Suppressor T helper type 17 cell responses in intestinal transplant recipients with allograft rejection

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BACKGROUND: Intestinal transplant (ITx) rejection is associated with memory T helper type 17 cell (Th17) infiltration of grafted tissues. Modulation of Th17 effector cell response is facilitated by T regulatory (Treg) cells, but a phenotypic characterization of this process is lacking in the context of allograft rejection.

METHODS: Flow cytometry was performed to examine the expression of surface receptors, cytokines, and transcription factors in Th17 and Treg cells in ITx control (n = 34) and rejection patients (n = 23). To elucidate key pathways guiding the rejection biology, we utilized RNA sequencing (RNAseq) and assessed epigenetic stability through pyrosequencing of the Treg-specific demethylated region (TSDR).

RESULTS: We found that intestinal allograft rejection is characterized by Treg cellular infiltrates, which are polarized toward Th17-type chemokine receptor, ROR-γt transcription factor expression, and cytokine production. These Treg cell subsets have maintained epigenetic stability, as defined by FoxP3-TSDR methylation status, but displayed upregulation of functional Treg and purinergic signaling genes by RNAseq analysis such as CD39, in keeping with suppressor Th17 properties.

CONCLUSION: We show that ITx rejection is associated with increased polarized cells that express a Th17-like phenotype concurrent with regulatory purinergic markers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Human immunology - (2024) vom: 16. März, Seite 110773

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Englisch

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Belyayev, Leonid [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Jiman [VerfasserIn]
Sadat, Mohammed [VerfasserIn]
Loh, Katrina [VerfasserIn]
Patil, Digvijay [VerfasserIn]
Muralidaran, Vinona [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Khalid [VerfasserIn]
Kaufman, Stuart [VerfasserIn]
Subramanian, Sukanya [VerfasserIn]
Gusev, Yuriy [VerfasserIn]
Bhuvaneshwar, Krithika [VerfasserIn]
Ressom, Habtom [VerfasserIn]
Varghese, Rency [VerfasserIn]
Ekong, Udeme [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Cal S [VerfasserIn]
Robson, Simon C [VerfasserIn]
Fishbein, Thomas M [VerfasserIn]
Kroemer, Alexander [VerfasserIn]

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FoxP3
Intestinal transplantation
Journal Article
Th17
Treg

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Date Revised 17.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.humimm.2024.110773

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NLM369840755