Obesity-related IL-18 Impairs T-Regulatory Cell Function and Promotes Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Rationale: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a severe form of acute lung injury, leading to increased early morbidity and mortality after lung transplant. Obesity is a major health problem, and recipient obesity is one of the most significant risk factors for developing PGD. Objectives: We hypothesized that T-regulatory cells (Tregs) are able to dampen early ischemia-reperfusion events and thereby decrease the risk of PGD, whereas that action is impaired in obese recipients. Methods: We evaluated Tregs, T cells, and inflammatory markers, plus clinical data, in 79 lung transplant recipients and 41 liver or kidney transplant recipients and studied two groups of mice on a high-fat diet (HFD), which did ("inflammatory" HFD) or did not ("healthy" HFD) develop low-grade inflammation with decreased Treg function. Measurements and Main Results: We identified increased levels of IL-18 as a previously unrecognized mechanism that impairs Tregs' suppressive function in obese individuals. IL-18 decreases levels of FOXP3, the key Treg transcription factor, decreases FOXP3 di- and oligomerization, and increases the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of FOXP3. IL-18-treated Tregs or Tregs from obese mice fail to control PGD, whereas IL-18 inhibition ameliorates lung inflammation. The IL-18-driven impairment in Tregs' suppressive function before transplant was associated with an increased risk and severity of PGD in clinical lung transplant recipients. Conclusions: Obesity-related IL-18 induces Treg dysfunction that may contribute to the pathogenesis of PGD. Evaluation of Tregs' suppressive function together with evaluation of IL-18 levels may serve as a screening tool to identify obese individuals with an increased risk of PGD before transplant.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:204

Enthalten in:

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 204(2021), 9 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 1060-1074

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akimova, Tatiana [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tianyi [VerfasserIn]
Christensen, Lanette M [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhonglin [VerfasserIn]
Han, Rongxiang [VerfasserIn]
Negorev, Dmitry [VerfasserIn]
Samanta, Arabinda [VerfasserIn]
Sasson, Isaac E [VerfasserIn]
Gaddapara, Trivikram [VerfasserIn]
Jiao, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Liqing [VerfasserIn]
Bhatti, Tricia R [VerfasserIn]
Levine, Matthew H [VerfasserIn]
Diamond, Joshua M [VerfasserIn]
Beier, Ulf H [VerfasserIn]
Simmons, Rebecca A [VerfasserIn]
Cantu, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Wilkes, David S [VerfasserIn]
Lederer, David J [VerfasserIn]
Anderson, Michaela [VerfasserIn]
Christie, Jason D [VerfasserIn]
Hancock, Wayne W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

IL-18
Interleukin-18
Journal Article
Lung transplant
Obesity
Primary graft dysfunction
Regulatory T cells
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 18.11.2021

Date Revised 26.10.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1164/rccm.202012-4306OC

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328912913