The macrophage-TCRαß is a cholesterol-responsive combinatorial immune receptor and implicated in atherosclerosis.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 456(1): 59-65, 2015 Jan 02.
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ABSTRACT
Recent evidence indicates constitutive expression of a recombinatorial TCRαß immune receptor in mammalian monocytes and macrophages. Here, we demonstrate in vitro that macrophage-TCRß repertoires are modulated by atherogenic low density cholesterol (LDL) and high-density cholesterol (HDL). In vivo, analysis of freshly obtained artery specimens from patients with severe carotid atherosclerosis reveals massive abundance of TCRαß(+) macrophages within the atherosclerotic lesions. Experimental atherosclerosis in mouse carotids induces accumulation of TCR bearing macrophages in the vascular wall and TCR deficient rag(-/-) mice have an altered macrophage-dependent inflammatory response. We find that the majority of TCRαß bearing macrophages are localized in the hot spot regions of the atherosclerotic lesions. Advanced carotid artery lesions express highly restricted TCRαß repertoires that are characterized by a striking usage of the Vß22 and Vß16 chains. This together with a significant degree of interindividual lesion repertoire sharing suggests the existence of atherosclerosis-associated TCRαß signatures. Our results implicate the macrophage-TCRαß combinatorial immunoreceptor in atherosclerosis and thus identify an as yet unknown adaptive component in the innate response-to-injury process that underlies this macrophage-driven disease.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T alfa-beta
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Aterosclerosis
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Macrófagos
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Año:
2015
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Article
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Alemania