Immune perturbations in human pancreas lymphatic tissues prior to and after type 1 diabetes onset.
作者信息
Golden Gregory J, Wu Vincent H, Hamilton Jacob T, Amses Kevin R, Shapiro Melanie R, Sada Japp Alberto, Liu Chengyang, Pampena M Betina, Kuri-Cervantes Leticia, Knox James J, Gardner Jay S, Atkinson Mark A, Brusko Todd M, Luning Prak Eline T, Kaestner Klaus H, Naji Ali, Betts Michael R
机构信息
Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
出版信息
Nat Commun. 2025 May 18;16(1):4621. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59626-0.
Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β cells results in type 1 diabetes (T1D), with pancreatic immune infiltrate representing a key feature in this process. However, characterization of the immunological processes occurring in human pancreatic lymphatic tissues is lacking. Here, we conduct a comprehensive study of immune cells from pancreatic, mesenteric, and splenic lymphatic tissues of non-diabetic control (ND), β cell autoantibody-positive non-diabetic (AAb+), and T1D donors using flow cytometry and CITEseq. Compared to ND pancreas-draining lymph nodes (pLN), AAb+ and T1D donor pLNs display decreased CD4+ Treg and increased stem-like CD8+ T cell signatures, while only T1D donor pLNs exhibit naive T cell and NK cell differentiation. Mesenteric LNs have modulations only in CD4+ Tregs and naive cells, while splenocytes lack these perturbations. Further, T cell expression of activation markers and IL7 receptor correlate with T1D genetic risk. These results demonstrate tissue-restricted immune changes occur before and after T1D onset.