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Identifying correlates of viral rebound timing and viral control in SHIV-infected infant macaques after ART interruption 在抗逆转录病毒治疗中断后,识别hiv感染的猕猴婴儿病毒反弹时间和病毒控制的相关性
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adq1965
Veronica Obregon-Perko, Achal Awasthi, Richard Barfield, Stella J. Berendam, Bhrugu Yagnik, Tiffany Styles, Greg Tharp, Prachi M. Gupta, Gloria Mensah, Margaret Neja, Mithra Kumar, Emily Fray, Fan Bu, Justin Pollara, Marina Tuyishime, Guido Ferrari, Janet D. Siliciano, Robert F. Siliciano, Maud Mavigner, Guido Silvestri, Rama R. Amara, Steve Bosinger, Genevieve G. Fouda, Sallie R. Permar, Cliburn Chan, Ann Chahroudi
Evaluation of HIV cure strategies requires antiretroviral therapy (ART) interruption, but ethical and clinical considerations make this difficult in children. Here, we used a pediatric preclinical model of simian-HIV (SHIV) infection to uncover features associated with time to viral rebound (TTR) and posttreatment control (PTC) of rebound viremia after ART interruption to inform the design of studies testing cure interventions. We assessed 141 variables in SHIV-infected infant rhesus macaques in three staggered ART initiation groups and during subsequent analytical treatment interruption (ATI). Viral rebound occurred in 25 of 30 macaques within 7 to 98 days of ATI, with TTR delayed in the early ART group compared with the intermediate and late ART groups. Peak plasma viral load pre-ART was the most important correlate of TTR, with increased model performance through the successive inclusion of six additional viral and immune variables. The odds of PTC were reduced with higher SHIV RNA in rectal CD4+ T cells pre-ATI; conversely, higher frequencies of Ki67+ effector memory CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes increased the likelihood of PTC. RNA sequencing of CD4+ T cells pre-ATI revealed a down-regulated metabolic and immune gene signature in macaques with PTC. Analysis of the early ART group alone implicated transforming growth factor–β signaling genes in lack of viral rebound off ART. This comprehensive investigation reveals major determinants of viral rebound dynamics after ART interruption that should be validated and explored as potential biomarkers to screen children with HIV being considered for ATI.
评估艾滋病毒治愈策略需要中断抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART),但伦理和临床方面的考虑使这在儿童中变得困难。本研究中,我们使用了一种儿科猿猴hiv (SHIV)感染的临床前模型来揭示抗逆转录病毒治疗中断后病毒反弹时间(TTR)和反弹病毒血症治疗后控制(PTC)的相关特征,从而为测试治愈干预措施的研究设计提供信息。我们在三个交错的抗逆转录病毒治疗起始组和随后的分析性治疗中断(ATI)中评估了感染shiv的恒河猴婴儿的141个变量。30只猕猴中有25只在接受抗逆转录病毒治疗后的7至98天内出现病毒反弹,早期抗逆转录病毒治疗组的TTR比中期和晚期抗逆转录病毒治疗组延迟。art前的血浆病毒载量峰值是TTR最重要的相关因素,通过连续纳入六个额外的病毒和免疫变量,模型性能得到提高。ati前直肠CD4+ T细胞SHIV RNA升高,PTC的几率降低;相反,淋巴结中Ki67+效应记忆CD8+ T细胞的频率越高,PTC的可能性就越大。对ati前的CD4+ T细胞进行RNA测序,发现PTC猕猴的代谢和免疫基因特征下调。对早期ART组的单独分析表明,转化生长因子-β信号基因与ART后缺乏病毒反弹有关。这项全面的调查揭示了抗逆转录病毒治疗中断后病毒反弹动态的主要决定因素,应该作为潜在的生物标志物进行验证和探索,以筛选考虑接受ATI治疗的艾滋病毒感染儿童。
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Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors rescue neuronal impairment caused by B cell–mediated lymphotoxin-α release 布鲁顿酪氨酸激酶抑制剂可挽救由B细胞介导的淋巴毒素-α释放引起的神经元损伤
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adx2652
Josef Shin, Paul Götz, Nesrin Sharif, Noemi Sola-Sevilla, Camille Grasmuck, Muriel Schraad, Katrin Pape, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Vinzenz Fleischer, Stephanie EJ Zandee, Stefan Bittner, Christina Francisca Vogelaar, Alexandre Prat, Nicholas Hanuscheck, Frauke Zipp
Although B cell depletion slows disability accrual in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), the role of B cells in MS-associated neuronal injury remains elusive. B cells release cytokines such as lymphotoxin-α (LTα), and this proinflammatory protein is also present in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and meninges of pwMS. B cell–specific ablation of LTα alleviates disease severity in a preclinical model of MS. To further study the impact of B cell–derived cytokines on neuronal function, we performed patch-clamp recordings on human iPSC-derived neurons. Coculture with proinflammatory human B cells led to depolarization and aberrant firing. Pretreatment of proinflammatory B cells with a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), reported in patients to beneficially affect disability progression even in the absence of inflammatory relapse activity, prevented neuronal impairment and inhibited LTα release from B cells. Blocking LTα, tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), or receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 or 3 also prevented neuronal impairment, but blocking TNFα or LTβ had no such effect. Neuronal impairment was reversible by BTKi or blockage of LTα, and this reversibility was dependent on the activity of acid sphingomyelinase. In pwMS, LTα correlated with elevated neurofilament light chain (NfL) abundance in CSF, and anti-CD20 B cell–depletion therapy led to a reduction in circulating LTα, supporting the role of B cells as a regulator for LTα. These findings highlight the negative impact of B cell–derived LTα on neurons and suggest potential treatment avenues for MS-associated neuronal injury.
尽管B细胞耗竭减缓了多发性硬化症(pwMS)患者的残疾积累,但B细胞在多发性硬化症相关的神经元损伤中的作用仍然难以捉摸。B细胞释放淋巴素-α (LTα)等细胞因子,这种促炎蛋白也存在于脑脊液(CSF)和脑膜中。为了进一步研究B细胞来源的细胞因子对神经元功能的影响,我们对人类ipsc来源的神经元进行了膜片钳记录。与促炎人B细胞共培养导致去极化和异常放电。据报道,用布鲁顿酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(BTKi)预处理促炎B细胞,即使在没有炎症复发活性的情况下,也能有益地影响残疾进展,防止神经元损伤并抑制B细胞的LTα释放。阻断LTα、肿瘤坏死因子受体1 (TNFR1)或受体相互作用蛋白激酶1或3也能预防神经元损伤,但阻断TNFα或LTβ没有这种作用。BTKi或LTα阻断对神经元损伤是可逆的,这种可逆性依赖于酸性鞘磷脂酶的活性。在pwMS中,LTα与脑脊液中神经丝轻链(NfL)丰度升高相关,抗cd20 B细胞耗竭治疗导致循环LTα减少,支持B细胞作为LTα调节剂的作用。这些发现强调了B细胞来源的LTα对神经元的负面影响,并提出了ms相关神经元损伤的潜在治疗途径。
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Targeting PTPN2 enhances human CAR T cell efficacy and the development of long-term memory in mouse xenograft models 在小鼠异种移植模型中,靶向PTPN2增强了人类CAR - T细胞的功效和长期记忆的发展
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adk0627
Xin Du, Pei K. Goh, Chenkai Ma, Eamon Coughlan, Spencer Greatorex, Laura H. Porter, Brendan Russ, Katherine D. Cummins, Kevin Sek, Clare Y. Slaney, Andrew M. Scott, Jane Oliaro, Paul J. Neeson, Gail P. Risbridger, Renea A. Taylor, Joseph A. Trapani, Stephen J. Turner, Phillip K. Darcy, Florian Wiede, Tony Tiganis
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have been ineffective against solid tumors, where the hostile tumor microenvironment limits CAR T cell function and persistence. Protein tyrosine phosphatase N2 (PTPN2) attenuates T cell receptor and cytokine signaling to maintain T cell tolerance. Here, we used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing or an inhibitor to target PTPN2 in human CAR T cells specific for the Lewis Y (LeY) neoantigen, which is expressed in most epithelial tumors. Targeting PTPN2 increased CAR and cytokine signaling, including interferon signaling, and enhanced the antigen-induced expansion, activation, and cytotoxicity of anti-LeY CAR T cells in vitro and in vivo. The deletion of PTPN2 in CAR T cells repressed the growth of human tumor and patient-derived xenografts in mice, when compared with unedited CAR T cells, and prolonged mouse survival. The administration of inhibitor also enhanced the ability of α-LeY CAR T cells to repress tumor growth. Cellular indexing of transcriptomes and epitopes by sequencing analysis of splenic PTPN2-deficient CD8+ CAR T cells in tumor-bearing mice revealed that PTPN2 deficiency favored the generation of CD45RA+ CAR T cells expressing markers of long-lived stem cell memory (SCM) CAR T cells. Flow cytometric analysis reaffirmed that the deletion or inhibition of PTPN2 promoted the intratumoral accumulation of SCM CD8+ CAR T cells and the overall persistence of CD8+ CAR T cells. These data support the use of gene editing or small-molecule inhibitors targeting PTPN2 in human CAR T cells to treat solid tumors.
嵌合抗原受体(CAR) T细胞对实体肿瘤无效,其中敌对的肿瘤微环境限制了CAR T细胞的功能和持久性。蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶N2 (PTPN2)减弱T细胞受体和细胞因子信号以维持T细胞耐受性。在这里,我们使用CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑或抑制剂靶向人类CAR - T细胞中特异性Lewis Y (LeY)新抗原的PTPN2,该抗原在大多数上皮肿瘤中表达。靶向PTPN2增加了CAR和细胞因子信号传导,包括干扰素信号传导,并增强了抗原诱导的抗ley CAR - T细胞在体外和体内的扩增、活化和细胞毒性。与未编辑的CAR - T细胞相比,CAR - T细胞中PTPN2的缺失抑制了小鼠体内人类肿瘤和患者来源的异种移植物的生长,并延长了小鼠的生存期。抑制剂的使用也增强了α-LeY CAR - T细胞抑制肿瘤生长的能力。通过测序分析肿瘤小鼠脾PTPN2缺陷CD8+ CAR - T细胞的转录组和表位的细胞索引显示,PTPN2缺陷有利于产生表达长寿命干细胞记忆(SCM) CAR - T细胞标志物的CD45RA+ CAR - T细胞。流式细胞分析再次证实,PTPN2的缺失或抑制促进了SCM CD8+ CAR - T细胞在瘤内的蓄积和CD8+ CAR - T细胞的整体持久性。这些数据支持在人类CAR - T细胞中使用基因编辑或靶向PTPN2的小分子抑制剂来治疗实体肿瘤。
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Leukocyte-intrinsic ER stress responses contribute to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy 白细胞内源性内质网应激反应有助于化疗诱导的周围神经病变
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ady5288
Miriam M. Fonseca, Oriana Gelblung, Sarah D. Pennypacker, Taylor Brooks, Michael Limia, James W. Morgan, Xuewei Zhu, Luis C. Tovias-Sanchez, Alejandro Pluma-Pluma, Ruth Elena Martinez, Mathew R. Eber, Sun H. Park, Cristina M. Furdui, Deepika Awasthi, Alexander Emmanuelli, Byuri A. Cho, Chen Tan, David I. Shalowitz, Samuel S. Lentz, Michael Kelly, Anderson O’Brien Cox, Lindsay Macnamara, Fang-Chi Hsu, Yusuke Shiozawa, Wesley Hsu, Takao Iwawaki, Lance D. Miller, Glenn J. Lesser, Roy Strowd, Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz, E. Alfonso Romero-Sandoval
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is the most prevalent and limiting side effect of paclitaxel treatment in patients with cancer. CIPN affects sensory neurons through neuroinflammatory mechanisms, but how immune cells sense and interpret systemic paclitaxel exposure during treatment is unclear. Here, we found that paclitaxel administration activated the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α) in circulating and dorsal root ganglion–resident myeloid cells, engendering an inflammatory milieu that promotes CIPN. Mechanistically, paclitaxel induced the overproduction of mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) that provoked ER stress and IRE1α hyperactivation in macrophages. This process reprogrammed macrophages toward an inflammatory state characterized by IRE1α-dependent production of TNF-α, IL-1β, PGE2, IL-6, IL-5, GM-CSF, MCP-1, and MIP-2. Ablation of IRE1α in leukocytes, or treatment with a selective IRE1α pharmacological inhibitor, prevented dorsal root ganglion neuroinflammation and CIPN-related pain behaviors in mice. Furthermore, the development and severity of CIPN in patients with gynecological cancer were associated with the status of IRE1α activation in their circulating leukocytes. Our study uncovers leukocyte-intrinsic IRE1α as a key mediator of CIPN and suggests that targeting its dysregulated activation could help mitigate CIPN in patients with cancer who are receiving paclitaxel.
化疗引起的周围神经病变(CIPN)是紫杉醇治疗癌症患者中最普遍和最有限的副作用。CIPN通过神经炎症机制影响感觉神经元,但免疫细胞在治疗过程中如何感知和解释全身紫杉醇暴露尚不清楚。在这里,我们发现紫杉醇给药激活了循环和背根神经节驻地髓样细胞中的内质网(ER)应激传感器肌醇需要酶1α (IRE1α),产生促进CIPN的炎症环境。机制上,紫杉醇诱导线粒体源性活性氧(ROS)过量产生,引起巨噬细胞内质网应激和IRE1α过度活化。这一过程将巨噬细胞重编程为炎症状态,其特征是ire1 α依赖于TNF-α、IL-1β、PGE2、IL-6、IL-5、GM-CSF、MCP-1和MIP-2的产生。消融白细胞中的IRE1α,或使用选择性IRE1α药物抑制剂治疗,可预防小鼠背根神经节神经炎症和cipn相关的疼痛行为。此外,妇科癌症患者CIPN的发展和严重程度与其循环白细胞中IRE1α激活状态相关。我们的研究揭示了白细胞内源性IRE1α作为CIPN的关键介质,并表明靶向其失调的激活可能有助于减轻接受紫杉醇治疗的癌症患者的CIPN。
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The IL-33 and IL-4Rα blocking antibodies itepekimab and dupilumab modulate both distinct and common inflammatory mediators in asthma IL-33和IL-4Rα阻断抗体itepekimab和dupilumab调节哮喘中不同的和常见的炎症介质
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adu3759
Seblewongel Asrat, Wei Keat Lim, Subhashini Srivatsan, Sivan Harel, Kaitlyn Gayvert, Dylan Birchard, Matthew F. Wipperman, Dave Singh, Andrea T. Hooper, George Scott, Julie E. Horowitz, Jonas S. Erjefält, Caroline Sanden, Kirsten Nagashima, Brianna Buonagurio, Li-Hong Ben, Erica Chio, Audrey Le Floc’h, Jeanne Allinne, Jennifer Maloney, George D. Kalliolias, Marcella Ruddy, Sara C. Hamon, Gary A. Herman, Andrew J. Murphy, Helene Goulaouic, Matthew A. Sleeman, Jennifer D. Hamilton, Jamie M. Orengo
Biologics targeting interleukin-4 receptor subunit α (IL-4Rα) and interleukin-33 (IL-33) have demonstrated clinical efficacy in asthma, highlighting the importance of IL-4, IL-13, and IL-33 in respiratory diseases. Despite this, few studies have linked preclinical models to human diseases or evaluated disease biology in clinical trials. To address these gaps, we evaluated transcriptional, cellular, and pathophysiological processes driven by IL-4/IL-13 and IL-33 using human innate cells in vitro, a mouse model of airway inflammation, and a bronchial allergen challenge (BAC) in house dust mite (HDM)–sensitized individuals with mild asthma. Our findings in mice revealed that the prophylactic blockade of IL-4/IL-13, but not IL-33, prevented the initiation of HDM-induced type 2 inflammation, whereas blocking IL-4Rα or IL-33 during peak inflammation ameliorated airway inflammation and remodeling. Each pathway had unique and overlapping effects on airway inflammation and remodeling, with combination blockade showing no additional benefit. Initiating either monotherapy during severe, mixed inflammation resulted in partial efficacy, whereas a combination of these two treatments led to a substantial reduction in airway inflammation and remodeling in sensitized mice. Some of these mechanistic observations translated to a human BAC model, where blocking IL-4Rα or IL-33 alone suppressed gene expression in sputum and circulating biomarkers. As observed in mice, combination treatment in individuals with allergic asthma did not provide additional benefit compared to monotherapy. Overall, these results provide insight into the differences in targeting IL-4Rα or IL-33 pathways in asthma independently or in combination.
靶向白介素-4受体亚单位α (IL-4Rα)和白介素-33 (IL-33)的生物制剂在哮喘中的临床疗效已经得到证实,这凸显了IL-4、IL-13和IL-33在呼吸系统疾病中的重要性。尽管如此,很少有研究将临床前模型与人类疾病联系起来,或在临床试验中评估疾病生物学。为了解决这些空白,我们利用体外人先天细胞、气道炎症小鼠模型和轻度哮喘屋尘螨(HDM)致敏个体的支气管过敏原挑战(BAC),评估了IL-4/IL-13和IL-33驱动的转录、细胞和病理生理过程。我们在小鼠身上的研究结果显示,预防性阻断IL-4/IL-13,而不是IL-33,可以阻止hdm诱导的2型炎症的发生,而在炎症高峰期阻断IL-4Rα或IL-33,可以改善气道炎症和重塑。每个通路都有独特的重叠作用,气道炎症和重塑,联合阻断没有额外的好处。在严重的混合性炎症中开始单药治疗导致部分疗效,而这两种治疗的组合导致致敏小鼠气道炎症和重塑的显著减少。其中一些机制观察结果转化为人类BAC模型,其中单独阻断IL-4Rα或IL-33可抑制痰和循环生物标志物中的基因表达。正如在小鼠中观察到的,与单一治疗相比,过敏性哮喘患者的联合治疗没有提供额外的益处。总的来说,这些结果为单独或联合靶向IL-4Rα或IL-33途径在哮喘中的差异提供了见解。
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Leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1 initiates the onset of diabetic retinopathy in mice 富亮氨酸α-2糖蛋白1引发小鼠糖尿病视网膜病变的发生。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adn6047
Giulia De Rossi, Ao-wang Qiu, Maxime Berg, Thomas Burgoyne, Andrea Martello, Marlene E. Da Vitoria Lobo, Matteo Rizzi, Sophie Mueller, Jack Blackburn, Yuxuan Meng, Simon Walker-Samuel, Rebecca Shipley, Colin J. Chu, Sobha Sivaprasad, John Greenwood, Stephen E. Moss
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus and a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the working-age population. The early stage of the disease is characterized by retinal capillary dysfunction, but the mechanisms whereby hyperglycemia disturbs capillary homeostasis at this initiating stage are poorly understood, posing a barrier to the development of effective early treatments. We used two mouse models of type I diabetes that replicate early features of human retinal vascular pathology. In both the streptozotocin (STZ) model, where hypoinsulinemia is chemically induced, and in the Ins2Akita model, which develops it spontaneously because of a mutation in the insulin gene, we observed early induction of the secreted glycoprotein gene leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1 (Lrg1). Using the Ins2Akita mice, we showed that Lrg1 induction preceded that of vascular endothelial growth factor A (Vegfa). LRG1 initiated retinal microvascular dysfunction by modifying transforming growth factor–β (TGFβ) signaling in pericytes, driving transdifferentiation to a more contractile fibrotic phenotype, resulting in narrower capillaries and thickened basement membrane. Using computational modeling, we showed that these early vascular changes impaired retinal blood flow and oxygen delivery, consistent with a defect in visual transduction observed in both models. This early retinal phenotype could be rescued by Lrg1 knockout or by treatment with an LRG1 function–blocking antibody in both the STZ and Ins2Akita mice. These results demonstrate that LRG1 is a driver of vascular dysfunction that contributes to the onset of DR and presents itself as a potential preemptive therapeutic target.
糖尿病视网膜病变(DR)是糖尿病的常见并发症,也是导致工作年龄人群视力损害和失明的主要原因。该疾病的早期特征是视网膜毛细血管功能障碍,但高血糖在这一初始阶段扰乱毛细血管稳态的机制尚不清楚,这对开发有效的早期治疗方法构成了障碍。我们使用了两种复制人类视网膜血管病理早期特征的1型糖尿病小鼠模型。在化学诱导低胰岛素血症的链脲佐菌素(STZ)模型和由于胰岛素基因突变而自发发生的Ins2Akita模型中,我们观察到分泌的糖蛋白基因富含leucine的α-2糖蛋白1 (Lrg1)的早期诱导。使用Ins2Akita小鼠,我们发现Lrg1的诱导先于血管内皮生长因子A (Vegfa)。LRG1通过改变周细胞中的转化生长因子-β (tgf -β)信号,引发视网膜微血管功能障碍,驱动转分化为更收缩的纤维化表型,导致毛细血管变窄和基底膜增厚。通过计算模型,我们发现这些早期血管变化损害了视网膜血流量和氧气输送,这与在两种模型中观察到的视觉转导缺陷一致。在STZ和Ins2Akita小鼠中,这种早期视网膜表型可以通过Lrg1敲除或Lrg1功能阻断抗体治疗来挽救。这些结果表明,LRG1是血管功能障碍的驱动因素,有助于DR的发病,并将其作为潜在的先发制人的治疗靶点。
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Generating functionally stable and antigen-specific Treg cells from effector T cells for cell therapy of inflammatory diseases 从效应T细胞中产生功能稳定和抗原特异性的Treg细胞用于炎症性疾病的细胞治疗。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adr6049
Norihisa Mikami, Ryoji Kawakami, Atsushi Sugimoto, Masaya Arai, Shimon Sakaguchi
One strategy for antigen-specific immunosuppression is to convert antigen-specific conventional T (Tconv) cells into Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells that are as stably suppressive as naturally occurring Treg (nTreg) cells. To achieve the conversion in vitro for mice and humans, we induced high Foxp3 expression in antigen- and interleukin-2 (IL-2)–stimulated Tconv cells by CDK8/19 inhibition. We further established Treg cell–specific epigenetic changes by depriving CD28 costimulation during in vitro Treg cell induction to specifically promote the expression of Treg cell signature genes, especially Foxp3. Repeating this process, with intermittent resting cultures containing IL-2 only, enabled efficient conversion of naïve as well as effector/memory CD4+ Tconv cells, including T helper 1 (TH1), TH2, and TH17 cells, into Foxp3+ Treg cells. These induced Treg (iTreg) cells were similar to nTreg cells in transcription and epigenetic modification and were functionally and phenotypically stable in vivo. Moreover, they effectively suppressed inflammatory bowel disease and graft-versus-host disease in mouse models. Adoptive cell therapy with such effector/memory Tconv cell–derived, functionally stable, iTreg cells may represent a strategy to achieve antigen- and disease-specific treatment of immunological diseases.
抗原特异性免疫抑制的一种策略是将抗原特异性常规T (Tconv)细胞转化为Foxp3+调节性T (Treg)细胞,这种细胞与自然产生的Treg (nTreg)细胞一样具有稳定的抑制作用。为了实现小鼠和人的体外转化,我们通过抑制CDK8/19诱导抗原和白细胞介素-2 (IL-2)刺激的Tconv细胞中Foxp3的高表达。在体外诱导Treg细胞的过程中,我们通过剥夺CD28共刺激,特异性地促进Treg细胞特征基因,特别是Foxp3的表达,进一步建立了Treg细胞特异性的表观遗传变化。重复这一过程,间歇静息培养只含IL-2,使naïve和效应/记忆CD4+ Tconv细胞,包括T辅助1 (TH1), TH2和TH17细胞,有效转化为Foxp3+ Treg细胞。这些诱导的Treg (iTreg)细胞在转录和表观遗传修饰方面与nTreg细胞相似,并且在体内功能和表型上稳定。此外,它们在小鼠模型中有效地抑制炎症性肠病和移植物抗宿主病。使用这种效应/记忆Tconv细胞衍生的、功能稳定的iTreg细胞进行过继细胞治疗可能是实现免疫疾病抗原和疾病特异性治疗的一种策略。
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HIVEP1 aggravates NASH by reprogramming polyamine metabolism in TH17 cells HIVEP1通过重编程TH17细胞中的多胺代谢而加重NASH。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adn1150
Yidan Ren, Xiaoyan Liu, Maoxiao Feng, Jianxiong Zhao, Yangmiao Duan, Guoying Dong, Huiru Gao, Xiaodong Hao, Qin Wang, Jiaying Yao, Zan Yuan, Xu Jing, Jing Wu, Yihai Cao, Yunshan Wang
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic, inflammatory form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that frequently progresses to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the role of various immune cells in switching from NAFLD to NASH remains elusive. Here, we took an unbiased single-cell assay for transposase accessible chromatin sequencing (scATAC-seq) approach to investigate the cellular composition, gene expression profiling, and causative roles of immune cells in NASH development. T helper 17 (TH17) cells were identified as the most abundant subpopulation of immune cells in mouse livers with NASH. Further analysis of scATAC-seq data and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from the GEO database showed that human immunodeficiency virus type I enhancer binding protein 1 (HIVEP1) is a critical transcription factor (TF) regulating TH17 cell differentiation and cytokine production. Specific knockout of Hivep1 in IL-17A+ and CD4+ T cells in mice showed impairment of TH17 cell differentiation and alleviation of NASH development. Mechanistically, HIVEP1 transcriptionally regulated ornithine decarboxylase 1 (ODC1), the rate-limiting enzyme of polyamine metabolism, to modulate TH17 cell differentiation and cytokine production. Consequently, pharmacological inhibition of ODC1 decreased cytokine production, alleviated inflammation, and prevented the NAFLD-to-NASH transition. Together, our findings elucidate the role of polyamine metabolism in TH17 cell–mediated NASH development and identify potential therapeutic targets for the effective treatment of NASH.
非酒精性脂肪性肝炎(NASH)是一种慢性炎症形式的非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD),经常发展为肝硬化和肝细胞癌(HCC)。然而,各种免疫细胞在NAFLD向NASH转变过程中的作用仍然难以捉摸。在这里,我们采用了一种无偏倚的单细胞转座酶可及染色质测序(scATAC-seq)方法来研究免疫细胞在NASH发展中的细胞组成、基因表达谱和致病作用。T辅助17 (TH17)细胞被认为是NASH小鼠肝脏中最丰富的免疫细胞亚群。对来自GEO数据库的scATAC-seq数据和单细胞RNA测序(scRNA-seq)数据的进一步分析表明,人类免疫缺陷病毒I型增强子结合蛋白1 (HIVEP1)是调节TH17细胞分化和细胞因子产生的关键转录因子(TF)。在小鼠IL-17A+和CD4+ T细胞中特异性敲除Hivep1显示TH17细胞分化受损和NASH发展减缓。机制上,HIVEP1通过转录调控鸟氨酸脱羧酶1 (ODC1),多胺代谢的限速酶,调节TH17细胞分化和细胞因子的产生。因此,药物抑制ODC1可减少细胞因子的产生,减轻炎症,并阻止nafld向nash的转变。总之,我们的研究结果阐明了多胺代谢在TH17细胞介导的NASH发展中的作用,并确定了有效治疗NASH的潜在治疗靶点。
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LRRC8A constitutively inhibits pain hypersensitivity in rodent models by restraining NMDA receptor activity at spinal cord synapses LRRC8A通过抑制脊髓突触的NMDA受体活性,组成性地抑制啮齿动物模型的疼痛超敏反应。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adu4879
Meichun Deng, Shao-Rui Chen, Meng-Hua Zhou, Jixiang Zhang, Yuying Huang, Hong Chen, Fernando Benavides, Rajan Sah, Hui-Lin Pan
Amplification of nociceptive transmission due to aberrant N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hyperactivity in the spinal cord is a key characteristic of neuropathic pain. However, under normal conditions, both presynaptic and postsynaptic NMDARs in the spinal dorsal horn are largely inactive. The mechanisms restraining synaptic NMDAR activity remain enigmatic. Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8A (LRRC8A or SWELL1) is an essential component of volume-regulated anion channels typically involved in regulating cell volume. Here, we report that LRRC8A was highly expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and spinal dorsal horn neurons of rats. Nerve injury persistently reduced LRRC8A expression in the DRG. siRNA-mediated Lrrc8a knockdown in rats or conditional Lrrc8a knockout in DRG neurons in mice consistently caused a pain hypersensitivity phenotype that was readily reversed by NMDAR antagonists. Correspondingly, Lrrc8a knockdown or conditional Lrrc8a knockout in DRG neurons markedly augmented synaptic localization and activity of NMDARs in the spinal cord. LRRC8A interacted with NMDARs in both rat and human spinal cord tissues primarily through its C-terminal LRR domain, restricting the synaptic trafficking and activity of NMDARs. Furthermore, Lrrc8aebo/ebo mutant mice, which lack the LRR domain, exhibited NMDAR-dependent pain hypersensitivity and synaptic NMDAR hyperactivity in the spinal cord. Additionally, intrathecal Lrrc8a gene delivery eliminated nerve injury–induced pain hypersensitivity and synaptic NMDAR hyperactivity in rats. These findings reveal that LRRC8A physically interacts with NMDARs and constitutively restricts their synaptic expression in the spinal cord. Reduced LRRC8A-NMDAR interactions increase synaptic expression of “unleashed” NMDARs, contributing to NMDAR hyperactivity and neuropathic pain in rodent models.
脊髓n -甲基-d-天冬氨酸受体(NMDAR)异常亢进导致的伤害性传递放大是神经性疼痛的一个关键特征。然而,在正常情况下,脊髓背角的突触前和突触后NMDARs大部分都不活跃。抑制突触NMDAR活性的机制仍然是谜。富含亮氨酸的重复序列蛋白8A (LRRC8A或SWELL1)是容量调节阴离子通道的重要组成部分,通常参与调节细胞体积。本研究报道LRRC8A在大鼠背根神经节(DRG)和脊髓背角神经元中高表达。神经损伤持续降低DRG中LRRC8A的表达。大鼠中sirna介导的Lrrc8a敲除或小鼠DRG神经元中Lrrc8a的条件敲除一致导致疼痛超敏表型,NMDAR拮抗剂很容易逆转。相应的,在DRG神经元中Lrrc8a敲除或条件敲除Lrrc8a显著增强了脊髓中NMDARs的突触定位和活性。LRRC8A主要通过其c端LRR结构域与大鼠和人脊髓组织中的NMDARs相互作用,限制NMDARs的突触运输和活性。此外,缺乏LRR结构域的Lrrc8aebo/ebo突变小鼠在脊髓中表现出NMDAR依赖性疼痛超敏反应和突触性NMDAR亢进。此外,鞘内传递Lrrc8a基因消除了大鼠神经损伤引起的疼痛过敏和突触NMDAR亢进。这些发现揭示了LRRC8A与NMDARs的物理相互作用,并构成性地限制了它们在脊髓中的突触表达。LRRC8A-NMDAR相互作用的减少增加了“释放”NMDAR的突触表达,导致啮齿动物模型中NMDAR过度活跃和神经性疼痛。
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Conversion of pathogenic T cells into functionally stabilized Treg cells for antigen-specific immunosuppression in pemphigus vulgaris 致病性T细胞转化为功能稳定的Treg细胞对寻常型天疱疮抗原特异性免疫抑制的作用。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adq9913
Miho Mukai, Hayato Takahashi, Yoko Kubo, Yasuhiko Asahina, Hisato Iriki, Hisashi Nomura, Aki Kamata, Hiromi Ito, Yutaka Kurebayashi, Jun Yamagami, Norihisa Mikami, Shimon Sakaguchi, Masayuki Amagai
Antigen-specific immunotherapy represents one candidate strategy for treating autoimmune diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris, a skin autoimmune disorder mediated by anti–desmoglein 3 (Dsg3) autoantibodies. We developed a therapeutic strategy by which Dsg3-specific pathogenic autoreactive CD4+ T cells were converted in vitro into functionally stable Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, designated stable and functional induced Treg (S/F-iTreg) cells. The conversion was achieved by pharmacological induction of Foxp3 and costimulation-dependent installation of Treg cell–specific epigenetic changes. In an animal model of pemphigus vulgaris, the Dsg3-specific S/F-iTreg cells expanded specifically in the skin-draining lymph nodes through recognition of endogenous Dsg3. They selectively inhibited Dsg3-specific T follicular helper cell and B cell proliferation and, consequently, anti-Dsg3 autoantibody formation, without affecting the total B cell population, thereby mitigating disease progression without inducing systemic immunosuppression. Human S/F-iTreg cells with similar functions could also be efficiently generated from peripheral blood T cells of patients with pemphigus vulgaris. This study demonstrates that pathogenic autoreactive T cells can be converted into disease-specific Treg cells retaining antigen specificity, enabling antigen- and disease-specific treatment of autoimmune disease.
抗原特异性免疫疗法是治疗自身免疫性疾病(如寻常型天疱疮)的一种候选策略,寻常型天疱疮是一种由抗粘连蛋白3 (Dsg3)自身抗体介导的皮肤自身免疫性疾病。我们开发了一种治疗策略,通过该策略,dsg3特异性致病性自身反应性CD4+ T细胞在体外转化为功能稳定的Foxp3+调节性T (Treg)细胞,称为稳定和功能诱导的Treg (S/F-iTreg)细胞。这种转化是通过Foxp3的药理诱导和Treg细胞特异性表观遗传变化的共刺激依赖性安装实现的。在寻常型天疱疮动物模型中,Dsg3特异性S/F-iTreg细胞通过内源性Dsg3识别在皮肤引流淋巴结中特异性扩增。它们选择性地抑制dsg3特异性T滤泡辅助细胞和B细胞的增殖,从而抑制抗dsg3自身抗体的形成,而不影响B细胞总数,从而在不诱导全身免疫抑制的情况下减缓疾病进展。寻常型天疱疮患者外周血T细胞也能高效生成具有类似功能的人S/F-iTreg细胞。本研究表明,致病性自身反应性T细胞可以转化为疾病特异性Treg细胞,保持抗原特异性,使自身免疫性疾病的抗原特异性和疾病特异性治疗成为可能。
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