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IL-33 drives the production of mouse regulatory T cells with enhanced in vivo suppressive activity in skin transplantation.


ABSTRACT: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are crucial mediators of immune homeostasis with the ability to modulate allogeneic response and control transplant rejection. Although Treg-based cell therapies have shown immense promise, methods to optimize current strategies are critical for successful implementation within the clinic. IL-33 is a cytokine with pleiotropic properties and effects on Treg function and development. In this study, we explored the unique properties of Treg populations activated through the IL-33/ST2 pathway, aiming to exploit their tolerogenic properties for cell therapy. We show that treatment with exogenous IL-33 results in a generalized downregulation of genes critical to T cell biology together with an upregulation of Treg-associated genes. Tregs that develop in response to IL-33 upregulate critical Treg-associated markers, yet without developing enhanced in vitro suppressive capacity. Conversely, these Tregs display potent regulatory activity in vivo, promoting long-term skin allograft survival in a stringent transplantation model. Detailed transcriptomic and immunophenotypic analyses of IL-33-expanded Tregs reveal an enhancement in graft-homing chemokine receptors, which may be partly responsible for their superior in vivo activity that is not reflected in vitro. IL-33 treatment is therefore an attractive adjunctive strategy for patients receiving Treg cell therapeutics.

SUBMITTER: Kawai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7613121 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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