Regulatory T cells shield muscle mitochondria from interferon-γ-mediated damage to promote the beneficial effects of exercise

Exercise enhances physical performance and reduces the risk of many disorders such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and cancer. Exercise characteristically incites an inflammatory response, notably in skeletal muscles. Although some effector mechanisms have been identified, regulatory elements activated in response to exercise remain obscure. Here, we have addressed the roles of Foxp3+CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the healthful activities of exercise via immunologic, transcriptomic, histologic, metabolic, and biochemical analyses of acute and chronic exercise models in mice. Exercise rapidly induced expansion of the muscle Treg compartment, thereby guarding against overexuberant production of interferon-γ and consequent metabolic disruptions, particularly mitochondrial aberrancies. The performance-enhancing effects of exercise training were dampened in the absence of Tregs. Thus, exercise is a natural Treg booster with therapeutic potential in disease and aging contexts.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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Science immunology - 8(2023), 89 vom: 03. Nov., Seite eadi5377

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Langston, P Kent [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yizhi [VerfasserIn]
Ryback, Birgitta A [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Amber L [VerfasserIn]
Spiegelman, Bruce M [VerfasserIn]
Benoist, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Mathis, Diane [VerfasserIn]

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82115-62-6
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Date Completed 06.11.2023

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/sciimmunol.adi5377

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NLM364141921