Hunger-promoting hypothalamic neurons modulate effector and regulatory T-cell responses

Autor: MATARESE, GIUSEPPE, Procaccini C, Menale C, Kim JG, Kim JD, Diano S, Diano N, De Rosa V, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL, PANE, FABRIZIO
Přispěvatelé: Matarese, Giuseppe, Procaccini, C, Menale, C, Kim, Jg, Kim, Jd, Diano, S, Diano, N, De Rosa, V, Dietrich, Mo, Horvath, Tl, Pane, Fabrizio
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110:6193-6198
ISSN: 1091-6490
0027-8424
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210644110
Popis: Whole-body energy metabolism is regulated by the hypothalamus and has an impact on diverse tissue functions. Here we show that selective knockdown of Sirtuin 1 Sirt1 in hypothalamic Agouti-related peptide-expressing neurons, which renders these cells less responsive to cues of low energy availability, significantly promotes CD4 + T-cell activation by increasing production of T helper 1 and 17 proinflammatory cytokines via mediation of the sympathetic nervous system. These phenomena were associated with an impaired thymic generation of forkhead box P3 (FoxP3 + ) naturally occurring regulatory T cells and their reduced suppressive capacity in the periphery, which resulted in increased delayed-type hypersensitivity responses and autoimmune disease susceptibility in mice. These observations unmask a previously unsuspected role of hypothalamic feeding circuits in the regulation of adaptive immune response.
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