具有MHCII类特异性化学抗原受体的Tregs可以预防小鼠自身免疫糖尿病
Justin A Spanier1,2,3, Vivian Fung4,5, Christine M Wardell4,5
1Center for Immunology.
The Journal of clinical investigation
|August 10, 2023
概括
工程调节性T细胞 (Tregs) 具有针对小岛抗原的仿真抗原受体 (CAR),有望预防1型糖尿病. 这种方法增强了Treg功能,并在临床前模型中预防了自身免疫糖尿病.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 细胞疗法细胞疗法
背景情况:
- 使用调节性T细胞 (Tregs) 的采用免疫疗法是1型糖尿病的潜在治疗方法.
- 与多克隆Tregs相比,小岛抗原特异性Tregs提供了更好的治疗效果,但它们在自然界的有限存在阻碍了临床使用.
研究的目的:
- 使用仿真抗原受体 (CAR) 设计具有对岛屿抗原特异性的调节性T细胞 (Tregs).
- 评估这些工程Tregs在预防NOD小鼠自身免疫糖尿病中的治疗潜力.
主要方法:
- 一种仿制抗原受体 (CAR),InsB-g7,被设计为向由IAg7 MHCII类等位基呈现的胰岛素B链10-23.
- 通过四聚体染色和T细胞增殖试验证实了InsB-g7 CAR的特异性.
- 通过测量它们对T细胞增殖,IL-2产生和树突细胞成熟的影响,评估了InsB-g7CARTregs的抑制功能.
主要成果:
- 胰岛素B 10-23刺激增强了InsB-g7 CAR Tregs的抑制功能.
- 工程Tregs降低了T细胞的增殖和IL-2的产生,并降低了树突细胞上的共刺激分子表达.
- InsB-g7 CAR Tregs的共转移在免疫缺陷NOD小鼠中预防了通过采用T细胞转移诱导的糖尿病,并在WT NOD小鼠中阻止了自发糖尿病.
结论:
- 通过类似T细胞受体的CAR来对岛屿抗原进行工程Treg特异性是一种可行的策略.
- 这种方法有望预防自身免疫性糖尿病,为1型糖尿病提供潜在的治疗途径.
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