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Mucosal Immunol ; 12(1): 51-63, 2019 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30356098

ABSTRACT

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) play an important role in regulating immune responses at mucosal surfaces. The transcription factor T-bet is crucial for the function of ILC1s and NCR+ ILC3s and constitutive deletion of T-bet prevents the development of these subsets. Lack of T-bet in the absence of an adaptive immune system causes microbiota-dependent colitis to occur due to aberrant ILC3 responses. Thus, T-bet expression in the innate immune system has been considered to dampen pathogenic immune responses. Here, we show that T-bet plays an unexpected role in negatively regulating innate type 2 responses, in the context of an otherwise intact immune system. Selective loss of T-bet in ILCs leads to the expansion and increased activity of ILC2s, which has a functionally important impact on mucosal immunity, including enhanced protection from Trichinella spiralis infection and inflammatory colitis. Mechanistically, we show that T-bet controls the intestinal ILC pool through regulation of IL-7 receptor signalling. These data demonstrate that T-bet expression in ILCs acts as the key transcriptional checkpoint in regulating pathogenic vs. protective mucosal immune responses, which has significant implications for the understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases and intestinal infections.


Subject(s)
Colitis/immunology , Intestinal Mucosa/immunology , T-Box Domain Proteins/metabolism , Trichinella spiralis/physiology , Trichinellosis/immunology , Animals , Cells, Cultured , Humans , Immunity, Cellular , Immunity, Innate , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Receptors, Interleukin-7/metabolism , Signal Transduction , T-Box Domain Proteins/genetics , Th2 Cells/immunology
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Sci Rep ; 5: 11554, 2015 Jun 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26109230

ABSTRACT

B cells have been reported to promote graft rejection through alloantibody production. However, there is growing evidence that B cells can contribute to the maintenance of tolerance. Here, we used a mouse model of MHC-class I mismatched skin transplantation to investigate the contribution of B cells to graft survival. We demonstrate that adoptive transfer of B cells prolongs skin graft survival but only when the B cells were isolated from mice housed in low sterility "conventional" (CV) facilities and not from mice housed in pathogen free facilities (SPF). However, prolongation of skin graft survival was lost when B cells were isolated from IL-10 deficient mice housed in CV facilities. The suppressive function of B cells isolated from mice housed in CV facilities correlated with an anti-inflammatory environment and with the presence of a different gut microflora compared to mice maintained in SPF facilities. Treatment of mice in the CV facility with antibiotics abrogated the regulatory capacity of B cells. Finally, we identified transitional B cells isolated from CV facilities as possessing the regulatory function. These findings demonstrate that B cells, and in particular transitional B cells, can promote prolongation of graft survival, a function dependent on licensing by gut microflora.


Subject(s)
B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Skin Transplantation , Adaptive Immunity , Adoptive Transfer , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , B-Lymphocytes/cytology , B-Lymphocytes/enzymology , Cytokines/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects , Graft Survival/immunology , Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics , Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/metabolism , Immune Tolerance , Interleukin-10/deficiency , Interleukin-10/genetics , Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity , Lymph Nodes/immunology , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Spleen/immunology , Spleen/pathology , Transplantation, Homologous
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J. physiol. biochem ; 61(4): 529-538, oct.-dic. 2005. ilus
Article in En | IBECS | ID: ibc-045370

ABSTRACT

GLUT2 is a facilitative glucose transporter located in the plasma membrane of theliver, pancreatic, intestinal, kidney cells as well as in the portal and the hypothalamusareas. Due to its low affinity and high capacity, GLUT2 transports dietary sugars,glucose, fructose and galactose in a large range of physiological concentrations, displayinglarge bidirectional fluxes in and out the cells. This review focuses on the rolesof GLUT2. The first identified function of GLUT2 is its capacity to fuel metabolismand to provide metabolites stimulating the transcription of glucose sensitive genes.Recently, two other functions of GLUT2 are uncovered. First, the insertion ofGLUT2 into the apical membrane of enterocytes induces the acute regulation ofintestinal sugar absorption after a meal. Second, the GLUT2 protein itself initiates aprotein signalling pathway triggering a glucose signal from the plasma membrane tothe transcription machinery


Subject(s)
Humans , Dietary Sucrose/pharmacokinetics , Carrier Proteins/physiology , Glucose/metabolism , Fructose/metabolism , Galactose/metabolism , Transcription, Genetic/physiology
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J Physiol Biochem ; 61(4): 529-37, 2005 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16669350

ABSTRACT

GLUT2 is a facilitative glucose transporter located in the plasma membrane of the liver, pancreatic, intestinal, kidney cells as well as in the portal and the hypothalamus areas. Due to its low affinity and high capacity, GLUT2 transports dietary sugars, glucose, fructose and galactose in a large range of physiological concentrations, displaying large bidirectional fluxes in and out the cells. This review focuses on the roles of GLUT2. The first identified function of GLUT2 is its capacity to fuel metabolism and to provide metabolites stimulating the transcription of glucose sensitive genes. Recently, two other functions of GLUT2 are uncovered. First, the insertion of GLUT2 into the apical membrane of enterocytes induces the acute regulation of intestinal sugar absorption after a meal. Second, the GLUT2 protein itself initiates a protein signalling pathway triggering a glucose signal from the plasma membrane to the transcription machinery.


Subject(s)
Carbohydrate Metabolism , Dietary Sucrose/metabolism , Glucose Transporter Type 2/metabolism , Animals , Biological Transport , Carbohydrate Metabolism/physiology , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Enterocytes/metabolism , Glucose Transporter Type 2/genetics , Glucose Transporter Type 2/physiology , Humans , Intestinal Absorption , Signal Transduction , Transcription, Genetic
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J Pharm Biomed Anal ; 19(1-2): 135-43, 1999 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10698575

ABSTRACT

The endothelium plays a critical role in maintaining vascular tone by releasing vasoconstrictor and vasodilator substances. Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) is a vasodilator rapidly inactivated by superoxide and by Fe(II) and Fe(III), all found in significant quantities in biological systems. Thus due to the short life of NO in tissue (t1/2 = 3-6 s), in situ quantification of NO is a challenging problem. We designed the present study to perform direct measurements of nitric oxide using the electrochemical porphyrinic sensor. The most significant advantages of this sensor is small size (0.5-8 microm), rapid response time (0.1-1 ms), and low detection limit (10(-9) mol l(-1)). The porphyrinic sensor was used for in vitro and in vivo measurements of NO in an isolated single cell or tissue. Effects of hypertension, endotoxemia, and ischemia/reperfusion on the release of NO and/or its interaction with superoxide (O2-) were delineated. In the single endothelial cell (rabbit endocardium), NO concentration was highest at the cell membrane (950 +/- 50 nmol l(-1)), decreasing exponentially with distance from cell, and becoming undetectable at distances beyond 50 microm. The endothelium of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) released 35% less NO (580 +/- 30 nmol l(-1)) than that of normotensive rats (920 +/- 50 nmol l(-1)), due to the higher production of O2- in SHR rats. Endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) generated NO (140 +/- 20 nmol l(-1)) in lung during the acute phase (first 10-15 min) of endotoxemia, followed by production of NO by inducible NOS. High production of O2- was observed during the entire period of endotoxemia. Ischemia (lower limb of rabbit) caused a significant increase of NO peaking at 15 min and decreasing thereafter, also due to O2- production.


Subject(s)
Endothelium, Vascular/chemistry , Nitric Oxide/analysis , Animals , Aorta, Thoracic/physiology , Biosensing Techniques , Electrochemistry , Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects , Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Femoral Artery/physiology , Kinetics , Lung/chemistry , Male , Microelectrodes , Myocardium/chemistry , Myocardium/cytology , Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis , Nitric Oxide/blood , Nitric Oxide Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors , Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III , Rabbits , Rats , Rats, Inbred WKY , Superoxides/chemistry , omega-N-Methylarginine/pharmacology
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