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Expansion of highly differentiated cytotoxic terminally differentiated effector memory CD8+ T cells in a subset of clinically stable kidney transplant recipients: a potential marker for late graft dysfunction.

ABSTRACT: Despite the effectiveness of immunosuppressive drugs, kidney transplant recipients still face late graft dysfunction. Thus, it is necessary to identify biomarkers to detect the first pathologic events and guide therapeutic target development. Previously, we identified differences in the T-cell receptor V? repertoire in patients with stable graft function. In this prospective study, we assessed the long-term effect of CD8(+) T-cell differentiation and function in 131 patients who had stable graft function. In 45 of 131 patients, a restriction of TCR V? diversity was detected and associated with the expansion of terminally differentiated effector memory (TEMRA; CD45RA(+)CCR7(-)CD27(-)CD28(-)) CD8(+) T cells expressing high levels of perforin, granzyme B, and T-bet. This phenotype positively correlated with the level of CD57 and the ability of CD8(+) T cells to secrete TNF-? and IFN-?. Finally, 47 of 131 patients experienced kidney dysfunction during the median 15-year follow-up period. Using a Cox regression model, we found a 2-fold higher risk (P=0.06) of long-term graft dysfunction in patients who had increased levels of differentiated TEMRA CD8(+) T cells at inclusion. Collectively, these results suggest that monitoring the phenotype and function of circulating CD8(+) T cells may improve the early identification of at-risk patients.

SUBMITTER: Yap M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4116064 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Expansion of highly differentiated cytotoxic terminally differentiated effector memory CD8+ T cells in a subset of clinically stable kidney transplant recipients: a potential marker for late graft dysfunction.

Yap Michelle M Boeffard Françoise F Clave Emmanuel E Pallier Annaick A Danger Richard R Giral Magali M Dantal Jacques J Foucher Yohann Y Guillot-Gueguen Cécile C Toubert Antoine A Soulillou Jean-Paul JP Brouard Sophie S Degauque Nicolas N

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20140320 8

Despite the effectiveness of immunosuppressive drugs, kidney transplant recipients still face late graft dysfunction. Thus, it is necessary to identify biomarkers to detect the first pathologic events and guide therapeutic target development. Previously, we identified differences in the T-cell receptor Vβ repertoire in patients with stable graft function. In this prospective study, we assessed the long-term effect of CD8(+) T-cell differentiation and function in 131 patients who had stable graft ...[more]

PMID: 24652799

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Project description:BackgroundIdentifying biomarkers to predict kidney transplant failure and to define new therapeutic targets requires more comprehensive understanding of the immune response to chronic allogeneic stimulation.MethodsWe investigated the frequency and function of CD8+ T cell subsets-including effector memory (EM) and terminally differentiated EM (TEMRA) CD8+ T cells-in blood samples from 284 kidney transplant recipients recruited 1 year post-transplant and followed for a median of 8.3 years. We also analyzed CD8+ T cell reactivity to donor-specific PBMCs in 24 patients who had received living-donor kidney transplants.ResultsIncreased frequency of circulating TEMRA CD8+ T cells at 1 year post-transplant associated with increased risk of graft failure during follow-up. This association remained after adjustment for a previously reported composite of eight clinical variables, the Kidney Transplant Failure Score. In contrast, increased frequency of EM CD8+ T cells associated with reduced risk of graft failure. A distinct TEMRA CD8+ T cell subpopulation was identified that was characterized by expression of FcγRIIIA (CD16) and by high levels of proinflammatory cytokine secretion and cytotoxic activity. Although donor-specific stimulation induced a similar rapid, early response in EM and TEMRA CD8+ T cells, CD16 engagement resulted in selective activation of TEMRA CD8+ T cells, which mediated antibody-dependent cytotoxicity.ConclusionsAt 1 year post-transplant, the composition of memory CD8+ T cell subsets in blood improved prediction of 8-year kidney transplant failure compared with a clinical-variables score alone. A subpopulation of TEMRA CD8+ T cells displays a novel dual mechanism of activation mediated by engagement of the T-cell receptor or of CD16. These findings suggest that TEMRA CD8+ T cells play a pivotal role in humoral and cellular rejection and reveal the potential value of memory CD8+ T cell monitoring for predicting risk of kidney transplant failure.

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Expansion of highly differentiated cytotoxic terminally differentiated effector memory CD8+ T cells in a subset of clinically stable kidney transplant recipients: a potential marker for late graft dysfunction.

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Expansion of highly differentiated cytotoxic terminally differentiated effector memory CD8+ T cells in a subset of clinically stable kidney transplant recipients: a potential marker for late graft dysfunction.

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