Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2024 Aug 1;81(1):327. doi: 10.1007/s00018-024-05378-x.
Dysregulation of mucosal immune system has been proposed to be critical in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an important role in regulating immune responses. Tregs are involved in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and exerting suppressive function in colitis. Our previous studies showed that a novel forkhead box protein P3 (Foxp3) negative Tregs (Treg-of-B cells), induced by culturing naïve CD4 T cells with B cells, could protect against colitis and downregulate T helper (Th) 1 and Th17 cell cytokines in T cell-mediated colitis. In the present study, we aimed to induce Treg-of-B cells in the CD8 T-cell population and investigate their characteristics and immunomodulatory functions. Our results showed that CD8 Treg-of-B cells expressed Treg-associated markers, including lymphocyte-activation gene-3 (LAG3), inducible co-stimulator (ICOS), programmed death-1 (PD-1), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 (CTLA-4), tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member-4 (TNFRSF4, OX40), and tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member-18 (TNFRSF18, GITR), but did not express Foxp3. CD8 Treg-of-B cells produced higher concentration of inhibitory cytokine interleukin (IL)-10, and expressed higher levels of cytotoxic factor granzyme B and perforin after stimulation, compared to those of CD8CD25 T cells. Moreover, CD8 Treg-of-B cells suppressed T cell proliferation in vitro and alleviated colonic inflammation in chronic dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. In conclusion, our study identified a novel subpopulation of CD8 Tregs with suppressive effects through cell contact. These CD8 Treg-of-B cells might have therapeutic potential for IBDs.
黏膜免疫系统失调被认为在炎症性肠病(IBD)的发病机制中起关键作用。调节性 T 细胞(Tregs)在调节免疫反应中起着重要作用。Tregs 参与维持肠道内稳态,并在结肠炎中发挥抑制作用。我们之前的研究表明,一种新型叉头框蛋白 P3(Foxp3)阴性 Tregs(B 细胞诱导的 Tregs-of-B 细胞),可通过培养幼稚 CD4 T 细胞与 B 细胞诱导产生,可预防结肠炎,并下调 T 细胞介导的结肠炎中的辅助性 T 细胞(Th)1 和 Th17 细胞细胞因子。在本研究中,我们旨在诱导 CD8 T 细胞群体中的 Treg-of-B 细胞,并研究其特征和免疫调节功能。我们的结果表明,CD8 Treg-of-B 细胞表达 Treg 相关标志物,包括淋巴细胞激活基因-3(LAG3)、诱导共刺激分子(ICOS)、程序性死亡-1(PD-1)、细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞相关蛋白-4(CTLA-4)、肿瘤坏死因子受体超家族成员-4(TNFRSF4,OX40)和肿瘤坏死因子受体超家族成员-18(TNFRSF18,GITR),但不表达 Foxp3。与 CD8CD25 T 细胞相比,CD8 Treg-of-B 细胞在刺激后产生更高浓度的抑制性细胞因子白细胞介素(IL)-10,并且表达更高水平的细胞毒性因子颗粒酶 B 和穿孔素。此外,CD8 Treg-of-B 细胞在体外抑制 T 细胞增殖,并缓解慢性葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)诱导的结肠炎中的结肠炎症。总之,本研究通过细胞接触鉴定了一种具有抑制作用的新型 CD8 Treg 亚群。这些 CD8 Treg-of-B 细胞可能对 IBD 具有治疗潜力。
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