線粒體氧化損傷導致自身免疫中的調節性T細胞缺陷
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小柯機器人發布時間:2020/8/3 14:55:37
希臘雅典學院Panayotis Verginis、Themis Alissafi等研究人員合作發現,線粒體氧化損傷導致自身免疫中的調節性T細胞缺陷。該項研究成果於2020年7月31日在線發表在《細胞—代謝》雜誌上。
研究人員發現,自體免疫的個體在調節性T細胞(Treg)中發生線粒體氧化應激升高和與細胞死亡相關的穩健的DNA損傷反應(DDR)。在實驗性自身免疫性腦炎(EAE)小鼠模型中,研究人員發現了Treg功能異常,並重現了具有明顯mtROS特徵的自身免疫性Treg特徵。在EAE小鼠的Treg中清除mtROS可逆轉DDR並防止Treg死亡,同時減弱Th1和Th17自身免疫反應。
這些發現突出了線粒體氧化應激在自身免疫過程中定義Treg命運方面的作用,這可能有助於設計靶向免疫耐受障礙疾病的新型免疫療法。
據了解,Treg對於維持免疫穩態是至關重要的,而其功能障礙則構成了自身免疫的主要特徵。在穩態條件下,線粒體代謝對於Treg功能至關重要。然而,自身免疫過程中Treg的代謝適應性尚不明確。
附:英文原文
Title: Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage Underlies Regulatory T Cell Defects in Autoimmunity
Author: Themis Alissafi, Lydia Kalafati, Maria Lazari, Anastasia Filia, Ismini Kloukina, Maria Manifava, Jong-Hyung Lim, Vasileia Ismini Alexaki, Nicholas T. Ktistakis, Triantafyllos Doskas, George A. Garinis, Triantafyllos Chavakis, Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Panayotis Verginis
Issue&Volume: 2020-07-31
Abstract: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are vital for the maintenance of immune homeostasis, whiletheir dysfunction constitutes a cardinal feature of autoimmunity. Under steady-stateconditions, mitochondrial metabolism is critical for Treg function; however, the metabolicadaptations of Tregs during autoimmunity are ill-defined. Herein, we report that elevatedmitochondrial oxidative stress and a robust DNA damage response (DDR) associated withcell death occur in Tregs in individuals with autoimmunity. In an experimental autoimmuneencephalitis (EAE) mouse model of autoimmunity, we found a Treg dysfunction recapitulatingthe features of autoimmune Tregs with a prominent mtROS signature. Scavenging of mtROSin Tregs of EAE mice reversed the DDR and prevented Treg death, while attenuatingthe Th1 and Th17 autoimmune responses. These findings highlight an unrecognized roleof mitochondrial oxidative stress in defining Treg fate during autoimmunity, whichmay facilitate the design of novel immunotherapies for diseases with disturbed immunetolerance.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.07.001
Source: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(20)30359-4