis following immunotherapy with anti-Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) (avelumab) in our patients’ cohort. Therefore, for the very first time to our knowledge, we report Gal-9 as a novel marker of T cell exhaustion and the potential target of immunotherapy in patients with VASTs.

scholarly journals Fidelity of human ovarian cancer patient-derived xenografts in a partially humanized mouse model for preclinical testing of immunotherapies

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001237
Author(s):  
Adekunle Odunsi ◽  
A J Robert McGray ◽  
Anthony Miliotto ◽  
Yali Zhang ◽  
Jianming Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Cd8 T Cells ◽  
Antigen Processing ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Autologous Tumor ◽  
Humanized Mouse Model ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
And Function

BackgroundImmune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be used alone in front-line therapies or in combination with other regimens for certain advanced cancers. Since ICB only works in a subset of patients and has limited efficacy in treating ovarian cancer (OVC), developing preclinical models that help to understand which patients may derive benefit from ICB would be of tremendous benefit in OVC.MethodsHere, we generated preclinical human OVC models from freshly resected tumors, which include six patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) from six different patient tumors, three transplantable OVC PD spheroid lines (PD-sphs), and 3 cell lines (PD-CLs). We tested the therapeutic combination of anti-PD1/CTLA4 antibodies with (1) autologous tumor-associated leukocytes (TALs) on the growth of PD-sphs in a coculture system in vitro, (2) with adoptively transferred autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells or TALs in patient-derived OVC models using partially humanized mice, NSG-HHDxSGM3 (N-HSGM3).ResultsWe show that PD-1 and CTLA-4 dual blockade when combined with autologous TALs effectively reduced PD-sph number in a co-culture system and led to regression of established PD-CLs and PDXs in the N-HSGM3 mice. Combinatorial PD-1 and CTLA-4 blockade increased the frequency and function of tumor-specific CD8 T cells. These CD8 T cells persisted in the tumor microenvironment, exhibited memory phenotype and protected animals from tumor growth on tumor rechallenge. Gene expression analysis of tumors resistant to dual PD1/CTLA4 blockade treatment identified upregulation of antigen processing and presentation pathways and downregulation of extracellular matrix organization genes.ConclusionsThese findings describe a novel platform for developing patient-derived preclinical tumor models suitable for rationally testing combinatorial ICB in the context of autologous tumor-reactive T cells. This platform can be further developed for testing additional targeted therapies relevant to OVC.

Aberrant DNA methylation ofp57KIP2 gene in the promoter region in lymphoid malignancies of B-cell phenotype

Blood ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 100 (7) ◽  
pp. 2572-2577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinghua Li ◽  
Hirokazu Nagai ◽  
Toshihito Ohno ◽  
Masaaki Yuge ◽  
Sonoko Hatano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Promoter Region ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
B Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Cell Phenotype ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Normal Peripheral Blood

The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorp57KIP2 is thought to be a potential tumor suppressor gene (TSG). The present study examines this possibility. We found that the expression ofp57KIP2 gene is absent in various hematological cell lines. Exposing cell lines to the DNA demethylating agent 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine restoredp57KIP2 gene expression. Bisulfite sequencing analysis of its promoter region showed thatp57KIP2 DNA was completely methylated in cell lines that did not express thep57KIP2 gene. Thus, DNA methylation of its promoter might lead to inactivation of thep57KIP2 gene. DNA methylation of this region is thought to be an aberrant alteration, since DNA was not methylated in normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells or in reactive lymphadenitis. Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction analysis found frequent DNA methylation of thep57KIP2 gene in primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (54.9%) and in follicular lymphoma (44.0%), but methylation was infrequent in myelodysplastic syndrome and adult T-cell leukemia (3.0% and 2.0%, respectively). These findings directly indicate that the profile of the p57KIP2gene corresponds to that of a TSG.

scholarly journals CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK Cells Mediated Remission of Agvhd Via Immunoregulation

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 28-28
Author(s):  
Ming Ni ◽  
Peng Zhao ◽  
Qian Kang ◽  
Mei Zhao ◽  
Min Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Nk Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽  
Lymphoid Tissues ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Multiparametric Flow Cytometry ◽  
And Function ◽  
Medical University

Background: In our previous study CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells show the potential of the remission of aGvHD, while the mechanism behind it is still unknown. Here, three hypothesis have been proposed according to further pilot experiment and literature. Method: 74 samples of patients after allo-HSCT were collected in the affiliated hospital of Guizhou medical university. Immunomonitoring with respect to the phenotype and function of CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells was performed on rested peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using multiparametric flow cytometry. Furthermore, the western-blot has been performed to determine the expression of HO-1 protein in sorted CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells as well. Result: (1) Our result shows a positive correlation between CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells and Th22, Tfh as well as Th1 like Tfh cells. Interestingly, a dramatic higher expression of homing marker CD62L has been observed on CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells. Thus we hypothesis that the CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells may migrate into the lymphoid tissues and regulate the differentiation of naïve T cells. (2) On the other hand, an elevated percentage of NKG2D has been found on CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells in patients with aGvHD. Meanwhile a high expression of Fas and exhaustion markers have been observed on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. These results suggest that T cells may be eliminated by CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells. (3) Besides, our work displays that the expression of Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells positively correlated with the secretion of IL-10. Compared with the patients with aGvHD, a higher expression of HO-1 and IL-10 in CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells has been found in patients without aGvHD at day 30 after allo-HSCT . Conclusion: According to these findings, the CD56briCD27+CD11b+/- NK cells may result in the remission of aGvHD via immunoregulation by regulation of T cells and secretion of IL-10. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals Alterations in the phenotype of hairy cells during culture in the presence of PHA: requirement for T cells

Blood ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
CP Worman ◽  
PC Beverley ◽  
JC Cawley
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Hairy Cell Leukemia ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Phenotypic Change ◽  
Cell Contact ◽  
Hairy Cell ◽  
Cell Leukemia ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Hairy Cells

Abstract Culture studies of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 7 entirely typical cases of hairy cell leukemia showed that after culture in the presence of PHA for 2--5 days, the predominant cell type changed from E- SIg+ CIg+ gamma FcR+ muFcR+ hairy cells to an E+ SIg- CIg- gamma FcR- muFcR- population of transformed cells derived from hairy cells. Depletion and readdition experiments demonstrated that cell-to-cell contact with T cells was necessary for the phenotypic change, while several observations indicated that the E+ population was not derived from T cells present before culture. The E positivity of the cultured cells was shown to be due to the possession of E receptor not acquired from the culture fluid, but the cells differed from true T cells in lacking both mature and immature T-cell antigens. The relevance of these in vitro observations to the continuing controversy concerning the nature of the hairy cell and to the in vivo fluctuations in immunologic phenotype not infrequently observed in hairy cell leukemia is briefly discussed.

Class I–unrestricted noncytotoxic anti–HTLV-I activity of CD8+ T cells

Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 1994-1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masako Moriuchi ◽  
Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cd8 T Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Membrane Filter ◽  
Cd8 T Cell ◽  
Class I ◽  
Type I ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Permeable Membrane

Abstract Although it is widely believed that viral clearance is mediated principally by the destruction of infected cells by cytotoxic T cells, noncytolytic antiviral activity of CD8+ T cells may play a role in preventing the progression to disease in infections with immunodeficiency viruses and hepatitis B virus. We demonstrate here that (1) replication of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is more readily detected from CD8+ T-cell–depleted (CD8−) peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of healthy HTLV-I carriers than from unfractionated PBMCs, (2) cocultures of CD8− PBMCs with autologous or allogeneic CD8+ T cells suppressed HTLV-I replication, and (3) CD8+ T-cell anti-HTLV-I activity is not abrogated intrans-well cultures in which CD8+ cells are separated from CD8− PBMCs by a permeable membrane filter. These results suggest that class I-unrestricted noncytolytic anti–HTLV-I activity is mediated, at least in part by a soluble factor(s), and may play a role in the pathogenesis of HTLV-I infection.

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