Microbiota dictate T cell clonal selection to augment graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplantation.
Immunity
; 57(7): 1648-1664.e9, 2024 Jul 09.
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| ID: mdl-38876098
ABSTRACT
Allogeneic T cell expansion is the primary determinant of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and current dogma dictates that this is driven by histocompatibility antigen disparities between donor and recipient. This paradigm represents a closed genetic system within which donor T cells interact with peptide-major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs), though clonal interrogation remains challenging due to the sparseness of the T cell repertoire. We developed a Bayesian model using donor and recipient T cell receptor (TCR) frequencies in murine stem cell transplant systems to define limited common expansion of T cell clones across genetically identical donor-recipient pairs. A subset of donor CD4+ T cell clonotypes differentially expanded in identical recipients and were microbiota dependent. Microbiota-specific T cells augmented GVHD lethality and could target microbial antigens presented by gastrointestinal epithelium during an alloreactive response. The microbiota serves as a source of cognate antigens that contribute to clonotypic T cell expansion and the induction of GVHD independent of donor-recipient genetics.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Graft vs Host Disease
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Immunity
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article