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Allergic airway inflammation is driven by type-2 CD4+ T cell inflammatory responses. We uncover an immunoregulatory role for the nucleotide release channel, Panx1, in T cell crosstalk during airway disease. Inverse correlations between Panx1 and asthmatics and our mouse models revealed the necessity, specificity, and sufficiency of Panx1 in T cells to restrict inflammation. Global Panx1-/- mice experienced exacerbated airway inflammation, and T-cell-specific deletion phenocopied Panx1-/- mice. A transgenic designed to re-express Panx1 in T cells reversed disease severity in global Panx1-/- mice. Panx1 activation occurred in pro-inflammatory T effector (Teff) and inhibitory T regulatory (Treg) cells and mediated the extracellular-nucleotide-based Treg-Teff crosstalk required for suppression of Teff cell proliferation. Mechanistic studies identified a Salt-inducible kinase-dependent phosphorylation of Panx1 serine 205 important for channel activation. A genetically targeted mouse expressing non-phosphorylatable Panx1S205A phenocopied the exacerbated inflammation in Panx1-/- mice. These data identify Panx1-dependent Treg:Teff cell communication in restricting airway disease.
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Asma/imunologia , Comunicação Celular/imunologia , Conexinas/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Proliferação de Células/fisiologia , Conexinas/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Células Jurkat , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Sistema Respiratório/imunologiaRESUMO
Caspase-dependent apoptosis accounts for approximately 90% of homeostatic cell turnover in the body1, and regulates inflammation, cell proliferation, and tissue regeneration2-4. How apoptotic cells mediate such diverse effects is not fully understood. Here we profiled the apoptotic metabolite secretome and determined its effects on the tissue neighbourhood. We show that apoptotic lymphocytes and macrophages release specific metabolites, while retaining their membrane integrity. A subset of these metabolites is also shared across different primary cells and cell lines after the induction of apoptosis by different stimuli. Mechanistically, the apoptotic metabolite secretome is not simply due to passive emptying of cellular contents and instead is a regulated process. Caspase-mediated opening of pannexin 1 channels at the plasma membrane facilitated the release of a select subset of metabolites. In addition, certain metabolic pathways continued to remain active during apoptosis, with the release of only select metabolites from a given pathway. Functionally, the apoptotic metabolite secretome induced specific gene programs in healthy neighbouring cells, including suppression of inflammation, cell proliferation, and wound healing. Furthermore, a cocktail of apoptotic metabolites reduced disease severity in mouse models of inflammatory arthritis and lung-graft rejection. These data advance the concept that apoptotic cells are not inert cells waiting for removal, but instead release metabolites as 'good-bye' signals to actively modulate outcomes in tissues.
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Apoptose/fisiologia , Microambiente Celular , Sistemas do Segundo Mensageiro/fisiologia , Animais , Artrite , Caspases/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Proliferação de Células/genética , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Conexinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Rejeição de Enxerto , Humanos , Inflamação/genética , Transplante de Pulmão , Linfócitos/enzimologia , Linfócitos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/enzimologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Camundongos , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Fagócitos/metabolismo , Cicatrização/genéticaRESUMO
The objective of this study is to examine IL-11-induced mechanisms of inflammatory cell migration to the central nervous system (CNS). We report that IL-11 is produced at highest frequency by myeloid cells among the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) subsets. Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) have an increased frequency of IL-11+ monocytes, IL-11+ and IL-11R+ CD4+ lymphocytes, and IL-11R+ neutrophils in comparison to matched healthy controls. IL-11+ and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)+ monocytes, CD4+ lymphocytes, and neutrophils accumulate in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The effect of IL-11 in-vitro stimulation, examined using single-cell RNA sequencing, revealed the highest number of differentially expressed genes in classical monocytes, including up-regulated NFKB1, NLRP3, and IL1B. All CD4+ cell subsets had increased expression of S100A8/9 alarmin genes involved in NLRP3 inflammasome activation. In IL-11R+-sorted cells from the CSF, classical and intermediate monocytes significantly up-regulated the expression of multiple NLRP3 inflammasome-related genes, including complement, IL18, and migratory genes (VEGFA/B) in comparison to blood-derived cells. Therapeutic targeting of this pathway with αIL-11 mAb in mice with RR experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) decreased clinical scores, CNS inflammatory infiltrates, and demyelination. αIL-11 mAb treatment decreased the numbers of NFκBp65+, NLRP3+, and IL-1ß+ monocytes in the CNS of mice with EAE. The results suggest that IL-11/IL-11R signaling in monocytes represents a therapeutic target in RRMS.
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Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental , Inflamassomos , Animais , Camundongos , Inflamassomos/metabolismo , Monócitos/metabolismo , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/metabolismo , Leucócitos Mononucleares/metabolismo , Interleucina-11/genética , Interleucina-11/metabolismo , Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Movimento CelularRESUMO
Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in controlling malignancies. Susceptibility or resistance to lung cancer, for example, specifically depends on NK cell function. Nevertheless, intrinsic factors that control NK cell-mediated clearance of lung cancer are unknown. Here we report that NK cells exposed to exogenous major histocompatibility class I (MHCI) provide a significant immunologic barrier to the growth and progression of malignancy. Clearance of lung cancer is facilitated by up-regulation of NKG2D, NKp46, and other activating receptors upon exposure to environmental MHCI. Surface expression of the inhibitory receptor Ly49C/I, on the other hand, is down-regulated upon exposure to tumor-bearing tissue. We thus demonstrate that NK cells exhibit dynamic plasticity in surface expression of both activating and inhibitory receptors based on the environmental context. Our data suggest that altering the activation state of NK cells may contribute to immunologic control of lung and possibly other cancers.
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Antígenos Ly/imunologia , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/imunologia , Subfamília A de Receptores Semelhantes a Lectina de Células NK/imunologia , Subfamília K de Receptores Semelhantes a Lectina de Células NK/imunologia , Receptor 1 Desencadeador da Citotoxicidade Natural/imunologia , Receptores Imunológicos/imunologia , Receptores de Células Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Animais , Citotoxicidade Imunológica , Regulação para Baixo , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
RATIONALE: Resistant hypertension is a major health concern with unknown cause. Spironolactone is an effective antihypertensive drug, especially for patients with resistant hypertension, and is considered by the World Health Organization as an essential medication. Although spironolactone can act at the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR; NR3C2), there is increasing evidence of MR-independent effects of spironolactone. OBJECTIVE: Here, we detail the unexpected discovery that Panx1 (pannexin 1) channels could be a relevant in vivo target of spironolactone. METHODS AND RESULTS: First, we identified spironolactone as a potent inhibitor of Panx1 in an unbiased small molecule screen, which was confirmed by electrophysiological analysis. Next, spironolactone inhibited α-adrenergic vasoconstriction in arterioles from mice and hypertensive humans, an effect dependent on smooth muscle Panx1, but independent of the MR NR3C2. Last, spironolactone acutely lowered blood pressure, which was dependent on smooth muscle cell expression of Panx1 and independent of NR3C2. This effect, however, was restricted to steroidal MR antagonists as a nonsteroidal MR antagonist failed to reduced blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest new therapeutic modalities for resistant hypertension based on Panx1 inhibition.
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Anti-Hipertensivos/farmacologia , Conexinas/antagonistas & inibidores , Diuréticos/farmacologia , Hipertensão/tratamento farmacológico , Antagonistas de Receptores de Mineralocorticoides/farmacologia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/antagonistas & inibidores , Espironolactona/farmacologia , Animais , Anti-Hipertensivos/uso terapêutico , Arteríolas/efeitos dos fármacos , Conexinas/metabolismo , Diuréticos/uso terapêutico , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Células Jurkat , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Antagonistas de Receptores de Mineralocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Espironolactona/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
The balance between activation of T cells and their suppression by regulatory T cells (Tregs) is dysregulated in autoimmune diseases and cancer. Autoimmune diseases feature T cells that are resistant to suppression by Tregs, whereas in cancer, T cells are unable to mount antitumor responses due to the Treg-enriched suppressive microenvironment. In this study, we observed that loss of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1, a negative regulator of TCR signaling, renders naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells resistant to Treg-mediated suppression in a T cell-intrinsic manner. At the intracellular level, SHP-1 controlled the extent of Akt activation, which has been linked to the induction of T cell resistance to Treg suppression. Finally, under conditions of homeostatic expansion, SHP-1-deficient CD4+ T cells resisted Treg suppression in vivo. Collectively, these data establish SHP-1 as a critical player in setting the threshold downstream of TCR signaling and identify a novel function of SHP-1 as a regulator of T cell susceptibility to Treg-mediated suppression in vitro and in vivo. Thus, SHP-1 could represent a potential novel immunotherapeutic target to modulate susceptibility of T cells to Treg suppression.
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Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/imunologia , Ativação Linfocitária , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/deficiência , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/metabolismo , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia , Animais , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/fisiologia , Diferenciação Celular , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Camundongos , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
Background Pannexin1 (Panx1), an ATP release channel, is present in most mammalian tissues, but the role of Panx1 in health and disease is not fully understood. Panx1 may serve to modulate AKI; ATP is a precursor to adenosine and may function to block inflammation, or ATP may act as a danger-associated molecular pattern and initiate inflammation.Methods We used pharmacologic and genetic approaches to evaluate the effect of Panx1 on kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), a mouse model of AKI.Results Pharmacologic inhibition of gap junctions, including Panx1, by administration of carbenoxolone protected mice from IRI. Furthermore, global deletion of Panx1 preserved kidney function and morphology and diminished the expression of proinflammatory molecules after IRI. Analysis of bone marrow chimeric mice revealed that Panx1 expressed on parenchymal cells is necessary for ischemic injury, and both proximal tubule and vascular endothelial Panx1 tissue-specific knockout mice were protected from IRI. In vitro, Panx1-deficient proximal tubule cells released less and retained more ATP under hypoxic stress.Conclusions Panx1 is involved in regulating ATP release from hypoxic cells, and reducing this ATP release may protect kidneys from AKI.
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Injúria Renal Aguda/metabolismo , Conexinas/antagonistas & inibidores , Conexinas/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/genética , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/metabolismo , Injúria Renal Aguda/etiologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/prevenção & controle , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Animais , Antiulcerosos/farmacologia , Células da Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Carbenoxolona/farmacologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Endotélio Vascular , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Molécula 1 de Adesão Intercelular/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/patologia , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/prevenção & controleRESUMO
Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury (IRI), which involves inflammation, vascular permeability, and edema, remains a major challenge after lung transplantation. Pannexin-1 (Panx1) channels modulate cellular ATP release during inflammation. This study tests the hypothesis that endothelial Panx1 is a key mediator of vascular inflammation and edema after I/R and that IRI can be blocked by Panx1 antagonism. A murine hilar ligation model of IRI was used whereby left lungs underwent 1 h of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion. Treatment of wild-type mice with Panx1 inhibitors (carbenoxolone or probenecid) significantly attenuated I/R-induced pulmonary dysfunction, edema, cytokine production, and neutrophil infiltration versus vehicle-treated mice. In addition, VE-Cad-CreERT2+/Panx1fl/fl mice (tamoxifen-inducible deletion of Panx1 in vascular endothelium) treated with tamoxifen were significantly protected from IRI (reduced dysfunction, endothelial permeability, edema, proinflammatory cytokines, and neutrophil infiltration) versus vehicle-treated mice. Furthermore, extracellular ATP levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is Panx1-mediated after I/R as it was markedly attenuated by Panx1 antagonism in wild-type mice and by endothelial-specific Panx1 deficiency. Panx1 gene expression in lungs after I/R was also significantly elevated compared with sham. In vitro experiments demonstrated that TNF-α and/or hypoxia-reoxygenation induced ATP release from lung microvascular endothelial cells, which was attenuated by Panx1 inhibitors. This study is the first, to our knowledge, to demonstrate that endothelial Panx1 plays a key role in mediating vascular permeability, inflammation, edema, leukocyte infiltration, and lung dysfunction after I/R. Pharmacological antagonism of Panx1 activity may be a novel therapeutic strategy to prevent IRI and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation.
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Conexinas/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Pulmão/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Edema Pulmonar/metabolismo , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/metabolismo , Vasculite/metabolismo , Animais , Permeabilidade Capilar/efeitos dos fármacos , Permeabilidade Capilar/genética , Carbenoxolona/farmacologia , Conexinas/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Células Endoteliais/patologia , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/genética , Inflamação/metabolismo , Inflamação/patologia , Pulmão/irrigação sanguínea , Pulmão/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Probenecid/farmacologia , Edema Pulmonar/dietoterapia , Edema Pulmonar/genética , Edema Pulmonar/patologia , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/tratamento farmacológico , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/genética , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/patologia , Vasculite/tratamento farmacológico , Vasculite/genética , Vasculite/patologiaRESUMO
Previous research investigating the roles of T effector (T(eff)) and T regulatory (T(reg)) cells after injury to the CNS has yielded contradictory conclusions, with both protective and destructive functions being ascribed to each of these T cell subpopulations. In this work, we study this dichotomy by examining how regulation of the immune system affects the response to CNS trauma. We show that, in response to CNS injury, T(eff) and T(reg) subsets in the CNS-draining deep cervical lymph nodes are activated, and surgical resection of these lymph nodes results in impaired neuronal survival. Depletion of T(reg), not surprisingly, induces a robust T(eff) response in the draining lymph nodes and is associated with impaired neuronal survival. Interestingly, however, injection of exogenous T(reg) cells, which limits the spontaneous beneficial immune response after CNS injury, also impairs neuronal survival. We found that no T(reg) accumulate at the site of CNS injury, and that changes in T(reg) numbers do not alter the amount of infiltration by other immune cells into the site of injury. The phenotype of macrophages at the site, however, is affected: both addition and removal of T(reg) negatively impact the numbers of macrophages with alternatively activated (tissue-building) phenotype. Our data demonstrate that neuronal survival after CNS injury is impaired when T(reg) cells are either removed or added. With this exacerbation of neurodegeneration seen with both addition and depletion of T(reg), we recommend exercising extreme caution when considering the therapeutic targeting of T(reg) cells after CNS injury, and possibly in chronic neurodegenerative conditions.
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Neurônios/imunologia , Traumatismos do Nervo Óptico/imunologia , Retina/imunologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia , Animais , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/patologia , Sobrevivência Celular , Feminino , Humanos , Imunofenotipagem , Linfonodos/imunologia , Linfonodos/patologia , Ativação Linfocitária , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Neurônios/patologia , Traumatismos do Nervo Óptico/patologia , Retina/lesões , Retina/patologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/patologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/transplanteRESUMO
Th17 cells represent a subset of CD4+ T helper cells that secrete the proinflammatory cytokine IL-17. Th17 cells have been ascribed both a beneficial role in promoting clearance of pathogenic fungi and bacteria, and a pathogenic role in autoimmune diseases. Here we identify the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 as a critical regulator of Th17 development, using 3 complementary approaches. Impaired SHP-1 activity through genetic deletion of SHP-1, transgenic expression of an inducible dominant negative SHP-1, or pharmacologic inhibition of SHP-1 strongly promotes the development of Th17. Ex vivo Th17 skewing assays demonstrate that genetic or pharmacologic disruption of SHP-1 activity in T cells results in a hyper-response to stimulation via IL-6 and IL-21, 2 cytokines that promote Th17 development. Mechanistically, we find that SHP-1 decreases the overall cytokine-induced phosphorylation of STAT3 in primary CD4+ T cells. These data identify SHP-1 as a key modifier of IL-6-and IL-21-driven Th17 development via regulation of STAT3 signaling and suggest SHP-1 as a potential new therapeutic target for manipulating Th17 differentiation in vivo.
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Diferenciação Celular/genética , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/fisiologia , Células Th17/fisiologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Células Cultivadas , Colite/genética , Colite/imunologia , Colite/metabolismo , Regulação para Baixo/genética , Regulação para Baixo/imunologia , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Interleucinas/metabolismo , Mucosa Intestinal/metabolismo , Intestinos/citologia , Intestinos/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/genética , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases/genética , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases/fisiologia , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Transdução de Sinais/imunologia , Células Th17/metabolismoRESUMO
Tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of proteins play a critical role for many T-cell functions. The opposing actions of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) determine the level of tyrosine phosphorylation at any time. It is well accepted that PTKs are essential during T-cell signaling; however, the role and importance of PTPs are much less known and appreciated. Both transmembrane and cytoplasmic tyrosine phosphatases have been identified in T cells and shown to regulate T-cell responses. This review focuses on the roles of the two cytoplasmic PTPs, the Src-homology 2 domain (SH2)-containing SHP-1 and SHP-2, in T-cell signaling, development, differentiation, and function.
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Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 11/metabolismo , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/enzimologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Animais , Humanos , Linfócitos T/metabolismoRESUMO
Introduction: To achieve a healthy and functional immune system, a delicate balance exists between the activation of conventional T cells (Tcon cells) and the suppression by regulatory T cells (Treg). The tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1, a negative regulator of TCR signaling, shapes this 'activation-suppression' balance by modulating Tcon cell resistance to Treg-mediated suppression. Treg cells also express SHP-1, but its role in influencing Treg function is still not fully understood. Methods: We generated a Treg-specific SHP-1 deletion model, Foxp3Cre+ Shp-1f/f , to address how SHP-1 affects Treg function and thereby contributes to T cell homeostasis using a combination of ex vivo studies and in vivo models of inflammation and autoimmunity. Results: We show that SHP-1 modulates Treg suppressive function at different levels. First, at the intracellular signaling level in Treg cells, SHP-1 attenuates TCR-dependent Akt phosphorylation, with loss of SHP-1 driving Treg cells towards a glycolysis pathway. At the functional level, SHP-1 expression limits the in vivo accumulation of CD44hiCD62Llo T cells within the steady state Tcon populations (both CD8+ as well as CD4+ Tcon). Further, SHP-1-deficient Treg cells are less efficient in suppressing inflammation in vivo; mechanistically, this appears to be due to a failure to survive or a defect in migration of SHP-1-deficient Treg cells to peripheral inflammation sites. Conclusion: Our data identify SHP-1 as an important intracellular mediator for fine-tuning the balance between Treg-mediated suppression and Tcon activation/resistance.
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Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases , Linfócitos T Reguladores , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/genética , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases/metabolismo , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos TRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Panx1 (pannexin 1) forms high conductance channels that secrete ATP upon stimulation. The role of Panx1 in mediating constriction in response to direct sympathetic nerve stimulation is not known. Additionally, it is unknown how the expression level of Panx1 in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) influences α-adrenergic responses. We hypothesized that the amount of Panx1 in SMCs dictates the levels of sympathetic constriction and blood pressure. METHODS: To test this hypothesis, we used genetically modified mouse models enabling expression of Panx1 in vascular cells to be varied. Electrical field stimulation on isolated arteries and blood pressure were assessed. RESULTS: Genetic deletion of SMC Panx1 prevented constriction by electric field stimulation of sympathetic nerves. Conversely, overexpression of Panx1 in SMCs using a ROSA26 transgenic model increased sympathetic nerve-mediated constriction. Connexin 43 hemichannel inhibitors did not alter constriction. Next, we evaluated the effects of altered SMC Panx1 expression on blood pressure. To do this, we created mice combining a global Panx1 deletion, with ROSA26-Panx1 under the control of an inducible SMC specific Cre (Myh11). This resulted in mice that could express only human Panx1, only in SMCs. After tamoxifen, these mice had increased blood pressure that was acutely decreased by the Panx1 inhibitor spironolactone. Control mice genetically devoid of Panx1 did not respond to spironolactone. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest Panx1 in SMCs could regulate the extent of sympathetic nerve constriction and blood pressure. The results also show the feasibility humanized Panx1-mouse models to test pharmacological candidates.
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Espironolactona , Vasoconstrição , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Espironolactona/farmacologia , Sistema Nervoso Simpático/fisiologia , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Miócitos de Músculo Liso/metabolismo , Conexinas/genética , Conexinas/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/farmacologia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismoRESUMO
Although recent evidence demonstrates heterogeneity among CD8+ T cells during chronic infection, developmental relationships and mechanisms underlying their fate decisions remain incompletely understood. Using single-cell RNA and TCR sequencing, we traced the clonal expansion and differentiation of CD8+ T cells during chronic LCMV infection. We identified immense clonal and phenotypic diversity, including a subset termed intermediate cells. Trajectory analyses and infection models showed intermediate cells arise from progenitor cells before bifurcating into terminal effector and exhausted subsets. Genetic ablation experiments identified that type I IFN drives exhaustion through an IRF7-dependent mechanism, possibly through an IFN-stimulated subset bridging progenitor and exhausted cells. Conversely, Zeb2 was critical for generating effector cells. Intriguingly, some T cell clones exhibited lineage bias. Mechanistically, we identified that TCR avidity correlates with an exhausted fate, whereas SHP-1 selectively restricts low-avidity effector cell accumulation. Thus, our work elucidates novel mechanisms underlying CD8+ T cell fate determination during persistent infection and suggests two potential pathways leading to exhaustion.
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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos , Infecção Persistente , Humanos , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Diferenciação Celular , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismoRESUMO
The importance of regulatory T cells (Tregs) for immune tolerance is well recognized, yet the signaling molecules influencing their suppressive activity are relatively poorly understood. In this article, through in vivo studies and complementary ex vivo studies, we make several important observations. First, we identify the cytoplasmic tyrosine phosphatase Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1) as an endogenous brake and modifier of the suppressive ability of Tregs; consistent with this notion, loss of SHP-1 expression strongly augments the ability of Tregs to suppress inflammation in a mouse model. Second, specific pharmacological inhibition of SHP-1 enzymatic activity via the cancer drug sodium stibogluconate potently augmented Treg suppressor activity both in vivo and ex vivo. Finally, through a quantitative imaging approach, we directly demonstrate that Tregs prevent the activation of conventional T cells and that SHP-1-deficient Tregs are more efficient suppressors. Collectively, our data reveal SHP-1 as a critical modifier of Treg function and a potential therapeutic target for augmenting Treg-mediated suppression in certain disease states.
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Tolerância Imunológica/imunologia , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/imunologia , Transdução de Sinais/imunologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia , Animais , Citometria de Fluxo , Immunoblotting , Imunoprecipitação , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Transgênicos , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/metabolismo , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Linfócitos T Reguladores/metabolismoRESUMO
Activation of Pannexin 1 (PANX1) ion channels causes release of intercellular signaling molecules in a variety of (patho)physiological contexts. PANX1 can be activated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including α1-adrenergic receptors (α1-ARs), but how receptor engagement leads to channel opening remains unclear. Here, we show that GPCR-mediated PANX1 activation can occur via channel deacetylation. We find that α1-AR-mediated activation of PANX1 channels requires Gαq but is independent of phospholipase C or intracellular calcium. Instead, α1-AR-mediated PANX1 activation involves RhoA, mammalian diaphanous (mDia)-related formin, and a cytosolic lysine deacetylase activated by mDia - histone deacetylase 6. HDAC6 associates with PANX1 and activates PANX1 channels, even in excised membrane patches, suggesting direct deacetylation of PANX1. Substitution of basally-acetylated intracellular lysine residues identified on PANX1 by mass spectrometry either prevents HDAC6-mediated activation (K140/409Q) or renders the channels constitutively active (K140R). These data define a non-canonical RhoA-mDia-HDAC6 signaling pathway for GαqPCR activation of PANX1 channels and uncover lysine acetylation-deacetylation as an ion channel silencing-activation mechanism.
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Conexinas/metabolismo , Desacetilase 6 de Histona/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 1/metabolismo , Acetilação , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Conexinas/genética , Conexinas/fisiologia , Células HEK293 , Desacetilase 6 de Histona/genética , Humanos , Células Jurkat , Lisina/genética , Lisina/metabolismo , Potenciais da Membrana/fisiologia , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/fisiologia , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp , Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 1/genética , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Proteína rhoA de Ligação ao GTP/genética , Proteína rhoA de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is specialized in thermogenesis. The conversion of energy into heat in brown adipocytes proceeds via stimulation of ß-adrenergic receptor (ßAR)-dependent signaling and activation of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). We have previously demonstrated a functional role for pannexin-1 (Panx1) channels in white adipose tissue; however, it is not known whether Panx1 channels play a role in the regulation of brown adipocyte function. Here, we tested the hypothesis that Panx1 channels are involved in brown adipocyte activation and thermogenesis. METHODS: In an immortalized brown pre-adipocytes cell line, Panx1 currents were measured using patch-clamp electrophysiology. Flow cytometry was used for assessment of dye uptake and luminescence assays for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release, and cellular temperature measurement was performed using a ratiometric fluorescence thermometer. We used RNA interference and expression plasmids to manipulate expression of wild-type and mutant Panx1. We used previously described adipocyte-specific Panx1 knockout mice (Panx1Adip-/-) and generated brown adipocyte-specific Panx1 knockout mice (Panx1BAT-/-) to study pharmacological or cold-induced thermogenesis. Glucose uptake into brown adipose tissue was quantified by positron emission tomography (PET) analysis of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) content. BAT temperature was measured using an implantable telemetric temperature probe. RESULTS: In brown adipocytes, Panx1 channel activity was induced either by apoptosis-dependent caspase activation or by ß3AR stimulation via a novel mechanism that involves Gßγ subunit binding to Panx1. Inactivation of Panx1 channels in cultured brown adipocytes resulted in inhibition of ß3AR-induced lipolysis, UCP-1 expression, and cellular thermogenesis. In mice, adiponectin-Cre-dependent genetic deletion of Panx1 in all adipose tissue depots resulted in defective ß3AR agonist- or cold-induced thermogenesis in BAT and suppressed beigeing of white adipose tissue. UCP1-Cre-dependent Panx1 deletion specifically in brown adipocytes reduced the capacity for adaptive thermogenesis without affecting beigeing of white adipose tissue and aggravated diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that Gßγ-dependent Panx1 channel activation is involved in ß3AR-induced thermogenic regulation in brown adipocytes. Identification of Panx1 channels in BAT as novel thermo-regulatory elements downstream of ß3AR activation may have therapeutic implications.
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Tecido Adiposo Marrom/metabolismo , Conexinas/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Termogênese/fisiologia , Adipócitos Marrons/metabolismo , Adiponectina/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo Marrom/patologia , Tecido Adiposo Branco/metabolismo , Animais , Temperatura Baixa , Conexinas/genética , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Resistência à Insulina , Lipólise , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Obesidade/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Termogênese/genética , TranscriptomaRESUMO
The latissimus dorsi transfer is an established method for irreparable tears of the rotator cuff. The original task of the muscle is to move the arm downward and to rotate it internally. After the transfer, it has to perform the completely new function of elevating the arm. We used surface electromyography to calculate the mean values of the activity pattern in relation to the Constant score in 45 patients. We assessed patients after 6 weeks and at 6, 9, and 19 months. After the operation, most patients showed a typical activity pattern of the latissimus dorsi on electromyography, which improved in the course of the study. We also found a strong correlation between the activity pattern on electromyography and the Constant score in different areas. We conclude that the functional improvement is due to an active muscle contraction as shown on electromyography and is not just an interposition or tenodesis effect.
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Eletromiografia , Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatologia , Lesões do Manguito Rotador , Transferência Tendinosa , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Latissimus dorsi transfer is indicated for isolated posterior superior defects of the rotator cuff. Additional lesions limit the success of the outcome, but they are relatively frequent in revision surgery. We analyzed their influence on the postoperative function in 52 patients with an irreparable tear of the rotator cuff (35 primary operations, 17 revision surgeries). We observed a continuous improvement in the Constant score from 36 to 69 points, also in ROM, strength, relief of pain and of different subjective parameters for the entire group in consecutive examinations at 11.1, 35.7 and 50.2 months. We found increased osteoarthritis (from 1.0 to 1.5 mm), as well as a decrease in the acromiohumeral distance (from 5.6 to 4.7 mm). In contrast, we detected a slight decrease in the values in the revision group and in the presence of an additional subscapularis lesion.