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CD71+ erythroid suppressor cells impair adaptive immunity against Bordetella pertussis.


ABSTRACT: Infant's immune system cannot control infection or respond to vaccination as efficiently as older individuals, a phenomenon that has been attributed to immunological immaturity. Recently, we challenged this notion and proposed the presence of actively immunosuppressive and physiologically enriched CD71+ erythroid cells in neonates. Here we utilized Bordetella pertussis, a common neonatal respiratory tract pathogen, as a proof of concept to investigate the role of these cells in adaptive immunity. We observed that CD71+ cells have distinctive immunosuppressive properties and prevent recruitment of immune cells to the mucosal site of infection. CD71+ cells ablation unleashed induction of B. pertussis-specific protective cytokines (IL-17 and IFN-γ) in the lungs and spleen upon re-infection or vaccination. We also found that CD71+ cells suppress systemic and mucosal B. pertussis-specific antibody responses. Enhanced antigen-specific adaptive immunity following CD71+ cells depletion increased resistance of mice to B. pertussis infection. Furthermore, we found that human cord blood CD71+ cells also suppress T and B cell functions in vitro. Collectively, these data provide important insight into the role of CD71+ erythroid cells in adaptive immunity. We anticipate our results will spark renewed investigation in modulating the function of these cells to enhance host defense to infections in newborns.

SUBMITTER: Namdar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5552872 | biostudies-other | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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