Human CD36 hi monocytes induce Foxp3 + CD25 + T cells with regulatory functions from CD4 and CD8 subsets

Autor: Jessica G Lee, Michael Nishimura, Anya Nikolai, Alexander Nelson, Yi Wei Lim, Aleksandra Vuchkovska, Paula White, Kathleen E Jaeger, Makio Iwashima, Katherine L. Knight, Yoichi Seki, Dan Kim, Christina Cunha
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Immunology. 163:293-309
ISSN: 1365-2567
0019-2805
Popis: The fetal and neonatal immune systems are uniquely poised to generate tolerance to self, maternal, and environmental antigens encountered in the womb and shortly after birth. However, the tolerogenic nature of fetal and neonatal immunity can be detrimental in the context of pathogens, leading to overwhelming bacterial infections or chronic viral infections. A variety of mechanisms contribute to fetal and neonatal tolerance, including a propensity to generate Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells). However, the mechanism(s) of fetal Foxp3+ T cell differentiation, the specific antigen-presenting cells required, and factors that inhibit Treg generation after the neonatal period are poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that a subset of CD14+ monocytes expressing the scavenger molecule, CD36, can generate CD4+ and CD8+ T cells that co-express Foxp3 and T-bet from both umbilical cord blood. These Foxp3+ T-bet+ T cells potently suppress T cell proliferation and ameliorate xenogeneic graft versus host disease. CD14+ CD36+ monocytes provide known Treg-inducing signals: membrane-bound transforming growth factor-beta and retinoic acid. Unexpectedly, adult peripheral blood monocytes are also capable of inducing Foxp3+ T cells from both cord blood and adult peripheral naive T cells. The induction of Foxp3+ T cells in umbilical cord blood by monocytes was inhibited by the lymphoid fraction of adult peripheral blood cells. These studies highlight a novel immunoregulatory role of monocytes and suggest that antigen presentation by CD36hi monocytes may contribute to the peripheral development of Foxp3+ T-bet+ T cells with regulatory functions in both neonates and adults.
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