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Human Effector Memory CD4+ T Cells Directly Recognize Allogeneic Endothelial Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
Authors: Shiao Stephen L. , Kirkiles-Smith Nancy C. , Shepherd Benjamin R. , McNiff Jennifer M. , Carr Edward J. , Pober Jordan S. 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
The frequency of circulating alloreactive human memory T cells correlates with allograft rejection. Memory T cells may be divided into effector memory (TEM) and central memory (TCM) cell subsets, but their specific roles in allograft rejection are unknown. We report that CD4+ TEM (CD45RO+CCR7−CD62L−) can be adoptively transferred readily into C.B-17 SCID/bg mice and mediate the destruction of human endothelial cells (EC) in vascularized human skin grafts allogeneic to the T cell donor. In contrast, CD4+ TCM (CD45RO+CCR7+CD62L+) are inefficiently transferred and do not mediate EC injury. In vitro, CD4+ TEM secrete more IFN-γ within 48 h in response to allogeneic ECs than do TCM. In contrast, TEM and TCM secrete comparable amounts of IFN-γ in response to allogeneic monocytes (Mo). In the same cultures, both TEM and TCM produce IL-2 and proliferate in response to IFN-γ-treated allogeneic human EC or Mo, but TCM respond more vigorously in both assays. Blockade of LFA-3 strongly inhibits both IL-2 and IFN-γ secretion by CD4+ TEM cultured with allogeneic EC but only minimally inhibits responses to allogeneic Mo. Blockade of CD80 and CD86 strongly inhibits IL-2 but not IFN-γ production by in response to allogeneic EC or Mo. Transduction of EC to express B7-2 enhances allogeneic TEM production of IL-2 but not IFN-γ. We conclude that human CD4+ TEM directly recognize and respond to allogeneic EC in vitro by secreting IFN-γ and that this response depends on CD2 but not CD28. Consistent with EC activation of effector functions, human CD4+ TEM can mediate allogeneic EC injury in vivo.
The Transcription Factor Zbtb7b Promotes CD4 Expression by Antagonizing Runx-Mediated Activation of the CD4 Silencer
Authors: Wildt Kathryn F. , Sun Guangping , Grueter Baerbel , Fischer Maria , Zamisch Monica , Ehlers Marc , Bosselut Rémy 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
The persistence of CD4 expression is a key event distinguishing the differentiation of MHC class II-restricted thymocytes into CD4 T cells from that of MHC class I-restricted thymocytes into CD8 T cells. The zinc finger transcription factor Zbtb7b (or cKrox or Thpok) is normally expressed in MHC class II-restricted thymocytes and promotes CD4 lineage choice. When expressed in MHC class I-restricted cells, Zbtb7b redirects these cells from their normal CD8 fate to CD4 differentiation, implying that it promotes, directly or not, sustained CD4 expression; the present study has investigated the mechanism of this effect. We demonstrate that, although Zbtb7b does not enhance CD4 expression on its own, it antagonizes the CD4 repression mediated by the transcription factor Runx3, which is normally up-regulated during CD8 differentiation and promotes CD4 silencing. Zbtb7b also antagonizes CD4 repression by the related protein Runx1, which is expressed in CD4 lineage cells. This antagonism is observed both in vitro and in vivo, is transcriptional, and requires domains of Zbtb7b that are essential to its ability to promote CD4 differentiation in vivo. Furthermore, Zbtb7b fails to antagonize Runx in cells treated with histone deacetylase inhibitors, suggesting that Zbtb7b acts by reducing the expression of thus far unknown factors that cooperate with Runx molecules to repress CD4. These findings demonstrate that the transcription factor Zbtb7b promotes CD4 expression by antagonizing Runx-mediated CD4 repression.
IL-27 Suppresses Th2 Cell Development and Th2 Cytokines Production from Polarized Th2 Cells: A Novel Therapeutic Way for Th2-Mediated Allergic Inflammation
Authors: Yoshimoto Tomohiro , Yoshimoto Takayuki , Yasuda Koubun , Mizuguchi Junichiro , Nakanishi Kenji 
Published: April 2014

AbstractIL-27 up-regulates Th1 but down-regulates Th2 responses. However, its molecular mechanism and regulatory effects on polarized Th2 cells remain unclear. In this study, we have revealed that IL-27 inhibits Th2 cell development as well as Th2 cytokines production from already polarized Th2 cells by down-regulation of GATA-3 and up-regulation of T-bet expression simultaneously. In vivo daily IL-27 treatment for 1 wk after Leishmania major infection protects BALB/c mice from footpad swelling by diminishing parasite burden via reciprocal regulation of Th1 and Th2 responses. Furthermore, IL-27 stimulation causes marked reduction in the capacity of host mouse to mount a Th2 response against Strongyloides venezuelensis infection. Thus, IL-27-treated mice failed to develop intestinal mastocytosis after S. venezuelensis infection and exhibited a marked delay in parasite expulsion. Finally, intranasal administration of IL-27 inhibits OVA-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in OVA-sensitized animals. Thus, IL-27 could provide us with a novel therapeutic way for treating Th2-associated diseases such as bronchial asthma.
Intercellular Transfer of Carcinoembryonic Antigen from Tumor Cells to NK Cells
Authors: Stern-Ginossar Noam , Nedvetzki Shlomo , Markel Gal , Gazit Roi , Betser-Cohen Gili , Achdout Hagit , Aker Memet , Blumberg Richard S. , Davis Daniel M. , Appelmelk Ben , Mandelboim Ofer 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
The inhibition of NK cell killing is mainly mediated via the interaction of NK inhibitory receptors with MHC class I proteins. In addition, we have previously demonstrated that NK cells are inhibited in a class I MHC-independent manner via homophilic carcinoembryonic Ag (CEA) cell adhesion molecules (CEACAM1)-CEACAM1 and heterophilic CEACAM1-CEA interactions. However, the cross-talk between immune effector cells and their target cells is not limited to cell interactions per se, but also involves a specific exchange of proteins. The reasons for these molecular exchanges and the functional outcome of this phenomenon are still mostly unknown. In this study, we show that NK cells rapidly and specifically acquire CEA molecules from target cells. We evaluated the role of cytotoxicity in the acquisition of CEA and demonstrated it to be mostly killing independent. We further demonstrate that CEA transfer requires a specific interaction with an unknown putative NK cell receptor and that carbohydrates are probably involved in CEA recognition and acquisition by NK cells. Functionally, the killing of bulk NK cultures was inhibited by CEA-expressing cells, suggesting that this putative receptor is an inhibitory receptor.
Surfactant Protein A Activation of Atypical Protein Kinase C ζ in IκB-α-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Immune Regulation
Authors: Moulakakis Christina , Adam Stefanie , Seitzer Ulrike , Schromm Andra B. , Leitges Michael , Stamme Cordula 
Published: April 2014

AbstractThe pulmonary collectin surfactant protein (SP)-A has a pivotal role in anti-inflammatory modulation of lung immunity. The mechanisms underlying SP-A-mediated inhibition of LPS-induced NF-κB activation in vivo and in vitro are only partially understood. We previously demonstrated that SP-A stabilizes IκB-α, the primary regulator of NF-κB, in alveolar macrophages (AM) both constitutively and in the presence of LPS. In this study, we show that in AM and PBMC from IκB-α knockout/IκB-β knockin mice, SP-A fails to inhibit LPS-induced TNF-α production and p65 nuclear translocation, confirming a critical role for IκB-α in SP-A-mediated LPS inhibition. We identify atypical (a) protein kinase C (PKC) ζ as a pivotal upstream regulator of SP-A-mediated IκB-α/NF-κB pathway modulation deduced from blocking experiments and confirmed by using AM from PKCζ−/− mice. SP-A transiently triggers aPKCThr410/403 phosphorylation, aPKC kinase activity, and translocation in primary rat AM. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments reveal that SP-A induces aPKC/p65 binding under constitutive conditions. Together the data indicate that anti-inflammatory macrophage activation via IκB-α by SP-A critically depends on PKCζ activity, and thus attribute a novel, stimulus-specific signaling function to PKCζ in SP-A-modulated pulmonary immune response.
T Regulatory Cells Control Numbers of NK Cells and CD8α+ Immature Dendritic Cells in the Lymph Node Paracortex
Authors: Giroux Martin , Yurchenko Ekaterina , St.-Pierre Jessica , Piccirillo Ciriaco A. , Perreault Claude 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
The spleen contains numerous NK cells whose differentiation profile is characterized by a preponderance of mature elements located mainly in the red pulp. In contrast, lymph nodes (LNs) contain few NK cells and they are sited mostly in T cell zones and skewed toward immature developmental stages. We show that, in mice, naturally occurring CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells are both necessary and sufficient to repress accumulation of NK cells in resting LNs. Moreover, we present evidence that Treg cells hamper generation of mature NK cells through short-range interactions with NK precursors. In turn, mature NK cells specifically regulate the amount of CD8α+ phenotypically immature dendritic cells present in LN T cell zones. We propose that the dominant influence of Treg cells on NK cell precursors and CD8α+ immature dendritic cells explains why “quiescent” LNs in the absence of infection function as privileged sites for induction and maintenance of tolerance to peripheral Ags.
EAE Tolerance Induction with Hsp70-Peptide Complexes Depends on H60 and NKG2D Activity
Authors: Galazka Grazyna , Jurewicz Anna , Orlowski Wojciech , Stasiolek Mariusz , Brosnan Celia F. , Raine Cedric S. , Selmaj Krzysztof 
Published: April 2014

AbstractInflammation leads to induction of tissue stress conditions that might contribute to the generation of mechanisms limiting ongoing immune responses. We have shown previously that peptides derived from brain tissue of mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) complexed with the chaperone heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70-pc) induce an NK-cell-dependent tolerance for subsequent EAE sensitization. We now present data that showed that the MHC class I-related glycoprotein H60 determines Hsp70-pc-induced EAE inhibition. Hsp70-pc led to significant and selective up-regulation of H60 expression in SJL/J mice, and Ab-blocking of H60 expression led to loss of EAE tolerance. Similarly, blocking of the NK cell receptor for H60, NKG2D, also reversed the Hsp70-pc-induced EAE inhibition. In contrast, in C57BL/6 mice H60 was not expressed, and Hsp70-pc-induced tolerance was not detected. The NK cell mediated Hsp70-pc-induced tolerance to EAE was dependent on modulation of dendritic cells function leading to diminished T cell reactivity to PLP. As, no increase of H60 expression on T cells from EAE mice immunized with PLP was detected, and no enhanced loss of CD3+H60+over CD3+H60− cells in Hsp70-pc-induced EAE tolerance was found direct killing of H60+ PLP-reactive cells seems not to be involved in the Hsp70-pc-induced tolerance induction. We have provided evidence that Hsp70-pc-induced tolerance for EAE, mediated by NK cells, involves induction of H60 ligand and its interaction with NKG2D receptor. NK cells tolerization of EAE depends on altered dendritic cells activity leading to enhanced death of Ag reactive cells.
Pathogen-Specific CD8 T Cell Responses Are Directly Inhibited by IL-10
Authors: Biswas Partha Sarathi , Pedicord Virginia , Ploss Alexander , Menet Ewa , Leiner Ingrid , Pamer Eric G. 
Published: April 2014

AbstractRegulation of CD8 T cell expansion and contraction is essential for successful immune defense against intracellular pathogens. IL-10 is a regulatory cytokine that can restrict T cell responses by inhibiting APC functions. IL-10, however, can also have direct effects on T cells. Although blockade or genetic deletion of IL-10 enhances T cell-mediated resistance to infections, the extent to which IL-10 limits in vivo APC function or T cell activation/proliferation remains unknown. Herein, we demonstrate that primary and memory CD8 T cell responses following Listeria monocytogenes infection are enhanced by the absence of IL-10. Surface expression of the IL-10R is transiently up-regulated on CD8 T cells following activation, suggesting that activated T cells can respond to IL-10 directly. Consistent with this notion, CD8 T cells lacking IL-10R2 underwent greater expansion than wild-type T cells upon L. monocytogenes infection. The absence of IL-10R2 on APCs, in contrast, did not enhance T cell responses following infection. Our studies demonstrate that IL-10 produced during bacterial infection directly limits expansion of pathogen-specific CD8 T cells and reveal an extrinsic regulatory mechanism that modulates the magnitude of memory T cell responses.
Skin-Derived Dendritic Cells Can Mediate Deletional Tolerance of Class I-Restricted Self-Reactive T Cells
Authors: Waithman Jason , Allan Rhys S. , Kosaka Hiroshi , Azukizawa Hiroaki , Shortman Ken , Lutz Manfred B. , Heath William R. , Carbone Francis R. , Belz Gabrielle T. 
Published: April 2014

AbstractSkin-draining lymph nodes contain a number of dendritic cell (DC) subsets of different origins. Some of these are migratory, such as the skin-derived epidermal Langerhans cells and a separate dermal DC subset, whereas others are lymphoid resident in nature, such as the CD8+ DCs found throughout the lymphoid tissues. In this study, we examine the DC subset presentation of skin-derived self-Ag by migratory and lymphoid-resident DCs, both in the steady state and under conditions of local skin infection. We show that presentation of self-Ag is confined to skin-derived migrating DCs in both settings. Steady state presentation resulted in deletional T cell tolerance despite these DCs expressing a relatively mature phenotype as measured by traditional markers such as the level of MHC class II and CD86 expression. Thus, self-Ag can be carried to the draining lymph nodes by skin-derived DCs and there presented by these same cells for tolerization of the circulating T cell pool.
IFN-ε Mediates TNF-α-Induced STAT1 Phosphorylation and Induction of Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene-I in Human Cervical Cancer Cells
Authors: Matsumiya Tomoh , Prescott Stephen M. , Stafforini Diana M. 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
Retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I) plays important roles during innate immune responses to viral infections and as a transducer of cytokine signaling. The mechanisms of RIG-I up-regulation after cytokine stimulation are incompletely characterized. It was previously reported that IFN–γ induces the expression of RIG-I in endothelial cells. In this study, we characterized the mechanism of type I IFN-mediated up-regulation of RIG-I in HeLa cells and found that, in addition to type I IFN, TNF-α, a cytokine that regulates innate immune responses, induced expression of RIG-I. To investigate whether TNF-α- and type I IFN-mediated up-regulations of RIG-I were causally related, we studied the kinetics of these responses. Our results were consistent with a model in which TNF-α functioned upstream of type I IFNs. The ability of TNF-α to up-regulate RIG-I required protein synthesis, expression of functional type I IFNRs, and STAT1 signaling. We also found that IFN-ε was the only IFN isoform expressed constitutively in HeLa cells and that its expression was up-regulated in response to stimulation with TNF-α. The mechanism of up-regulation involved stabilization of IFN-ε mRNA in the absence of transcriptional activation. Silencing the expression of IFN-ε attenuated STAT1 expression and phosphorylation and inhibited RIG-I expression, providing additional support for the participation of IFN-ε upstream of STAT1. Our findings support a sequential mechanism whereby TNF-α leads to stabilization of IFN-ε mRNA, increased IFN-ε synthesis, engagement of type I IFNRs, increased STAT1 expression and phosphorylation, and up-regulation of RIG-I expression. These findings have implications for our understanding of the immune responses that follow cytokine stimulation.
CD83 Expression Is a Sensitive Marker of Activation Required for B Cell and CD4+ T Cell Longevity In Vivo
Authors: Prazma Charlene M. , Yazawa Norihito , Fujimoto Yoko , Fujimoto Manabu , Tedder Thomas F. 
Published: April 2014

AbstractCD83 is a surface marker that differentiates immature and mature human dendritic cell populations. Thymic epithelial cell expression of CD83 is also necessary for efficient CD4+ T cell development in mice. The altered phenotypes of peripheral B and CD4+ T cells, and the reduction of peripheral CD4+ T cells in CD83−/− mice, suggest additional functions for CD83. To assess this, a panel of mAbs was generated to characterize mouse CD83 expression by peripheral leukocytes. As in humans, activation of conventional and plasmacytoid murine dendritic cell subsets led to rapid up-regulation of CD83 surface expression in mice. In primary and secondary lymphoid compartments, a subset of B cells expressed low-level CD83, while CD83 was not detected on resting T cells. However, CD83 was prominently up-regulated on the majority of spleen B and T cells within hours of activation in vitro. In vivo, a low dose of hen egg lysozyme (1 μg) induced significant CD83 but not CD69 expression by Ag-specific B cells within 4 h of Ag challenge. Although B cell development appeared normal in CD83−/− mice, B and CD4+ T cell expression of CD83 was required for lymphocyte longevity in adoptive transfer experiments. Thus, the restricted expression pattern of CD83, its rapid induction following B cell and T cell activation, and its requirement for B cell and CD4+ T cell longevity demonstrate that CD83 is a functionally significant and sensitive marker of early lymphocyte activation in vivo.
Characterization of the Functional Properties of the Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Kv1.3 in Human CD4+ T Lymphocytes
Authors: Hu Lina , Pennington Michael , Jiang Qiong , Whartenby Katharine A. , Calabresi Peter A. 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
Previous studies have shown that central memory T (TCM) cells predominantly use the calcium-dependent potassium channel KCa3.1 during acute activation, whereas effector memory T (TEM) cells use the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3. Because Kv1.3-specific pharmacological blockade selectively inhibited anti-CD3-mediated proliferation, whereas naive T cells and TCM cells escaped inhibition due to up-regulation of KCa3.1, this difference indicated a potential for selective targeting of the TEM population. We examined the effects of pharmacological Kv1.3 blockers and a dominant-negative Kv1.x construct on T cell subsets to assess the specific effects of Kv1.3 blockade. Our studies indicated both TCM and TEM CD4+ T cells stimulated with anti-CD3 were inhibited by charybdotoxin, which can block both KCa3.1 and Kv1.3, whereas margatoxin and Stichodactyla helianthus toxin, which are more selective Kv1.3 inhibitors, inhibited proliferation and IFN-γ production only in the TEM subset. The addition of anti-CD28 enhanced proliferation of freshly isolated cells and rendered them refractory to S. helianthus, whereas chronically activated TEM cell lines appeared to be costimulation independent because Kv1.3 blockers effectively inhibited proliferation and IFN-γ regardless of second signal. Transduction of CD4+ T cells with dominant-negative Kv1.x led to a higher expression of CCR7+ TCM phenotype and a corresponding depletion of TEM. These data provide further support for Kv1.3 as a selective target of chronically activated TEM without compromising naive or TCM immune functions. Specific Kv1.3 blockers may be beneficial in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis in which TEM are found in the target organ.
Killing Kinetics of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells: Implications for HIV Vaccine Strategies
Authors: Rollman Erik , Smith Miranda Z. , Brooks Andrew G. , Purcell Damian F. J. , Zuber Bartek , Ramshaw Ian A. , Kent Stephen J. 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
Both the magnitude and function of vaccine-induced HIV-specific CD8+ CTLs are likely to be important in the outcome of infection. We hypothesized that rapid cytolysis by CTLs may facilitate control of viral challenge. Release kinetics of the cytolytic effector molecules granzyme B and perforin, as well as the expression of the degranulation marker CD107a and IFN-γ were simultaneously studied in SIV Gag164–172 KP9-specific CD8+ T cells from Mane-A*10+ pigtail macaques. Macaques were vaccinated with either prime-boost poxvirus vector vaccines or live-attenuated SIV vaccines. Prime-boost vaccination induced Gag-specific CTLs capable of only slow (after 3 h) production of IFN-γ and with limited (&lt;5%) degranulation and granzyme B release. Vaccination with live-attenuated SIV resulted in a rapid cytolytic profile of SIV-specific CTLs with rapid (&lt;0.5 h) and robust (&gt;50% of tetramer-positive CD8+ T cells) degranulation and granzyme B release. The cytolytic phenotype following live-attenuated SIV vaccinations were similar to that associated with the partial resolution of viremia following SIVmac251 challenge of prime-boost-vaccinated macaques, albeit with less IFN-γ expression. High proportions of KP9-specific T cells expressed the costimulatory molecule CD28 when they exhibited a rapid cytolytic phenotype. The delayed cytolytic phenotype exhibited by standard vector-based vaccine-induced CTLs may limit the ability of T cell-based HIV vaccines to rapidly control acute infection following a pathogenic lentiviral exposure.
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Activation by Integrin-Tumor Matrix Interaction Suppresses Fas-Mediated Apoptosis in T Cells
Authors: Su Chung-Chen , Lin Yu-Ping , Cheng Yu-Jung , Huang Jyun-Yuan , Chuang Woei-Jer , Shan Yan-Shen , Yang Bei-Chang 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
It has recently become apparent that the microenvironment made up of the extracellular matrix may affect cell signaling. In this study, we evaluated Fas-triggered apoptosis in T cells in contact with tumor cells, which resembles the cell-to-cell interactions found in tumor regions. Jurkat cells were less susceptible to the Fas-mediated apoptosis when cocultured with U118, HeLa, A549, and Huh-7 tumor cells. This was indicated by less plasma membrane alteration, an amelioration of the loss of mitochondria membrane potential, a decrease in caspase-8 and caspase-3 activation, a decrease in DNA fragmentation factor-45/35 cleavage, and a reduction in the breakage of DNA when compared with Jurkat cells cultured alone. In contrast, the tumor cell lines MCF-7 and HepG2 produced no such protective effect. This protective event was independent of the expression of Fas ligand on the tumor cells. Interrupting the β integrins-matrix interaction diminished the coculture effect. In Jurkat cells, cell matrix contact reduced the assembly of the Fas death-inducing signaling complex and Bcl-xL cleavage, but enhanced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 MAPK, and Akt. Only PI3K inhibitor, but not kinase inhibitors for MEK, ERK1/2, p38 MAPK, JNK, protein kinase C, and protein kinase A, completely abolished this tumor cell contact-associated protection and in parallel restored Fas-induced Bcl-xL cleavage as well as decreasing the phosphorylation of Bad at serine 136. Together, our results indicate that stimulation of the β integrin signal of T cells by contact with tumor cells may trigger a novel protective signaling through the PI3K/Akt pathway of T cells against Fas-mediated apoptosis.