Schwedhelm Katharine, Thorpe Jerill, Murray Sara A, Gavin Marc, Speake Cate, Greenbaum Carla, Cerosaletti Karen, Buckner Jane, Long S Alice
Translational Research Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Systems Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Clin Immunol. 2017 Aug;181:67-74. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
The IL-2/IL-2R pathway is implicated in type 1 diabetes (T1D). While its role in regulatory T cell (Treg) biology is well characterized, mechanisms that influence IL-2 responses in effector T cells (Teff) are less well understood. We compared IL-2 responses in 95 healthy control and 98 T1D subjects. In T1D, low IL-2 responsiveness was most pronounced in memory Teff. Unlike Treg, CD25 expression did not influence the Teff responses. Reduced IL-2 responses in memory Teff were not rescued by resting, remained lower after activation and proliferation, and were absent in type 2 diabetes. Comparing basal IL-2 responses in resting versus activated cells, memory Teff displayed lower, but more sustained, responses to IL-2 overtime. These results suggest that T1D-associated defects in the Teff compartment are due to intrinsic factors related to activation. Evaluation of both Teff and Treg IL-2R signaling defects in T1D subjects may inform selection of therapies.
白细胞介素-2/白细胞介素-2受体(IL-2/IL-2R)信号通路与1型糖尿病(T1D)有关。虽然其在调节性T细胞(Treg)生物学中的作用已得到充分表征,但影响效应T细胞(Teff)中IL-2反应的机制尚不清楚。我们比较了95名健康对照者和98名T1D患者的IL-2反应。在T1D患者中,低IL-2反应性在记忆性Teff中最为明显。与Treg不同,CD25表达不影响Teff反应。记忆性Teff中IL-2反应降低不能通过静息恢复,在激活和增殖后仍较低,且在2型糖尿病中不存在。比较静息细胞与激活细胞的基础IL-2反应,记忆性Teff对IL-2的反应随时间推移较低,但更持久。这些结果表明,Teff区室中与T1D相关的缺陷是由于与激活相关的内在因素。评估T1D患者中Teff和Treg的IL-2R信号缺陷可能有助于治疗方案的选择。