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      Regulatory T cells in acute and chronic kidney diseases

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      Journal: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
      Publisher: American Physiological Society

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          <p class="first" id="d3572116e141">Foxp3-expressing CD4 <sup>+</sup> regulatory T cells (Tregs) make up one subset of the helper T cells (Th) and are one of the major mechanisms of peripheral tolerance. Tregs prevent abnormal activation of the immune system throughout the lifespan, thus protecting from autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Recent studies have elucidated the role of Tregs beyond autoimmunity. Tregs play important functions in controlling not only innate and adaptive immune cell activation, but also regulate nonimmune cell function during insults and injury. Inflammation contributes to a multitude of acute and chronic diseases affecting the kidneys. This review examines the role of Tregs in pathogenesis of renal inflammatory diseases and explores the approaches for enhancing Tregs for prevention and therapy of renal inflammation. </p>

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          The inhibitory cytokine IL-35 contributes to regulatory T-cell function.

          Lauren W. Collison, Creg J Workman, Timothy T Kuo … (2007)
          Regulatory T (T(reg)) cells are a critical sub-population of CD4+ T cells that are essential for maintaining self tolerance and preventing autoimmunity, for limiting chronic inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and inflammatory bowel disease, and for regulating homeostatic lymphocyte expansion. However, they also suppress natural immune responses to parasites and viruses as well as anti-tumour immunity induced by therapeutic vaccines. Although the manipulation of T(reg) function is an important goal of immunotherapy, the molecules that mediate their suppressive activity remain largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that Epstein-Barr-virus-induced gene 3 (Ebi3, which encodes IL-27beta) and interleukin-12 alpha (Il12a, which encodes IL-12alpha/p35) are highly expressed by mouse Foxp3+ (forkhead box P3) T(reg) cells but not by resting or activated effector CD4+ T (T(eff)) cells, and that an Ebi3-IL-12alpha heterodimer is constitutively secreted by T(reg) but not T(eff) cells. Both Ebi3 and Il12a messenger RNA are markedly upregulated in T(reg) cells co-cultured with T(eff) cells, thereby boosting Ebi3 and IL-12alpha production in trans. T(reg)-cell restriction of this cytokine occurs because Ebi3 is a downstream target of Foxp3, a transcription factor that is required for T(reg)-cell development and function. Ebi3-/- and Il12a-/- T(reg) cells have significantly reduced regulatory activity in vitro and fail to control homeostatic proliferation and to cure inflammatory bowel disease in vivo. Because these phenotypic characteristics are distinct from those of other IL-12 family members, this novel Ebi3-IL-12alpha heterodimeric cytokine has been designated interleukin-35 (IL-35). Ectopic expression of IL-35 confers regulatory activity on naive T cells, whereas recombinant IL-35 suppresses T-cell proliferation. Taken together, these data identify IL-35 as a novel inhibitory cytokine that may be specifically produced by T(reg) cells and is required for maximal suppressive activity.
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            A function for interleukin 2 in Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells.

            Jason D. Fontenot, Jeffrey P. Rasmussen, Marc A Gavin … (2005)
            Regulatory T cells (T(reg) cells) expressing the forkhead family transcription factor Foxp3 are critical mediators of dominant immune tolerance to self. Most T(reg) cells constitutively express the high-affinity interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor alpha-chain (CD25); however, the precise function of IL-2 in T(reg) cell biology has remained controversial. To directly assess the effect of IL-2 signaling on T(reg) cell development and function, we analyzed mice containing the Foxp3(gfp) knock-in allele that were genetically deficient in either IL-2 (Il2(-/-)) or CD25 (Il2ra(-/-)). We found that IL-2 signaling was dispensable for the induction of Foxp3 expression in thymocytes from these mice, which indicated that IL-2 signaling does not have a nonredundant function in the development of T(reg) cells. Unexpectedly, Il2(-/-) and Il2ra(-/-) T(reg) cells were fully able to suppress T cell proliferation in vitro. In contrast, Foxp3 was not expressed in thymocytes or peripheral T cells from Il2rg(-/-) mice. Gene expression analysis showed that IL-2 signaling was required for maintenance of the expression of genes involved in the regulation of cell growth and metabolism. Thus, IL-2 signaling seems to be critically required for maintaining the homeostasis and competitive fitness of T(reg) cells in vivo.
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              T-bet controls regulatory T cell homeostasis and function during type-1 inflammation

              Meghan Koch, Glady’s Tucker-Heard, Nikole R. Perdue … (2009)
              Several subsets of Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells work in concert to maintain immune homeostasis. However, the molecular bases underlying the phenotypic and functional diversity of Treg cells remain obscure. We show that in response to interferon-γ, Foxp3+ Treg cells upregulated the T helper 1 (TH1)-specifying transcription factor T-bet. T-bet promoted expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 on Treg cells, and T-bet+ Treg cells accumulated at sites of TH1-mediated inflammation. Furthermore, T-bet expression was required for the homeostasis and function of Treg cells during type-1 inflammation. Thus, within a subset of CD4+ T cells, the activities of Foxp3 and T-bet are overlaid, resulting in Treg cells with unique homeostatic and migratory properties optimized for suppression of TH1 responses in vivo.
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                Title: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
                Abbreviated Title: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
                Publisher: American Physiological Society
                ISSN (Print): 1931-857X
                ISSN (Electronic): 1522-1466
                Publication date Created: May 2018
                Publication date (Print): May 2018
                Volume: 314
                Issue: 5
                Pages: F679-F698
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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                DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00236.2017
                PMC ID: 6031912
                PubMed ID: 28877881
                SO-VID: 549d30a2-794b-44a4-b949-0fb5dbabcf66
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