Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Feb 1;25(3):1747. doi: 10.3390/ijms25031747.
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of multicellular organisms, especially mammals, harbors a symbiotic commensal microbiota with diverse microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbial and eukaryotic species. This microbiota exerts an important role on intestinal function and contributes to host health. The microbiota, while benefiting from a nourishing environment, is involved in the development, metabolism and immunity of the host, contributing to the maintenance of homeostasis in the GI tract. The immune system orchestrates the maintenance of key features of host-microbe symbiosis via a unique immunological network that populates the intestinal wall with different immune cell populations. Intestinal epithelium contains lymphocytes in the intraepithelial (IEL) space between the tight junctions and the basal membrane of the gut epithelium. IELs are mostly CD8 T cells, with the great majority of them expressing the CD8αα homodimer, and the γδ T cell receptor (TCR) instead of the αβ TCR expressed on conventional T cells. γδ T cells play a significant role in immune surveillance and tissue maintenance. This review provides an overview of how the microbiota regulates γδ T cells and the influence of microbiota-derived metabolites on γδ T cell responses, highlighting their impact on immune homeostasis. It also discusses intestinal neuro-immune regulation and how γδ T cells possess the ability to interact with both the microbiota and brain.
多细胞生物(尤其是哺乳动物)的胃肠道(GI)中存在着共生的共生物群,其中包括细菌、真菌、病毒以及其他微生物和真核生物。该菌群对肠道功能具有重要作用,并有助于宿主健康。菌群在受益于滋养环境的同时,也参与宿主的发育、代谢和免疫,有助于维持 GI 道的体内平衡。免疫系统通过独特的免疫网络来协调宿主-微生物共生的关键特征的维持,该网络在肠壁上填充了不同的免疫细胞群体。肠上皮细胞在紧密连接和肠上皮基底膜之间的上皮内(IEL)空间中含有淋巴细胞。IEL 主要是 CD8 T 细胞,其中绝大多数表达 CD8αα 同源二聚体,而不是常规 T 细胞表达的 αβ TCR。γδ T 细胞在免疫监视和组织维持中发挥重要作用。本综述概述了微生物群如何调节 γδ T 细胞以及微生物衍生代谢物对 γδ T 细胞反应的影响,强调了它们对免疫稳态的影响。它还讨论了肠道神经免疫调节以及 γδ T 细胞如何与微生物群和大脑相互作用。
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