Tff1-expressing Tregs in lung prevents exacerbation of Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (scRNA-Seq)
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ABSTRACT: Bleomycin (BLM) induces lung injury, leading to inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) maintain self-tolerance and control host immune responses. However, little is known about their involvement in the pathology of pulmonary fibrosis. Here we show that a unique Treg subset that expresses trefoil factor family 1(Tff1) emerges in the BLM-injured lung. These Tff1-expressing Tregs (Tff1-Tregs) were induced by IL-33. Moreover, although Tff1 ablation in Tregs had no impact, selective ablation of Tff1-Tregs using an intersectional genetic method promoted pro-inflammatory features of macrophages in the injured lung and exacerbated the fibrosis. Taken together, our study revealed the presence of a unique Treg subset expressing Tff1 in BLM-injured lungs and their critical role in the injured lung to ameliorate fibrosis.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE267863 | GEO | 2024/08/19
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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