Generation and Immune Regulation of CD4
| Autor: | Jiang-Hua, Wu, Mei, Zhou, Yang, Jin, Zhao-Ji, Meng, Xian-Zhi, Xiong, Sheng-Wen, Sun, Shuai-Ying, Miao, Hong-Li, Han, Xiao-Nan, Tao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Male Immunology hemic and immune systems chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Forkhead Transcription Factors Middle Aged CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells Lymphocyte Activation T-Lymphocytes Regulatory Immunomodulation Transforming Growth Factor beta1 Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive immune dysfunction T-Lymphocyte Subsets CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells Humans COPD Female Th17 cells Immunologic Memory Cells Cultured Original Research |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Immunology |
| ISSN: | 1664-3224 |
| Popis: | The imbalance of CD4+Foxp3+ T cell subsets is reportedly involved in abnormal inflammatory immune responses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the possible role of CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells in immune regulation in COPD remains to be investigated. In the current study, distribution and phenotypic characteristics of CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells from peripheral blood were determined by flow cytometry; the origin, immune function and ultimate fate of CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells were further explored in vitro. It was observed that circulating CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells were significantly increased in stable COPD patients (SCOPD) and resembled central memory or effector memory T cells. Compared with peripheral CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells, peripheral CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells showed a lower expression of Foxp3, CTLA-4, HELIOS, and TIGIT, but a higher expression of CD127 and KI-67, suggesting that CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells lost the expression of Tregs-associated molecules following the reduction in CD25. Unexpectedly, our study found that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1) decreased CD25 expression and played a critical role in the generation of CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells from CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells. Phenotypic analysis further revealed that both inducible and peripheral CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells exhibited the features of activated conventional T cells. Importantly, memory CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells facilitated the proliferation and differentiation of naïve CD4+ T cells into Th17 cells in the presence of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-23, and TGFβ1. Finally, a fraction of CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells, exhibiting instability and plasticity, were converted to Th17 cells when subjected to Th17 cell-polarizing condition. Taken together, we propose that TGFβ1 is responsible for the generation of CD4+CD25−Foxp3+ T cells, and these cells functionally exert an auxiliary effect on Th17 cells generation and might perpetuate chronic inflammation in COPD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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