IL-21-IgFc immunotherapy alters transcriptional landscape of lymph node cells leading to enhanced flu vaccine response in aging and SIV infection

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Aging people living with HIV (PWH) frequently manifest impaired antibody (Ab) responses to seasonal flu vaccination which has been attributed to ongoing inflammation and immune activation. We have recently reported a similar scenario in old simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infected rhesus macaques (RM) with controlled viremia and have been able to compensate for this deficiency by immunotherapy with interleukin (IL)-21-IgFc. To understand the underlying mechanisms of IL-21-induced immunomodulation leading to enhanced flu vaccine response in aging and SIV, we have investigated draining lymph node (LN) cells of IL-21-treated and -untreated animals at postvaccination. We observed IL-21-induced proliferation of flu-specific LN memory CD4 T cells, expansion of B cells expressing IL-21 receptor (IL-21R), and modest expansion of T follicular helper cells (Tfh) co-expressing T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) and DNAX accessory molecule (DNAM-1). Transcriptional analysis of LN cells of IL-21-treated animals revealed significant inhibition of germinal center (GC) Tfh and B-cell interferon signaling pathways along with enhanced B-cell development and antigen presentation pathways. We conclude that IL-21 treatment at the time of flu vaccination in aging SIV-infected animals modulates the inductive LN GC activity, to reverse SIV-associated LN Tfh and B-cell dysfunction. IL-21 is a potential candidate molecule for immunotherapy to enhance flu vaccine responses in aging PWH who have deficient antibody responses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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Aging cell - 22(2023), 11 vom: 15. Nov., Seite e13984

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pallikkuth, Suresh [VerfasserIn]
Kvistad, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Sirupangi, Tirupataiah [VerfasserIn]
Kizhner, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Pahwa, Rajendra [VerfasserIn]
Cameron, Mark J [VerfasserIn]
Richardson, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Sion [VerfasserIn]
Ayupe, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Brooks, Marissa [VerfasserIn]
Petrovas, Constantinos [VerfasserIn]
Villinger, Francois [VerfasserIn]
Pahwa, Savita [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging and SIV
Aging and immune response
IL-21 and Tfh cells
IL-21 and vaccine response
Immunomodulation in aging
Influenza Vaccines
Interleukin-21
Interleukins
Journal Article
MKM3CA6LT1
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 17.11.2023

Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/acel.13984

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362097585