| Autor: |
Li Z; BRB-5, Digestive Health Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Buttó LF; BRB-5, Digestive Health Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Buela KA; Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Jia LG; BRB-5, Digestive Health Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Lam M; BRB-5, Digestive Health Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Ward JD; BRB-5, Digestive Health Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Pizarro TT; Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States., Cominelli F; BRB-5, Digestive Health Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States. |
| Abstrakt: |
Death receptor 3 (DR3), a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily, has been implicated in regulating T-helper type-1 (T H 1), type-2 (T H 2), and type-17 (T H 17) responses as well as regulatory T cell (T reg ) and innate lymphoid cell (ILC) functions during immune-mediated diseases. However, the role of DR3 in controlling lymphocyte functions in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not fully understood. Recent studies have shown that activation of DR3 signaling modulates T reg expansion suggesting that stimulation of DR3 represents a potential therapeutic target in human inflammatory diseases, including Crohn's disease (CD). In this study, we tested a specific DR3 agonistic antibody (4C12) in SAMP1/YitFc (SAMP) mice with CD-like ileitis. Interestingly, treatment with 4C12 prior to disease manifestation markedly worsened the severity of ileitis in SAMP mice despite an increase in FoxP3 + lymphocytes in mesenteric lymph node (MLN) and small-intestinal lamina propria (LP) cells. Disease exacerbation was dominated by overproduction of both T H 1 and T H 2 cytokines and associated with expansion of dysfunctional CD25 - FoxP3 + and ILC group 1 (ILC1) cells. These effects were accompanied by a reduction in CD25 + FoxP3 + and ILC group 3 (ILC3) cells. By comparison, genetic deletion of DR3 effectively reversed the inflammatory phenotype in SAMP mice by promoting the expansion of CD25 + FoxP3 + over CD25 - FoxP3 + cells and the production of IL-10 protein. Collectively, our data demonstrate that DR3 signaling modulates a multicellular network, encompassing T regs , T effectors, and ILCs, governing disease development and progression in SAMP mice with CD-like ileitis. Manipulating DR3 signaling toward the restoration of the balance between protective and inflammatory lymphocytes may represent a novel and targeted therapeutic modality for patients with CD. |
