Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 3;12:729607. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.729607. eCollection 2021.
The mucosal immune system is the first line of defense against pathogens. Germinal centers (GCs) in the Peyer's patches (PPs) of the small intestine are constantly generated through stimulation of the microbiota. In this study, we investigated the role of γδ T cells in the GC reactions in PPs. Most γδ T cells in PPs localized in the GCs and expressed a TCR composed of Vγ1 and Vδ6 chains. By using mice with partial and total γδ T cell deficiencies, we found that Vγ1/Vδ6 T cells can produce high amounts of IL-4, which drives the proliferation of GC B cells as well as the switch of GC B cells towards IgA. Therefore, we conclude that γδ T cells play a role in sustaining gut homeostasis and symbiosis supporting the GC reactions in PPs.
黏膜免疫系统是抵御病原体的第一道防线。小肠派尔集合淋巴结(PPs)中的生发中心(GCs)通过刺激微生物群不断产生。在这项研究中,我们研究了 γδ T 细胞在 PPs 中的 GC 反应中的作用。PPs 中的大多数 γδ T 细胞定位于 GCs 中,并表达由 Vγ1 和 Vδ6 链组成的 TCR。通过使用部分和完全 γδ T 细胞缺陷的小鼠,我们发现 Vγ1/Vδ6 T 细胞可以产生大量的 IL-4,这可以驱动 GC B 细胞的增殖以及 GC B 细胞向 IgA 的转换。因此,我们得出结论,γδ T 细胞在维持肠道内稳态和共生关系中发挥作用,支持 PPs 中的 GC 反应。
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