Berberine governs NOTCH3/AKT signaling to enrich lung-resident memory T cells during tuberculosis

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Stimulation of naïve T cells during primary infection or vaccination drives the differentiation and expansion of effector and memory T cells that mediate immediate and long-term protection. Despite self-reliant rescue from infection, BCG vaccination, and treatment, long-term memory is rarely established against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) resulting in recurrent tuberculosis (TB). Here, we show that berberine (BBR) enhances innate defense mechanisms against M.tb and stimulates the differentiation of Th1/Th17 specific effector memory (TEM), central memory (TCM), and tissue-resident memory (TRM) responses leading to enhanced host protection against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB. Through whole proteome analysis of human PBMCs derived from PPD+ healthy individuals, we identify BBR modulated NOTCH3/PTEN/AKT/FOXO1 pathway as the central mechanism of elevated TEM and TRM responses in the human CD4+ T cells. Moreover, BBR-induced glycolysis resulted in enhanced effector functions leading to superior Th1/Th17 responses in human and murine T cells. This regulation of T cell memory by BBR remarkably enhanced the BCG-induced anti-tubercular immunity and lowered the rate of TB recurrence due to relapse and re-infection. These results thus suggest tuning immunological memory as a feasible approach to augment host resistance against TB and unveil BBR as a potential adjunct immunotherapeutic and immunoprophylactic against TB.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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PLoS pathogens - 19(2023), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite e1011165

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Englisch

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Pahuja, Isha [VerfasserIn]
Negi, Kriti [VerfasserIn]
Kumari, Anjna [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Meetu [VerfasserIn]
Mukhopadhyay, Suparba [VerfasserIn]
Mathew, Babu [VerfasserIn]
Chaturvedi, Shivam [VerfasserIn]
Maras, Jaswinder Singh [VerfasserIn]
Bhaskar, Ashima [VerfasserIn]
Dwivedi, Ved Prakash [VerfasserIn]

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0I8Y3P32UF
BCG Vaccine
Berberine
EC 2.7.11.1
Journal Article
NOTCH3 protein, human
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Receptor, Notch3
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 09.03.2023

Date Revised 09.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.ppat.1011165

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NLM353873837