Article ; Online: Divergent effects of calcineurin Aβ on regulatory and conventional T-cell homeostasis.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
2011 Volume 138, Issue 3, Page(s) 321–330
Abstract: Calcineurin (CN) is a phosphatase that activates nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT ... Further, as Cnab(-/-) mice age, they exhibit spontaneous T-cell activation and enhanced production ... of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, and IFNγ). FOXP3(+) T(reg) cells were significantly decreased in Cnab ...
Abstract | Calcineurin (CN) is a phosphatase that activates nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT). While the CN inhibitors cyclosporine A (CsA) and tacrolimus (FK506) can prevent graft rejection, they also cause inflammatory diseases. We investigated the role of calcineurin using mice deficient in the CN catalytic subunit Aβ (CNAβ). Cnab(-/-) mice exhibit defective thymocyte maturation, splenomegaly and hepatomegaly. Further, as Cnab(-/-) mice age, they exhibit spontaneous T-cell activation and enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, and IFNγ). FOXP3(+) T(reg) cells were significantly decreased in Cnab(-/-) mice likely contributing to increased T-cell activation. Interestingly, we found that CNAβ is critical for promotion of BCL-2 expression in FOXP3(+) T(reg) and for permitting TGFβ signaling, as TGFβ induces FOXP3 in control but not in Cnab(-/-) T-cells. Together, these data suggest that CNAβ is important for the production and maintenance of T(reg) cells and to ensure mature T-cell quiescence. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Calcineurin/genetics ; Calcineurin/immunology ; Cytokines/biosynthesis ; Cytokines/immunology ; Forkhead Transcription Factors/immunology ; Hepatomegaly/immunology ; Hepatomegaly/metabolism ; Homeostasis/immunology ; Lymphocyte Activation/immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Mutant Strains ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/biosynthesis ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/immunology ; Signal Transduction/immunology ; Splenomegaly/immunology ; Splenomegaly/metabolism ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism ; Transforming Growth Factor beta/immunology |
Chemical Substances | Cytokines ; Forkhead Transcription Factors ; Foxp3 protein, mouse ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; Calcineurin (EC 3.1.3.16) ; protein phosphatase 3, catalytic subunit, beta isoform, mouse (EC 3.1.3.16) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2011-01-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 1459903-x |
ISSN | 1521-7035 ; 1521-6616 |
ISSN (online) | 1521-7035 |
ISSN | 1521-6616 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.clim.2010.12.020 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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