CXCR5/CXCL13 pathway, a key driver for migration of regulatory B10 cells, is defective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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OBJECTIVES: Chemokines (CKs) are key players of immune-cell homing and differentiation. CK receptors (CKRs) can be used to define T-cell functional subsets. We aimed to characterize the CKR profile of the regulatory B-cell subset B10+ cells and investigate the CKs involved in their migration and differentiation in healthy donors and patients with RA.

METHODS: RNA sequencing and cytometry were used to compare CKR expression between B10+ and B10neg cells. Migration of B10+ and B10neg cells and IL-10 secretion of B cells in response to recombinant CKs or synovial fluid (SF) were assessed.

RESULTS: CXCR5 was expressed at a higher level on the B10+ cell surface as compared with other B cells (referred to as B10neg cells). In line with this, its ligand CXCL13 preferentially attracted B10+ cells over B10neg cells. Interestingly, synovial fluid from RA patients contained high levels of CXCL13 and induced strong and preferential migration of B10+ cells. Besides its role in attracting B10+ cells, CXCL13 also promoted IL-10 secretion by B cells. In RA patients, the level of CXCR5 on B-cell surface was reduced. The preferential migration of RA B10+ cells toward CXCL13-rich SF was lost and CXCL13 stimulation triggered less IL-10 secretion than in healthy donors.

CONCLUSION: Our results identify that the CXCR5/CXCL13 axis is essential for B10+ cell biology but is defective in RA. Restoring the preferential migration of B10+ within the affected joints to better control inflammation may be part of the therapeutic approach for RA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

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Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 61(2022), 5 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 2185-2196

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rempenault, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Mielle, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Schreiber, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Corbeau, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Macia, Laurence [VerfasserIn]
Combe, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Morel, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Daien, Claire Immediato [VerfasserIn]
Audo, Rachel [VerfasserIn]

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130068-27-8
CXCL13 protein, human
CXCR5 protein, human
Chemokine CXCL13
Chemokines
IL-10
Inflammation
Interleukin-10
Journal Article
Migration
RA
Receptors, CXCR5
Regulatory B cells

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Date Completed 09.05.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/keab639

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329259466