scholarly journals Helios enhances the preferential differentiation of human fetal CD4+ naïve T cells into regulatory T cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (41) ◽  
pp. eaav5947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa S. F. Ng ◽  
Theodore L. Roth ◽  
Ventura F. Mendoza ◽  
Alexander Marson ◽  
Trevor D. Burt
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Cytokine Signaling ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells ◽  
Exogenous Cytokine ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Regulatory Functions

T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation and cytokine cues drive the differentiation of CD4+ naïve T cells into effector T cell populations with distinct proinflammatory or regulatory functions. Unlike adult naïve T cells, human fetal naïve CD4+ T cells preferentially differentiate into FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells upon TCR activation independent of exogenous cytokine signaling. This cell-intrinsic predisposition for Treg differentiation is implicated in the generation of tolerance in utero; however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we identify epigenetic and transcriptional programs shared between fetal naïve T and committed Treg cells that are inactive in adult naïve T cells and show that fetal-derived induced Treg (iTreg) cells retain this transcriptional program. We show that a subset of Treg-specific enhancers is accessible in fetal naïve T cells, including two active superenhancers at Helios. Helios is expressed in fetal naïve T cells but not in adult naïve T cells, and fetal iTreg cells maintain Helios expression. CRISPR-Cas9 ablation of Helios in fetal naïve T cells impaired their differentiation into iTreg cells upon TCR stimulation, reduced expression of immunosuppressive genes in fetal iTreg cells such as IL10, and increased expression of proinflammatory genes including IFNG. Consequently, Helios knockout fetal iTreg cells had reduced IL-10 and increased IFN-γ cytokine production. Together, our results reveal important roles for Helios in enhancing preferential fetal Treg differentiation and fine-tuning eventual Treg function. The Treg-biased programs identified within fetal naïve T cells could potentially be used to engineer enhanced iTreg populations for adoptive cellular therapies.

scholarly journals Role of T-cell activation in salt-sensitive hypertension

2019 ◽  
Vol 316 (6) ◽  
pp. H1345-H1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiafa Ren ◽  
Steven D. Crowley
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Activation ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells ◽  
T Subsets ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Salt Sensitive Hypertension

The contributions of T lymphocytes to the pathogenesis of salt-sensitive hypertension has been well established. Under hypertensive stimuli, naive T cells develop into different subsets, including Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg, and cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, depending on the surrounding microenviroment in organs. Distinct subsets of T cells may play totally different roles in tissue damage and hypertension. The underlying mechanisms by which hypertensive stimuli activate naive T cells involve many events and different organs, such as neoantigen presentation by dendritic cells, high salt concentration, and the milieu of oxidative stress in the kidney and vasculature. Infiltrating and activated T subsets in injured organs, in turn, exert considerable impacts on tissue dysfunction, including sodium retention in the kidney, vascular stiffness, and remodeling in the vasculature. Therefore, a thorough knowledge of T-cell actions in hypertension may provide novel insights into the development of new therapeutic strategies for patients with hypertension.

Naive T cells can mediate delayed-type hypersensitivity response in T cell receptor transgenic mice

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1512-1516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takehito Sato ◽  
Takeshi Sasahara ◽  
Yukitsugu Nakamura ◽  
Takako Osaki ◽  
Takanori Hasegawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Delayed Type Hypersensitivity ◽  
Hypersensitivity Response ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells ◽  
Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Response

T cell-induced inflammation of the small and large intestine in immunodeficient mice

2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (1) ◽  
pp. G109-G119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Ostanin ◽  
Kevin P. Pavlick ◽  
Sulaiman Bharwani ◽  
Dwain D′Souza ◽  
Kathryn L. Furr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Small Bowel ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Transfer ◽  
Chronic Colitis ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells ◽  
T Cell Transfer

It is well known that transfer of CD4+CD45RBhigh (naïve) T cells into syngeneic lymphocyte-deficient mice induces chronic colitis. However, no studies have reported the presence of small bowel inflammation in this T cell-dependent model. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate and compare small and large bowel inflammation induced by transfer of naïve T cells into two different immunodeficient recipient mice. T and B cell-deficient recombinase activating gene 1-deficient [RAG knockout (KO)] and T cell-deficient T cell receptor-β × T cell receptor-δ double-deficient (TCR KO) mice were reconstituted with wild-type naïve T cells and observed for signs of disease. We found that reconstituted RAG KO mice developed moderate to severe colitis and inflammation of the entire small intestine at 6–8 wk after T cell transfer. Adoptive transfer of naïve T cells into TCR KO mice induced a milder form of chronic colitis and small bowel inflammation that was confined primarily to the duodenum at 10–12 wk after T cell transfer. T helper cell 1 and macrophage-derived proinflammatory cytokine mRNA levels correlated well with the localization and severity of the chronic large and small bowel inflammation. In addition, we observed comparable homing and expansion of donor lymphocytes in the gut and secondary lymphoid tissues of both recipients. Taken together, our data demonstrate that transfer of naïve T cells into immunodeficient recipient mice induces both chronic small and large bowel inflammation and that the presence of B cells in the TCR KO recipients may play a role in regulating chronic intestinal inflammation.

scholarly journals An intense form of homeostatic proliferation of naive CD8+ cells driven by IL-2

2007 ◽  
Vol 204 (8) ◽  
pp. 1787-1801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Ho Cho ◽  
Onur Boyman ◽  
Hee-Ok Kim ◽  
Bumsuk Hahm ◽  
Mark P. Rubinstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
T Cell Response ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
Homeostatic Proliferation ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Effector Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells

In conditions of T lymphopenia, interleukin (IL) 7 levels rise and, via T cell receptor for antigen–self–major histocompatibility complex (MHC) interaction, induce residual naive T cells to proliferate. This pattern of lymphopenia-induced “homeostatic” proliferation is typically quite slow and causes a gradual increase in total T cell numbers and differentiation into cells with features of memory cells. In contrast, we describe a novel form of homeostatic proliferation that occurs when naive T cells encounter raised levels of IL-2 and IL-15 in vivo. In this situation, CD8+ T cells undergo massive expansion and rapid differentiation into effector cells, thus closely resembling the T cell response to foreign antigens. However, the responses induced by IL-2/IL-15 are not seen in MHC-deficient hosts, implying that the responses are driven by self-ligands. Hence, homeostatic proliferation of naive T cells can be either slow or fast, with the quality of the response to self being dictated by the particular cytokine (IL-7 vs. IL-2/IL-15) concerned. The relevance of the data to the gradual transition of naive T cells into memory-phenotype (MP) cells with age is discussed.

scholarly journals Trends in TRECs values according to age and gender in Chinese children, and their clinical application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Dong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Chinese Children ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Cell Numbers ◽  
Naïve T Cells ◽  
And Gender

T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) are small circularized DNA elements produced during rearrangement of T cell receptor (TCR) genes. Because TRECS are fairly stable, do not replicate during mitosis, and are not diluted during division of naïve T cells1, they are suitable for assessing the number of newly formed T cells 2. In this study, we detected TRECs in 475 healthy Chinese children aged 0–18 years in different clinical settings. We found a strong correlation between TRECs levels and peripheral CD4 naïve T cell numbers, but not between TRECs levels and effector or memory CD4 and CD8 T cell numbers. TRECs levels fell significantly compared with normal controls in patients with severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) (n=7), wiskott-aldrich syndrome (WAS) (n=22), or activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) (n=5). TRECs levels in those with signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) deficiency (n=8) decreased or did not change significantly, a finding consistent with that for CD4 naïve T cells. We also measured TRECs levels in seven PIDs after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) (WAS=5; chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)=2), and found the complications after HSCT may reduce TRECs levels by interfering with production of naïve T cells. In conclusion, we established reference values for TRECs, which can be used to screen for primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) during early life and track immune reconstitution after HSCT.

Peptide-induced T cell receptor down-regulation on naive T cells predicts agonist/partial agonist properties and strictly correlates with T cell activation

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 2195-2203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin F. Bachmann ◽  
Annette Oxenius ◽  
Daniel E. Speiser ◽  
Sanjeev Mariathasan ◽  
Hans Hengartner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
T Cell Activation ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Partial Agonist ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Down Regulation ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells

scholarly journals Extracellular ATP Limits Homeostatic T Cell Migration Within Lymph Nodes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daichi Kobayashi ◽  
Yuki Sugiura ◽  
Eiji Umemoto ◽  
Akira Takeda ◽  
Hisashi Ueta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Extracellular Atp ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Lymphocyte Migration ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells

Whereas adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) is the major energy source in cells, extracellular ATP (eATP) released from activated/damaged cells is widely thought to represent a potent damage-associated molecular pattern that promotes inflammatory responses. Here, we provide suggestive evidence that eATP is constitutively produced in the uninflamed lymph node (LN) paracortex by naïve T cells responding to C-C chemokine receptor type 7 (CCR7) ligand chemokines. Consistently, eATP was markedly reduced in naïve T cell-depleted LNs, including those of nude mice, CCR7-deficient mice, and mice subjected to the interruption of the afferent lymphatics in local LNs. Stimulation with a CCR7 ligand chemokine, CCL19, induced ATP release from LN cells, which inhibited CCR7-dependent lymphocyte migration in vitro by a mechanism dependent on the purinoreceptor P2X7 (P2X7R), and P2X7R inhibition enhanced T cell retention in LNs in vivo. These results collectively indicate that paracortical eATP is produced by naïve T cells in response to constitutively expressed chemokines, and that eATP negatively regulates CCR7-mediated lymphocyte migration within LNs via a specific subtype of ATP receptor, demonstrating its fine-tuning role in homeostatic cell migration within LNs.

11-color, 13-parameter flow cytometry: Identification of human naive T cells by phenotype, function, and T-cell receptor diversity

10.1038/84701 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C. De Rosa ◽  
Leonard A. Herzenberg ◽  
Leonore A. Herzenberg ◽  
Mario Roederer
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Naive T Cells ◽  
Naïve T Cells
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