Anti-inflammatory Roles of Glucocorticoids Are Mediated by Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells via a miR-342-Dependent Mechanism

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Glucocorticoids (GC) are the mainstay treatment option for inflammatory conditions. Despite the broad usage of GC, the mechanisms by which GC exerts its effects remain elusive. Here, utilizing murine autoimmune and allergic inflammation models, we report that Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells are irreplaceable GC target cells in vivo. Dexamethasone (Dex) administered in the absence of Treg cells completely lost its ability to control inflammation, and the lack of glucocorticoid receptor in Treg cells alone resulted in the loss of therapeutic ability of Dex. Mechanistically, Dex induced miR-342-3p specifically in Treg cells and miR-342-3p directly targeted the mTORC2 component, Rictor. Altering miRNA-342-3p or Rictor expression in Treg cells dysregulated metabolic programming in Treg cells, controlling their regulatory functions in vivo. Our results uncover a previously unknown contribution of Treg cells during glucocorticoid-mediated treatment of inflammation and the underlying mechanisms operated via the Dex-miR-342-Rictor axis.

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CommentIn: Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Mar;18(3):520-522. - PMID 33408341

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Immunity - 53(2020), 3 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 581-596.e5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Dongkyun [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Quang Tam [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Juyeun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sung Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Janocha, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sohee [VerfasserIn]
Le, Hongnga T [VerfasserIn]
Dvorina, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Cameron, Mark J [VerfasserIn]
Asosingh, Kewal [VerfasserIn]
Erzurum, Serpil C [VerfasserIn]
Baldwin, William M [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Ju-Seog [VerfasserIn]
Min, Booki [VerfasserIn]

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7S5I7G3JQL
Allergic inflammation
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autoimmune inflammation
Dexamethasone
EC 2.7.11.1
Forkhead Transcription Factors
Foxp3 protein, mouse
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2
Metabolism
MiRNA
MicroRNAs
Mirn342 microRNA, mouse
Rapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR Protein
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rictor protein, mouse
Treg cells

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Date Completed 22.04.2021

Date Revised 16.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Mar;18(3):520-522. - PMID 33408341

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.immuni.2020.07.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312830092