Project description:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is essential to maintain intestinal homeostasis. CD4+ T regulatory type 1 (TR1) cells produce large amounts of this cytokine and being therefore currently examined in clinical trials as T-cell therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, factors and molecular signals sustaining TR1 cell regulatory activity still need to be identified in order to optimize the efficiency and to ensure the safety of these trials. We investigated the role of IL-10 signaling in mature TR1 cells in vivo. Double IL-10eGFP Foxp3mRFP reporter mice and transgenic mice with impairment in IL-10 receptor signaling were used to test the activity of TR1 cells in a murine IBD model, a model that resembles the trials performed in humans. The molecular signaling was elucidated in vitro. Finally, we used human TR1 cells, currently employed for cell therapy, to confirm our results. We found that murine TR1 cells expressed functional IL-10 receptor α. TR1 cells with impaired IL-10 receptor signaling lost their regulatory activity in vivo. TR1 cells required IL-10 receptor signaling in order to activate p38 MAP kinase, thereby sustaining IL-10 production, which ultimately mediated their suppressive activity. Finally, we confirmed these data using human TR1 cells. In conclusion TR1 cell regulatory activity is dependent on IL-10 receptor signaling. These data suggest that in order to optimize TR1 cell-based therapy, IL-10 receptor expression has to be taken into consideration.
Project description:Regulatory T cells restore tolerance in preclinical models of immune-mediated diseases and are therefore a promising alternative to conventional immune-suppression for preventing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Adaptive CD4+ Type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells specific for alloantigens are induced in vitro by interleukin-10 (IL-10). Therefore, we evaluated whether infusion of Tr1 cells could promote immune-competence to foreign antigens and long-term alloantigen-specific tolerance. In this phase 1-2 trial, we performed adoptive transfer with IL-10-induced alloantigen-specific Tr1 cells (IL-10-DLI), without immune-suppression, in patients with high-risk hematopoietic malignancies transplanted with CD34+ cells from haploidentical donors. Donor T cells, primed ex vivo with host antigen-presenting-cells and IL-10, are anergic towards host-HLA antigens and contain host-specific Tr1 cells but also memory T cells able to respond to pathogens. Nineteen patients were enrolled in the trial. Twelve received IL-10-DLI. Seven were not evaluable because of early death/relapse, whereas five immune-reconstituted (>100/µl CD3+ T cells) at median day 28 after IL-10-DLI. T-cell counts and function progressively normalized in patients who received 105 CD3+ T cells/kg, whereas a higher dose (3x105 CD3+ T cells/kg) caused acute grade III GvHD in one patient. Four patients are alive, in disease remission and immune-suppression-free at a median follow-up of 3.3 years, three of them were analyzed by microarrays; their T-cell receptor repertoire and gene expression profiles are comparable to those of healthy subjects. Cell therapy with IL-10-DLI is feasible, safe, and provides immune-competence. This trial is the first step towards widespread use of Tr1 cells as adjuvant treatment in allogeneic HSCT (IS/11/6172/8309/8391). Keywords: classification of clinical samples
Project description:Regulatory T cells restore tolerance in preclinical models of immune-mediated diseases and are therefore a promising alternative to conventional immune-suppression for preventing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Adaptive CD4+ Type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells specific for alloantigens are induced in vitro by interleukin-10 (IL-10). Therefore, we evaluated whether infusion of Tr1 cells could promote immune-competence to foreign antigens and long-term alloantigen-specific tolerance. In this phase 1-2 trial, we performed adoptive transfer with IL-10-induced alloantigen-specific Tr1 cells (IL-10-DLI), without immune-suppression, in patients with high-risk hematopoietic malignancies transplanted with CD34+ cells from haploidentical donors. Donor T cells, primed ex vivo with host antigen-presenting-cells and IL-10, are anergic towards host-HLA antigens and contain host-specific Tr1 cells but also memory T cells able to respond to pathogens. Nineteen patients were enrolled in the trial. Twelve received IL-10-DLI. Seven were not evaluable because of early death/relapse, whereas five immune-reconstituted (>100/µl CD3+ T cells) at median day 28 after IL-10-DLI. T-cell counts and function progressively normalized in patients who received 105 CD3+ T cells/kg, whereas a higher dose (3x105 CD3+ T cells/kg) caused acute grade III GvHD in one patient. Four patients are alive, in disease remission and immune-suppression-free at a median follow-up of 3.3 years, three of them were analyzed by microarrays; their T-cell receptor repertoire and gene expression profiles are comparable to those of healthy subjects. Cell therapy with IL-10-DLI is feasible, safe, and provides immune-competence. This trial is the first step towards widespread use of Tr1 cells as adjuvant treatment in allogeneic HSCT (IS/11/6172/8309/8391). Keywords: classification of clinical samples Whole blood samples of three healthy donors and three different patients collected at various time points after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) before and after the subsequent administration of IL-10 anergized T cells were analysed on a custom Agilent 8x15K 60mer oligonucleotide microarray encomprising 4610 probes in triplicates. The microarray is dedicated to transplantation research and was designed based on current literature and published and unpublished data provided by the RISET consortium. For the probe selection procedure we specially focused on the detection of multiple transcript variants of a gene, on optimized hybridization properties of the probes, and on the avoidance of crosshybridization. The RISET 1.0 platform (GPL10370) is a precursor of the RISET 2.0 microarray (GPL8136).
Project description:Type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells are induced by the interleukin-27 (IL-27) and have critical roles in the control of autoimmunity and resolution of inflammation. Here, we show that the transcription factors IRF1 and BATF are induced early during treatment with IL-27 and are required for the differentiation and function of Tr1 cells in vitro and in vivo . Epigenetic and transcriptional analyses reveal that both transcription factors influence chromatin accessibility and expression of genes required for Tr1 cell function. IRF1 and BATF deficiencies uniquely alter the chromatin landscape, suggesting that these factors serve a pioneering function during Tr1 cell differentiation.
Project description:Type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells are induced by interleukin-27 (IL-27) and have critical roles in the control of autoimmunity and resolution of inflammation. Here, we show that the transcription factors IRF1 and BATF are induced early during treatment with IL-27 and are required for the differentiation and function of Tr1 cells in vitro and in vivo. Epigenetic and transcriptional analyses reveal that both transcription factors influence chromatin accessibility and expression of genes required for Tr1 cell function. IRF1 and BATF deficiencies uniquely alter the chromatin landscape, suggesting that these factors serve a pioneering function during Tr1 cell differentiation.
Project description:Type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells are induced by interleukin-27 (IL-27) and have critical roles in the control of autoimmunity and resolution of inflammation. Here, we show that the transcription factors IRF1 and BATF are induced early during treatment with IL-27 and are required for the differentiation and function of Tr1 cells in vitro and in vivo. Epigenetic and transcriptional analyses reveal that both transcription factors influence chromatin accessibility and expression of genes required for Tr1 cell function. IRF1 and BATF deficiencies uniquely alter the chromatin landscape, suggesting that these factors serve a pioneering function during Tr1 cell differentiation.
Project description:purpose: To investigate transcriptional changes in engineered Tr1 Cells Methods: RNA sequencing of polyA enriched donor matched CD4 T cells lentiviral transduced with human IL-10 (CD4IL-10) or control GFP (CD4GFP) Results: 142 total DEGs were identified as differentially expressed between CD4IL-10 and CD4GFP. GEO analysis found highest enrichment in genes related to cytokine signaling and cytotoxicity. Conclusion: Engineered Tr1 cells upregulate primarily cytotoxicity related effector molecules related to the myeloid cell killing phenotype observed in Tr1 cells
Project description:Tolerogenic dendritic cells (DC) are key players in maintaining immunological homeostasis, dampening immune reactions, and promoting tolerance. DC-10, a tolerogenic population of human IL-10-producing DC characterized by the expression of HLA-G and ILT4, play a pivotal role in promoting tolerance via T regulatory type 1 (Tr1) cells. Thus far, the absence of specific biomarkers that uniquely identify DC-10 limited their studies in vivo. By gene expression profiling of in vitro differentiated human DC, we identified CD141 and CD163 as specific surface markers for DC-10. The co-expression of CD141 and CD163 in combination with CD14 and CD16 enables the ex vivo isolation of blood circulating DC-10. FACS-isolated CD14+CD16+CD141+CD163+ cells (ex vivo DC-10) from peripheral blood of healthy subjects produced spontaneously and upon activation IL-10 and limited levels of IL-12. Moreover, in vitro stimulation of allogeneic naive CD4+ T cells with ex vivo isolated CD14+CD16+CD141+CD163+ cells induced the differentiation of allo-specific Tr1 cells. Finally, ex vivo isolated CD14+CD16+CD141+CD163+ cells and in vitro differentiated DC-10 exhibited a similar transcriptional profile, characterized by anti-inflammatory and pro-tolerogenic signature. These results provide new insight into the DC-10 phenotype and on the role of circulating DC-10 in modulating T cell responses and promoting Tr1 cells. These findings open the opportunity to track DC-10 in vivo and to define their role in physiological and pathological settings.
Project description:Tolerogenic dendritic cells (DC) are key players in maintaining immunological homeostasis, dampening immune reactions, and promoting tolerance. DC-10, a tolerogenic population of human IL-10-producing DC characterized by the expression of HLA-G and ILT4, play a pivotal role in promoting tolerance via T regulatory type 1 (Tr1) cells. Thus far, the absence of specific biomarkers that uniquely identify DC-10 limited their studies in vivo. By gene expression profiling of in vitro differentiated human DC, we identified CD141 and CD163 as specific surface markers for DC-10. The co-expression of CD141 and CD163 in combination with CD14 and CD16 enables the ex vivo isolation of blood circulating DC-10. FACS-isolated CD14+CD16+CD141+CD163+ cells (ex vivo DC-10) from peripheral blood of healthy subjects produced spontaneously and upon activation IL-10 and limited levels of IL-12. Moreover, in vitro stimulation of allogeneic naive CD4+ T cells with ex vivo isolated CD14+CD16+CD141+CD163+ cells induced the differentiation of allo-specific Tr1 cells. Finally, ex vivo isolated CD14+CD16+CD141+CD163+ cells and in vitro differentiated DC-10 exhibited a similar transcriptional profile, characterized by anti-inflammatory and pro-tolerogenic signature. These results provide new insight into the DC-10 phenotype and on the role of circulating DC-10 in modulating T cell responses and promoting Tr1 cells. These findings open the opportunity to track DC-10 in vivo and to define their role in physiological and pathological settings.
Project description:In the present study we describe a new subset of murine T cells producing high levels of IL-10 that, in this case, are induced by C-type lectin receptor-stimulated (i.e., Dectin-1-stimulated) dendritic cells. This T cell produces IL-10 as a result of a transcriptional mechanism that is distinct from that inducing IL-10 in Th2 cells, Tr1 cells or other T cell subsets. In particular, the mechanism involves mTOR signaling and induction of the LIP isoform of C/EBPb, a factor that interacts with phospho-CREB and GATA3 to induce transactivation of the IL-10 gene. These T cells have strong regulatory properties in relation to fungal infection and hence have been termed Tr2 regulatory T cells to distinguish them from other regulatory T cell subsets.