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Published on: August 13, 2013
Micro-RNA-155-mediated control of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) is required for restoring adaptively tolerant CD4+ T-cell
Jinyu Zhang1, Patricia Vandevenne, Haifa Hamdi
1Institute for Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Gosselies, Belgium; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Abstract:
T cells chronically stimulated by a persistent antigen often become dysfunctional and lose effector functions and proliferative capacity. To identify the importance of micro-RNA-155 (miR-155) in this phenomenon, we analyzed mouse miR-155-deficient CD4(+) T cells in a model where the chronic exposure to a systemic antigen led to T-cell functional unresponsiveness. We found that miR-155 was required for restoring function of T cells after programmed death receptor 1 blockade. Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) was identified as a specific target of miR-155 and inhibition of HO-1 activity restored the expansion and tissue migration capacity of miR-155(-/-) CD4(+) T cells. Moreover, miR-155-mediated control of HO-1 expression in CD4(+) T cells was shown to sustain in vivo antigen-specific expansion and IL-2 production. Thus, our data identify HO-1 regulation as a mechanism by which miR-155 promotes T-cell-driven inflammation.
Insights
MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is crucial for restoring T cell function during chronic antigen exposure. It regulates Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), impacting T cell expansion and inflammation.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
Background:
- Chronic antigen stimulation leads to T cell dysfunction.
- MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) plays a role in T cell regulation.
- T cell exhaustion impairs immune responses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of miR-155 in T cell dysfunction.
- To identify miR-155 targets involved in T cell unresponsiveness.
- To understand miR-155's mechanism in promoting T cell-driven inflammation.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of miR-155-deficient CD4(+) T cells in a chronic antigen exposure model.
- Programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) blockade experiments.
- Identification and inhibition of Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1).
Main Results:
- miR-155 is essential for restoring T cell function post-PD-1 blockade.
- Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) is a direct target of miR-155.
- Inhibiting HO-1 activity rescued expansion and tissue migration of miR-155(-/-) CD4(+) T cells.
- miR-155 controls HO-1 to sustain antigen-specific expansion and IL-2 production.
Conclusions:
- miR-155 is a key regulator of T cell function during chronic inflammation.
- Regulation of HO-1 by miR-155 is a critical mechanism for T cell-mediated inflammation.
- Targeting the miR-155/HO-1 axis may restore T cell function in chronic diseases.
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