Chemotherapy-induced intestinal epithelial damage directly promotes galectin-9-driven modulation of T cell behavior

Autor: Suze A. Jansen, Alessandro Cutilli, Coco de Koning, Marliek van Hoesel, Cynthia L. Frederiks, Leire Saiz Sierra, Stefan Nierkens, Michal Mokry, Edward E.S. Nieuwenhuis, Alan M. Hanash, Enric Mocholi, Paul J. Coffer, Caroline A. Lindemans
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 6, Pp 110072- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110072
Popis: Summary: The intestine is vulnerable to chemotherapy-induced damage due to the high rate of intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) proliferation. We have developed a human intestinal organoid-based 3D model system to study the direct effect of chemotherapy-induced IEC damage on T cell behavior. Exposure of intestinal organoids to busulfan, fludarabine, and clofarabine induced damage-related responses affecting both the capacity to regenerate and transcriptional reprogramming. In ex vivo co-culture assays, prior intestinal organoid damage resulted in increased T cell activation, proliferation, and migration. We identified galectin-9 (Gal-9) as a key molecule released by damaged organoids. The use of anti-Gal-9 blocking antibodies or CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Gal-9 knock-out prevented intestinal organoid damage-induced T cell proliferation, interferon-gamma release, and migration. Increased levels of Gal-9 were found early after HSCT chemotherapeutic conditioning in the plasma of patients who later developed acute GVHD. Taken together, chemotherapy-induced intestinal damage can influence T cell behavior in a Gal-9-dependent manner which may provide novel strategies for therapeutic intervention.
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