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Lung-resident memory B cells (lung-BRMs) differentiate into plasma cells after reinfection, providing enhanced pulmonary protection. Here, we investigated the determinants of lung-BRM differentiation upon influenza infection. Kinetic analyses revealed that influenza nucleoprotein (NP)-specific BRMs preferentially differentiated early after infection and required T follicular helper (Tfh) cell help. BRM differentiation temporally coincided with transient interferon (IFN)-γ production by Tfh cells. Depletion of IFN-γ in Tfh cells prevented lung-BRM differentiation and impaired protection against heterosubtypic infection. IFN-γ was required for expression of the transcription factor T-bet by germinal center (GC) B cells, which promoted differentiation of a CXCR3+ GC B cell subset that were precursors of lung-BRMs and CXCR3+ memory B cells in the mediastinal lymph node. Absence of IFN-γ signaling or T-bet in GC B cells prevented CXCR3+ pre-memory precursor development and hampered CXCR3+ memory B cell differentiation and subsequent lung-BRM responses. Thus, Tfh-cell-derived IFN-γ is critical for lung-BRM development and pulmonary immunity, with implications for vaccination strategies targeting BRMs.
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Gripe Humana , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores , Humanos , Interferón gamma/metabolismo , Células B de Memoria , Células T Auxiliares Foliculares/metabolismo , Centro Germinal , Diferenciación Celular , Receptores CXCR3/metabolismoRESUMEN
Seasonal influenza vaccination elicits hemagglutinin (HA)-specific memory B (Bmem) cells, and although multiple Bmem cell populations have been characterized, considerable heterogeneity exists. We found that HA-specific human Bmem cells differed in the expression of surface marker FcRL5 and transcriptional factor T-bet. FcRL5+T-bet+ Bmem cells were transcriptionally similar to effector-like memory cells, while T-betnegFcRL5neg Bmem cells exhibited stem-like central memory properties. FcRL5+ Bmem cells did not express plasma-cell-commitment factors but did express transcriptional, epigenetic, metabolic, and functional programs that poised these cells for antibody production. Accordingly, HA+ T-bet+ Bmem cells at day 7 post-vaccination expressed intracellular immunoglobulin, and tonsil-derived FcRL5+ Bmem cells differentiated more rapidly into antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) in vitro. The T-bet+ Bmem cell response positively correlated with long-lived humoral immunity, and clonotypes from T-bet+ Bmem cells were represented in the secondary ASC response to repeat vaccination, suggesting that this effector-like population predicts influenza vaccine durability and recall potential.
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Vacunas contra la Influenza , Gripe Humana , Humanos , Gripe Humana/prevención & control , Formación de Anticuerpos , Células B de Memoria , Vacunación , Memoria Inmunológica , Anticuerpos AntiviralesRESUMEN
Memory B cells are found in lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues, suggesting that some may be tissue-resident cells. Here we show that pulmonary influenza infection elicited lung-resident memory B cells (BRM cells) that were phenotypically and functionally distinct from their systemic counterparts. BRM cells were established in the lung early after infection, in part because their placement required local antigen encounter. Lung BRM cells, but not systemic memory B cells, contributed to early plasmablast responses following challenge infection. Following secondary infection, antigen-specific BRM cells differentiated in situ, whereas antigen-non-specific BRM cells were maintained as memory cells. These data demonstrate that BRM cells are an important component of immunity to respiratory viruses such as influenza virus and suggest that vaccines designed to elicit BRM cells must deliver antigen to the lungs.
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Antígenos Virales/inmunología , Linfocitos B/inmunología , Vacunas contra la Influenza/inmunología , Gripe Humana/inmunología , Pulmón/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Orthomyxoviridae/fisiología , Células Plasmáticas/inmunología , Animales , Diferenciación Celular , Células Cultivadas , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunidad Humoral , Memoria Inmunológica , Pulmón/virología , Activación de Linfocitos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones TransgénicosRESUMEN
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) promotes Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cell responses, but inhibits T follicular helper (TFH) cell development. However, it is not clear how IL-2 affects T follicular regulatory (TFR) cells, a cell type with properties of both Treg and TFH cells. Using an influenza infection model, we found that high IL-2 concentrations at the peak of the infection prevented TFR cell development by a Blimp-1-dependent mechanism. However, once the immune response resolved, some Treg cells downregulated CD25, upregulated Bcl-6 and differentiated into TFR cells, which then migrated into the B cell follicles to prevent the expansion of self-reactive B cell clones. Thus, unlike its effects on conventional Treg cells, IL-2 inhibits TFR cell responses.
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Interleucina-2/farmacología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores/efectos de los fármacos , Linfocitos T Reguladores/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Movimiento Celular/genética , Movimiento Celular/inmunología , Factores de Transcripción Forkhead/genética , Factores de Transcripción Forkhead/inmunología , Factores de Transcripción Forkhead/metabolismo , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno/efectos de los fármacos , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno/inmunología , Interleucina-2/administración & dosificación , Interleucina-2/metabolismo , Subunidad alfa del Receptor de Interleucina-2/genética , Subunidad alfa del Receptor de Interleucina-2/metabolismo , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Ratones Transgénicos , Orthomyxoviridae/fisiología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/metabolismo , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/virología , Factor 1 de Unión al Dominio 1 de Regulación Positiva , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-6/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-6/metabolismo , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores/inmunología , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores/metabolismo , Linfocitos T Reguladores/inmunología , Linfocitos T Reguladores/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/inmunología , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismoRESUMEN
Genetic variation influences how the genome is interpreted in individuals and in mouse strains used to model immune responses. We developed approaches to utilize next-generation sequencing datasets to identify sequence variation in genes and enhancer elements in congenic and backcross mouse models. We defined genetic variation in the widely used B6-CD45.2 and B6.SJL-CD45.1 congenic model, identifying substantial differences in SJL genetic content retained in B6.SJL-CD45.1 strains on the basis of the vendor source of the mice. Genes encoding PD-1, CD62L, Bcl-2, cathepsin E, and Cxcr4 were within SJL genetic content in at least one vendor source of B6.SJL-CD45.1 mice. SJL genetic content affected enhancer elements, gene regulation, protein expression, and amino acid content in CD4+ T helper 1 cells, and mice infected with influenza showed reduced expression of Cxcr4 on B6.SJL-CD45.1 T follicular helper cells. These findings provide information on experimental variables and aid in creating approaches that account for genetic variables.
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Catepsina E/metabolismo , Elementos de Facilitación Genéticos/genética , Inmunidad/genética , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Células TH1/inmunología , Animales , Catepsina E/genética , Comercio , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Antecedentes Genéticos , Variación Genética , Centro Germinal/inmunología , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Endogamia , Antígenos Comunes de Leucocito/genética , Ratones , Ratones Congénicos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Modelos Animales , Receptores CXCR4/genéticaRESUMEN
Although viral infections elicit robust interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and long-lived antibody-secreting cell (ASC) responses, the roles for IFN-γ and IFN-γ-induced transcription factors (TFs) in ASC development are unclear. We showed that B cell intrinsic expression of IFN-γR and the IFN-γ-induced TF T-bet were required for T-helper 1 cell-induced differentiation of B cells into ASCs. IFN-γR signaling induced Blimp1 expression in B cells but also initiated an inflammatory gene program that, if not restrained, prevented ASC formation. T-bet did not affect Blimp1 upregulation in IFN-γ-activated B cells but instead regulated chromatin accessibility within the Ifng and Ifngr2 loci and repressed the IFN-γ-induced inflammatory gene program. Consistent with this, B cell intrinsic T-bet was required for formation of long-lived ASCs and secondary ASCs following viral, but not nematode, infection. Therefore, T-bet facilitates differentiation of IFN-γ-activated inflammatory effector B cells into ASCs in the setting of IFN-γ-, but not IL-4-, induced inflammatory responses.
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Linfocitos B/inmunología , Interferón gamma/inmunología , Receptores de Interferón/metabolismo , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/metabolismo , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores/inmunología , Animales , Células Productoras de Anticuerpos/inmunología , Linfocitos B/citología , Diferenciación Celular/inmunología , Células Cultivadas , Cromatina/metabolismo , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/inmunología , Subtipo H3N2 del Virus de la Influenza A/inmunología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Nematospiroides dubius/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/virología , Factor 1 de Unión al Dominio 1 de Regulación Positiva/biosíntesis , Infecciones por Strongylida/inmunología , Infecciones por Strongylida/parasitología , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/genética , Receptor de Interferón gammaRESUMEN
Well known functions of adipose tissue include energy storage, regulation of thermogenesis, and glucose homeostasis-each of which are associated with the metabolic functions of fat. However, adipose tissues also have important immune functions. In this issue of Immunological Reviews, we present a series of articles that highlight the immune functions of adipose tissue, including the roles of specialized adipose-resident immune cells and fat-associated lymphoid structures. Importantly, immune cell functions in adipose tissues are often linked to the metabolic functions of adipocytes and vice versa. These reciprocal interactions and how they influence both immune and metabolic functions will be discussed in each article. In the first article, Wang et al.,11 discuss adipose-associated macrophages and how obesity and metabolism impact their phenotype and function. Several articles in this issue discuss T cells as either contributors to, or regulators of, inflammatory responses in adipose tissues. Valentine and Nikolajczyk12 provide insights into the role of T cells in obesity-associated inflammation and their contribution to metabolic dysfunction, whereas an article from Kallies and Vasanthakumar13 and another from Elkins and Li14 describe adipose-associated Tregs and how they help prevent inflammation and maintain metabolic homeostasis. Articles from Okabe35 as well as from Daley and Benezech15 discuss the structure and function of fat-associated lymphoid clusters (FALCs) that are prevalent in some adipose tissues and support local immune responses to pathogens, gut-derived microbes and fat-associated antigens. Finally, an article from Meher and McNamara16 describes how innate-like B1 cells in adipose tissues regulate cardiometabolic disease. Importantly, these articles highlight the physical and functional attributes of adipose tissues that are different between mice and humans, the metabolic and immune differences between various adipose depots in the body and the differences in immune cells, adipose tissues and metabolic functions between the sexes. At the end of this preface, we highlight how these differences are critically important for our understanding of anti-tumor immunity to cancers that metastasize to a specific example of visceral adipose tissue, the omentum. Together, these articles identify some unanswered mechanistic questions that will be important to address for a better understanding of immunity in adipose tissues.
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Tejido Adiposo , Obesidad , Humanos , Tejido Adiposo/inmunología , Tejido Adiposo/metabolismo , Animales , Obesidad/inmunología , Obesidad/metabolismo , Homeostasis , Inflamación/inmunología , Macrófagos/inmunología , Adipocitos/inmunología , Adipocitos/metabolismo , Metabolismo Energético , InmunidadRESUMEN
The COVID-19 pandemic enabled the successful launch of mRNA-based vaccines that, when given intramuscularly, elicit spike-specific antibodies and prevent severe disease, but do not promote mucosal immunity. New data suggest how to boost systemic immunity and elicit pulmonary immunity in a way that more effectively controls infection and impairs transmission.
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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , Pandemias , Sistema Respiratorio , Antivirales , Anticuerpos Antivirales , Anticuerpos NeutralizantesRESUMEN
A fugue is characterized by the systematic repetition of a principal theme in simultaneous melodic lines. In this issue of Immunity, Druzd et al. (2017) show that a similar phenomenon occurs in lymph nodes (LNs), in which lymphocyte entry and exit is governed by repetitive circadian rhythms.
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Ritmo Circadiano/inmunología , Ganglios Linfáticos/inmunología , Humanos , LinfocitosRESUMEN
Exposure to environmental antigens, such as house dust mite (HDM), often leads to T helper 2 (Th2) cell-driven allergic responses. However, the mechanisms underlying the development of these responses are incompletely understood. We found that the initial exposure to HDM did not lead to Th2 cell development but instead promoted the formation of interleukin-4 (IL-4)-committed T follicular helper (Tfh) cells. Following challenge exposure to HDM, Tfh cells differentiated into IL-4 and IL-13 double-producing Th2 cells that accumulated in the lung and recruited eosinophils. B cells were required to expand IL-4-committed Tfh cells during the sensitization phase, but did not directly contribute to disease. Impairment of Tfh cell responses during the sensitization phase or Tfh cell depletion prevented Th2 cell-mediated responses following challenge. Thus, our data demonstrate that Tfh cells are precursors of HDM-specific Th2 cells and reveal an unexpected role of B cells and Tfh cells in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma.
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Asma/inmunología , Linfocitos B/inmunología , Hipersensibilidad/inmunología , Células Th2/inmunología , Animales , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/administración & dosificación , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/inmunología , Asma/etiología , Diferenciación Celular , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad/complicaciones , Inmunidad , Inhalación , Interleucina-13/metabolismo , Interleucina-4/metabolismo , Depleción Linfocítica , Ratones , Ratones de la Cepa 129 , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , PyroglyphidaeRESUMEN
Although cognate encounters between antigen-bearing dendritic cells (DCs) that express the chemokine receptor CCR7 and CCR7(+) naive T cells take place in the T cell zone of lymph nodes, it is unknown whether the colocalization of DCs and T cells in the T cell area is required for the generation of effector cells. Here we found that after infection with an intestinal nematode, antigen-bearing DCs and CD4(+) T cells upregulated the chemokine receptor CXCR5 and localized together outside the T cell zone by a mechanism dependent on the chemokine CXCL13, B cells and lymphotoxin. Notably, lymphotoxin-expressing B cells, CXCR5-expressing DCs and T cells, and CXCL13 were also necessary for development of interleukin 4 (IL-4)-producing type 2 helper T cells (T(H)2 cells), which suggests that T(H)2 differentiation can initiate outside the T cell zone.
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Linfocitos B/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Linfotoxina-alfa/inmunología , Receptores CXCR5/inmunología , Infecciones por Strongylida/inmunología , Células Th2/inmunología , Animales , Quimiocina CXCL13/inmunología , Interleucina-4/inmunología , Activación de Linfocitos/inmunología , Linfotoxina-alfa/biosíntesis , Linfotoxina-alfa/genética , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Nematospiroides dubius/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Antibody responses to viral infections are sustained for decades by long-lived plasma cells (LLPCs). However, LLPCs have yet to be characterized in humans. Here we used CD19, CD38, and CD138 to identify four PC subsets in human bone marrow (BM). We found that the CD19(-)CD38(hi)CD138(+) subset was morphologically distinct, differentially expressed PC-associated genes, and exclusively contained PCs specific for viral antigens to which the subjects had not been exposed for more than 40 years. Protein sequences of measles- and mumps-specific circulating antibodies were encoded for by CD19(-)CD38(hi)CD138(+) PCs in the BM. Finally, we found that CD19(-)CD38(hi)CD138(+) PCs had a distinct RNA transcriptome signature and human immunoglobulin heavy chain (VH) repertoire that was relatively uncoupled from other BM PC subsets and probably represents the B cell response's "historical record" of antigenic exposure. Thus, our studies define human LLPCs and provide a mechanism for the life-long maintenance of anti-viral antibodies in the serum.
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Anticuerpos Antivirales/inmunología , Células de la Médula Ósea/inmunología , Virus del Sarampión/inmunología , Virus de la Parotiditis/inmunología , Células Plasmáticas/inmunología , ADP-Ribosil Ciclasa 1/metabolismo , Adulto , Anciano , Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre , Antígenos CD19/metabolismo , Humanos , Cadenas Pesadas de Inmunoglobulina/genética , Cadenas Pesadas de Inmunoglobulina/inmunología , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Persona de Mediana Edad , ARN Mensajero/genética , Sindecano-1/metabolismo , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: Advanced-stage high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) remains a deadly gynecologic malignancy with high rates of disease recurrence and limited, effective therapeutic options for patients. There is a significant need to better stratify HGSOC patients into platinum refractory (PRF) vs. sensitive (PS) cohorts at baseline to improve therapeutic responses and survival outcomes for PRF HGSOC. METHODS: We performed NanoString for GeoMx Digital Spatial Profile (G-DSP) multiplex protein analysis on PRF and PS tissue microarrays (TMAs) to study the bidirectional communication of cancer cells with immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of HGSOC. We demonstrate robust stratification of PRF and PS tumors at baseline using multiplex spatial proteomic biomarkers with implications for tailoring subsequent therapy. RESULTS: PS patients had elevated apoptotic and anti-tumor immune profiles, while PRF patients had dual AKT1 and WNT signaling with immunosuppressive profiles. We found that dual activity of AKT1 and WNT signaling supported the exclusion of immune cells, specifically tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), from the TME in PRF tumors, and this was not observed in PS tumors. The exclusion of immune cells from the TME of PRF tumors corresponded to abnormal endothelial cell structure in tumors with dual AKT1 and WNT signaling activity. CONCLUSIONS: We believe our findings provide improved understanding of tumor-immune crosstalk in HGSOC TME highlighting the importance of the relationship between AKT and WNT pathways, immune cell function, and platinum response in HGSOC.
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Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias Ováricas , Proteómica , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt , Microambiente Tumoral , Humanos , Femenino , Microambiente Tumoral/inmunología , Neoplasias Ováricas/inmunología , Neoplasias Ováricas/patología , Neoplasias Ováricas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Ováricas/tratamiento farmacológico , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Proteómica/métodos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/inmunología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/inmunología , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/patología , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/tratamiento farmacológico , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/metabolismo , Vía de Señalización Wnt/inmunología , Anciano , Linfocitos Infiltrantes de Tumor/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Ectopic or tertiary lymphoid tissues, such as inducible bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (iBALT), form in nonlymphoid organs after local infection or inflammation. However, the initial events that promote this process remain unknown. Here we show that iBALT formed in mouse lungs as a consequence of pulmonary inflammation during the neonatal period. Although we found CD4(+)CD3(-) lymphoid tissue-inducer cells (LTi cells) in neonatal lungs, particularly after inflammation, iBALT was formed in mice that lacked LTi cells. Instead, we found that interleukin 17 (IL-17) produced by CD4(+) T cells was essential for the formation of iBALT. IL-17 acted by promoting lymphotoxin-α-independent expression of the chemokine CXCL13, which was important for follicle formation. Our results suggest that IL-17-producing T cells are critical for the development of ectopic lymphoid tissues.
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Bronquios/inmunología , Tejido Linfoide/inmunología , Animales , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Quimiocina CXCL13/biosíntesis , Quimiocina CXCL13/inmunología , Interleucina-17/inmunología , Linfotoxina-alfa/inmunología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Neumonía/inmunología , Linfocitos T Colaboradores-Inductores/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Memory CD8(+) T cells are programmed during the primary response for robust secondary responsiveness. Here we show that CD8(+) T cells responding to different epitopes of influenza virus received qualitatively different signals during the primary response that altered their secondary responsiveness. Nucleoprotein (NP)-specific CD8(+) T cells encountered antigen on CD40-licensed, CD70-expressing, CD103(-)CD11b(hi) dendritic cells (DCs) at later times in the primary response. As a consequence, they maintained CD25 expression and responded to interleukin-2 (IL-2) and CD27, which together programmed their robust secondary proliferative capacity and interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-producing ability. In contrast, polymerase (PA)-specific CD8(+) T cells did not encounter antigen-bearing, CD40-activated DCs at later times in the primary response, did not receive CD27 and CD25 signals, and were not programmed to become memory CD8(+) T cells with strong proliferative and cytokine-producing ability. As a result, CD8(+) T cells responding to abundant antigens, like NP, dominated the secondary response.
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Presentación de Antígeno/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Epítopos de Linfocito T/inmunología , Memoria Inmunológica/inmunología , Virus de la Influenza A/inmunología , Traslado Adoptivo , Animales , Antígenos CD/inmunología , Antígeno CD11b/inmunología , Ligando CD27/biosíntesis , Antígenos CD40/antagonistas & inhibidores , Antígenos CD40/genética , Antígenos CD40/inmunología , Células Cultivadas , ARN Polimerasas Dirigidas por ADN/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase I/farmacología , Cadenas alfa de Integrinas/inmunología , Interferón gamma/biosíntesis , Interleucina-2/inmunología , Subunidad alfa del Receptor de Interleucina-2/biosíntesis , Subunidad alfa del Receptor de Interleucina-2/genética , Activación de Linfocitos/inmunología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Menor , Nucleoproteínas/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Transducción de Señal/inmunología , Miembro 7 de la Superfamilia de Receptores de Factores de Necrosis Tumoral/inmunología , Proteínas del Núcleo Viral/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Memory B cells (MBCs) have enhanced capabilities to differentiate to plasma cells and generate a rapid burst of Abs upon secondary stimulation. To determine if MBCs harbor an epigenetic landscape that contributes to increased differentiation potential, we derived the chromatin accessibility and transcriptomes of influenza-specific IgM and IgG MBCs compared with naive cells. MBCs possessed an accessible chromatin architecture surrounding plasma cell-specific genes, as well as altered expression of transcription factors and genes encoding cell cycle, chemotaxis, and signal transduction processes. Intriguingly, this MBC signature was conserved between humans and mice. MBCs of both species possessed a heightened heme signature compared with naive cells. Differentiation in the presence of hemin enhanced oxidative phosphorylation metabolism and MBC differentiation into Ab-secreting plasma cells. Thus, these data define conserved MBC transcriptional and epigenetic signatures that include a central role for heme and multiple other pathways in augmenting MBC reactivation potential.
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Linfocitos B/inmunología , Hemo/metabolismo , Virus de la Influenza A/fisiología , Gripe Humana/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Animales , Diferenciación Celular , Reprogramación Celular , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Epigénesis Genética , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Inmunidad Humoral , Memoria Inmunológica , Activación de Linfocitos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BLRESUMEN
The question of which dendritic cells (DCs) respond to pulmonary antigens and cross-prime CD8(+) T cells remains controversial. We show here that influenza-specific CD8(+) T cell priming was controlled by different DCs at different times after infection. Whereas early priming was controlled by both CD103(+)CD11b(lo) and CD103(-)CD11b(hi) DCs, CD103(-)CD11b(hi) DCs dominated antigen presentation at the peak of infection. Moreover, CD103(-)CD11b(hi) DCs captured exogenous antigens in the lungs and directly cross-primed CD8(+) T cells in the draining lymph nodes without transferring antigen to CD8alpha(+) DCs. Finally, we show that CD103(-)CD11b(hi) DCs were the only DCs to express CD70 after influenza infection and that CD70 expression on CD103(-)CD11b(hi) DCs licensed them to expand CD8(+) T cell populations responding to both influenza and exogenous ovalbumin.
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Ligando CD27/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Virus de la Influenza A/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/inmunología , Animales , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/virología , Reactividad Cruzada/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/virología , Citometría de Flujo , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase II/inmunología , Inmunofenotipificación , Cinética , Ganglios Linfáticos/inmunología , Ganglios Linfáticos/virología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Proteínas de la Nucleocápside/inmunología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/virologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Progress in immunotherapy use for gynecologic malignancies is hampered by poor tumor antigenicity and weak T cell infiltration of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Wnt/ß-catenin pathway modulation demonstrated patient benefit in clinical trials as well as enhanced immune cell recruitment in preclinical studies. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathways by which Wnt/ß-catenin modulation facilitates a more immunotherapy-favorable TME. METHODS: Human tumor samples and in vivo patient-derived xenograft and syngeneic murine models were administered Wnt/ß-catenin modulating agents DKN-01 and CGX-1321 individually or in sequence. Analytical methods included immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, multiplex cytokine/chemokine array, and RNA sequencing. RESULTS: DKK1 blockade via DKN-01 increased HLA/MHC expression in human and murine tissues, correlating with heightened expression of known MHC I regulators: NFkB, IL-1, LPS, and IFNy. PORCN inhibition via CGX-1321 increased production of T cell chemoattractant CXCL10, providing a mechanism for observed increases in intra-tumoral T cells. Diverse leukocyte recruitment was noted with elevations in B cells and macrophages, with increased tumor expression of population-specific chemokines. Sequential DKK1 blockade and PORCN inhibition decreased tumor burden as evidenced by reduced omental weights. CONCLUSIONS: Wnt/ß-catenin pathway modulation increases MHC I expression and promotes tumor leukocytic infiltration, facilitating a pro-immune TME associated with decreased tumor burden. This intervention overcomes common tumor immune-evasion mechanisms and may render ovarian tumors susceptible to immunotherapy.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos/genética , Vía de Señalización Wnt/efectos de los fármacos , beta Catenina/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Antineoplásicos/administración & dosificación , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Femenino , Genes MHC Clase I/genética , Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos/patología , Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos/terapia , Humanos , Inmunoterapia , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Microambiente Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
The location of embryonic lymph node development is determined by the initial clustering of lymphoid tissue-inducer (LTi) cells. Here we demonstrate that both the chemokine CXCL13 and the chemokine CCL21 attracted LTi cells at embryonic days 12.5-14.5 and that initial clustering depended exclusively on CXCL13. Retinoic acid (RA) induced early CXCL13 expression in stromal organizer cells independently of lymphotoxin signaling. Notably, neurons adjacent to the lymph node anlagen expressed enzymes essential for RA synthesis. Furthermore, stimulation of parasymphathetic neural output in adults led to RA receptor (RAR)-dependent induction of CXCL13 in the gut. Therefore, our data show that the initiation of lymph node development is controlled by RA-mediated expression of CXCL13 and suggest that RA may be provided by adjacent neurons.
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Quimiocina CXCL13/metabolismo , Ganglios Linfáticos/embriología , Neuronas/metabolismo , Tretinoina/metabolismo , Aldehído Deshidrogenasa/metabolismo , Familia de Aldehído Deshidrogenasa 1 , Animales , Diferenciación Celular , Movimiento Celular , Células Cultivadas , Quimiocina CCL21/metabolismo , Embrión de Mamíferos/embriología , Femenino , Isoenzimas/metabolismo , Tejido Linfoide/embriología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Noqueados , Retinal-Deshidrogenasa , Células del Estroma/metabolismo , Estimulación del Nervio VagoRESUMEN
Pulmonary respiration inevitably exposes the mucosal surface of the lung to potentially noxious stimuli, including pathogens, allergens, and particulates, each of which can trigger pulmonary damage and inflammation. As inflammation resolves, B and T lymphocytes often aggregate around large bronchi to form inducible Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (iBALT). iBALT formation can be initiated by a diverse array of molecular pathways that converge on the activation and differentiation of chemokine-expressing stromal cells that serve as the scaffolding for iBALT and facilitate the recruitment, retention, and organization of leukocytes. Like conventional lymphoid organs, iBALT recruits naïve lymphocytes from the blood, exposes them to local antigens, in this case from the airways, and supports their activation and differentiation into effector cells. The activity of iBALT is demonstrably beneficial for the clearance of respiratory pathogens; however, it is less clear whether it dampens or exacerbates inflammatory responses to non-infectious agents. Here, we review the evidence regarding the role of iBALT in pulmonary immunity and propose that the final outcome depends on the context of the disease.