Hoffmann, Petra and Boeld, Tina J. and Eder, Ruediger and Huehn, Jochen and Floess, Stefan and Wieczorek, Georg and Olek, Sven and Dietmaier, Wolfgang and Andreesen, Reinhard and Edinger, Matthias (2009) Loss of FOXP3 expression in natural human CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells upon repetitive in vitro stimulation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 39 (4). pp. 1088-1097. ISSN 0014-2980,
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The adoptive transfer of CD4(+)CD25(+) natural regulatory T cells (Treg) is a promising strategy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and the prevention of alloresponses after transplantation. Clinical trials exploring this strategy require efficient in vitro expansion of this rare cell population. Protocols developed thus far rely on high-grade purification of Treg prior to culture initiation, a process still hampered by the lack of Treg cell-specific surface markers. Depletion of CD127(+) cells was shown to separate activated conventional T cells from natural Treg cell populations allowing the isolation of highly enriched FOXP3(+) cells with all functional and molecular characteristics of natural Treg. Here, we demonstrate that upon in vitro expansion, CpG methylation in a conserved region within the FOXP3 gene locus increased in CD4(+)CD25(+)CD127(low) Treg, correlating with loss of FOXP3 expression and emergence of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Further analysis identified CD45RA(-)FOXP3(+) memory-type Treg as the main source of converting cells, whereas CD45RA(+)FOXP3(+) Treg from the same donors showed no conversion within 3 wk of in vitro expansion. Thus, Treg cell lineage differentiation does not seem to represent a final fate decision, as natural Treg can lose their cell-type-specific characteristics after repetitive TCR stimulation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | VERSUS-HOST-DISEASE; BONE-MARROW-TRANSPLANTATION; GENE-EXPRESSION; CUTTING EDGE; EX-VIVO; INDUCTION; TOLERANCE; TREGS; EXPANSION; BLOOD; Cellular therapy; Immune regulation; Treg |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie) Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2020 09:07 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2020 09:07 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/29159 |
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