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  1. Article ; Online: NK-like CD8

    Roy Chowdhury, Roshni / Valainis, John R / Dubey, Megha / von Boehmer, Lotta / Sola, Elsa / Wilhelmy, Julie / Guo, Jing / Kask, Oliver / Ohanyan, Mane / Sun, Meng / Huang, Huang / Huang, Xianxi / Nguyen, Patricia K / Scriba, Thomas J / Davis, Mark M / Bendall, Sean C / Chien, Yueh-Hsiu

    Science immunology

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 81, Page(s) eade3525

    Abstract: The response of gamma delta (γδ) T cells in the acute versus chronic phases of the same infection is unclear. How γδ T cells function in ... ...

    Abstract The response of gamma delta (γδ) T cells in the acute versus chronic phases of the same infection is unclear. How γδ T cells function in acute
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adolescent ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta ; Tuberculosis ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Intraepithelial Lymphocytes ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2470-9468
    ISSN (online) 2470-9468
    DOI 10.1126/sciimmunol.ade3525
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  2. Article ; Online: γδ T cell antigen receptor polyspecificity enables T cell responses to a broad range of immune challenges.

    Guo, Jing / Chowdhury, Roshni Roy / Mallajosyula, Vamsee / Xie, Jianming / Dubey, Megha / Liu, Yuanyuan / Li, Jing / Wei, Yu-Ling / Palanski, Brad A / Wang, Conghua / Qiu, Lingfeng / Ohanyan, Mané / Kask, Oliver / Sola, Elsa / Kamalyan, Lilit / Lewis, David B / Scriba, Thomas J / Davis, Mark M / Dodd, Dylan /
    Zeng, Xun / Chien, Yueh-Hsiu

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2024  Volume 121, Issue 4, Page(s) e2315592121

    Abstract: γδ T cells are essential for immune defense and modulating physiological processes. While they have the potential to recognize large numbers of antigens through somatic gene rearrangement, the antigens which trigger most γδ T cell response remain ... ...

    Abstract γδ T cells are essential for immune defense and modulating physiological processes. While they have the potential to recognize large numbers of antigens through somatic gene rearrangement, the antigens which trigger most γδ T cell response remain unidentified, and the role of antigen recognition in γδ T cell function is contentious. Here, we show that some γδ T cell receptors (TCRs) exhibit polyspecificity, recognizing multiple ligands of diverse molecular nature. These ligands include haptens, metabolites, neurotransmitters, posttranslational modifications, as well as peptides and proteins of microbial and host origin. Polyspecific γδ T cells are enriched among activated cells in naive mice and the responding population in infection. They express diverse TCR sequences, have different functional potentials, and include the innate-like γδ T cells, such as the major IL-17 responders in various pathological/physiological conditions. We demonstrate that encountering their antigenic microbiome metabolite maintains their homeostasis and functional response, indicating that their ability to recognize multiple ligands is essential for their function. Human γδ T cells with similar polyspecificity also respond to various immune challenges. This study demonstrates that polyspecificity is a prevalent feature of γδ T cell antigen recognition, which enables rapid and robust T cell responses to a wide range of challenges, highlighting a unique function of γδ T cells.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta ; Antigens ; Haptens ; Blood Group Antigens
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta ; Antigens ; Haptens ; Blood Group Antigens
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2315592121
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  3. Article ; Online: Synthetic adjuvants for vaccine formulations: phytol derivatives.

    Ghosh, Swapan K / Chowdhury, Roshni Roy

    Expert opinion on drug delivery

    2013  Volume 10, Issue 4, Page(s) 437–450

    Abstract: Introduction: The development of vaccines is considered a key milestone in preventive medicine. There is no comparable cost-effective means for controlling or eradicating infectious diseases. Yet, a persistent societal problem is the concern about ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: The development of vaccines is considered a key milestone in preventive medicine. There is no comparable cost-effective means for controlling or eradicating infectious diseases. Yet, a persistent societal problem is the concern about vaccine's safety and long-term effects, and this caters to detractors of vaccination. Pathogen-derived antigen(s) as well as adjuvants/immunostimulants are essential for vaccine efficacy. Currently, adjuvant selection is largely empirical, but the mechanism underlying adjuvanticity is beginning to unravel. This should help develop more defined or targeted adjuvants.
    Areas covered: This review provides a brief account and analysis of the host immune parameters modulated by some commonly used as well as new adjuvants, including phytol-based diterpenoids. The major efforts are directed toward evaluating their relative safety and immunomodulatory efficiency, compared to known synthetic and natural adjuvants. Concerns for adverse pathological inflammation and autoimmunity are also addressed.
    Expert opinion: The phytol-based adjuvants hold great promise for improving vaccine efficacy, as they cause little or no persistent inflammation, but are highly effective in stimulating a multifaceted immune response, characterized by proficient recruitment of immune cells, generation of antibody and immunological memory, and activation of both Th1 and Th2 responses. Future focus will be on developing cocktail adjuvants to activate the complement system, mobilize follicular T helper cells as well as NKT and γδ T cells and activate cross-presenting dendritic cells to stimulate CD8(+) effector T cells.
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic/chemistry ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; Diterpenes/chemistry ; Humans ; Phytol/analogs & derivatives ; Phytol/chemistry ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology ; Vaccination ; Vaccines/chemistry ; Vaccines/immunology
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Diterpenes ; Vaccines ; Phytol (150-86-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2167286-6
    ISSN 1744-7593 ; 1742-5247
    ISSN (online) 1744-7593
    ISSN 1742-5247
    DOI 10.1517/17425247.2013.757591
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  4. Article ; Online: Phytol-derived novel isoprenoid immunostimulants.

    Chowdhury, Roshni Roy / Ghosh, Swapan K

    Frontiers in immunology

    2012  Volume 3, Page(s) 49

    Abstract: This review describes the adjuvanticity of novel diterpenoids (synthetic phytol derivatives) compared to some commercially available adjuvants. The efficacy of the phytol-derived immunostimulants was evaluated in terms of their ability to activate innate ...

    Abstract This review describes the adjuvanticity of novel diterpenoids (synthetic phytol derivatives) compared to some commercially available adjuvants. The efficacy of the phytol-derived immunostimulants was evaluated in terms of their ability to activate innate immunity, amplify various antigen-specific immune responses, and engender immunological memory with no discernible adverse effects in both competent and immune-deficient mice. The profile that emerges out of these studies reveals that the phytol derivatives are excellent immunostimulants, superior to a number of commercial adjuvants in terms of long-term memory induction and activation of both innate and acquired immunity. Additionally, the phytol-derived compounds have no cumulative inflammatory or toxic effects even in immuno-compromised mice.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-03-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00049
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  5. Article ; Online: Select sequencing of clonally expanded CD8

    Huang, Huang / Sikora, Michael J / Islam, Saiful / Chowdhury, Roshni Roy / Chien, Yueh-Hsiu / Scriba, Thomas J / Davis, Mark M / Steinmetz, Lars M

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2019  Volume 116, Issue 18, Page(s) 8995–9001

    Abstract: To permit the recognition of antigens, T cells generate a vast diversity of T cell receptor (TCR) sequences. Upon binding of the TCR to an antigen-MHC complex, T cells clonally expand to establish an immune response. To study antigen-specific T cell ... ...

    Abstract To permit the recognition of antigens, T cells generate a vast diversity of T cell receptor (TCR) sequences. Upon binding of the TCR to an antigen-MHC complex, T cells clonally expand to establish an immune response. To study antigen-specific T cell clonality, we have developed a method that allows selection of rare cells, based on RNA expression, before in-depth scRNA-seq (named SELECT-seq). We applied SELECT-seq to collect both TCR sequences and then transcriptomes from single cells of peripheral blood lymphocytes activated by a
    MeSH term(s) Antigens/metabolism ; Base Sequence/genetics ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Cells, Cultured ; Clonal Selection, Antigen-Mediated/physiology ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Humans ; Lymphocyte Activation/genetics ; Lymphocyte Activation/physiology ; Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells/immunology ; Natural Killer T-Cells/immunology ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/isolation & purification ; Sequence Analysis ; Sequence Analysis, RNA/methods
    Chemical Substances Antigens ; Cytokines ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1902649116
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  6. Article ; Online: Efficacy of phytol-derived diterpenoid immunoadjuvants over alum in shaping the murine host's immune response to Staphylococcus aureus.

    Roy Chowdhury, Roshni / Fitch, Richard W / Ghosh, Swapan K

    Vaccine

    2013  Volume 31, Issue 8, Page(s) 1178–1186

    Abstract: The ubiquitous gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus occupies a unique niche in humans for its ability to survive both as a commensal and a life-threatening pathogen. Its complex relationship with the host and its ability to engender a throng of ... ...

    Abstract The ubiquitous gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus occupies a unique niche in humans for its ability to survive both as a commensal and a life-threatening pathogen. Its complex relationship with the host and its ability to engender a throng of virulence factors, have hindered the development of a successful vaccine against it. The use of immunoadjuvants to enhance host immunity and prevent the shift from commensalism to pathogenicity is a rational approach for containing infection. The objective of this study was to understand the mechanisms by which alum and two phytol-derived immunoadjuvants, phytanol (PHIS-01)(1) and phytanyl chloride (PCl)(2) shape the interaction between S. aureus and its murine host. We studied the effects of the phytol derivatives, relative to alum, on the induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, recruitment of CD11b(+) cells, generation of specific anti-S. aureus antibodies and in vitro clearance of S. aureus. Our results showed that both PHIS-01 and PCl were stronger inducers of protective cytokines IL-17 and IL-1β than alum, and far exceeded alum in enhancing anti-S. aureus antibody response. However, both alum and the phytol derivatives (particularly PCl) promoted efficient recruitment of CD11b(+) cells. Furthermore, PHIS-01, alum and to a lesser extent, PCl were able to up-regulate the expression of key inflammation-related genes that were highly down-regulated by S. aureus alone. In vitro killing assays showed that both PHIS-01 and PCl were far more potent than alum in promoting S. aureus clearance; this indicated their efficiency in shaping an effective anti-S. aureus immune microenvironment. In summary, our study provides evidence for the better effectiveness of phytol-derived immunoadjuvants over alum in enhancing anti-S. aureus immunity.
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage ; Alum Compounds/administration & dosage ; Animals ; Antibodies, Bacterial/blood ; Cytokines/secretion ; Diterpenes/administration & dosage ; Female ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Phytol/administration & dosage ; Staphylococcal Infections/immunology ; Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Staphylococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage ; Staphylococcal Vaccines/immunology ; Staphylococcus aureus/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Vaccines, Inactivated/administration & dosage ; Vaccines, Inactivated/immunology
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Alum Compounds ; Antibodies, Bacterial ; Cytokines ; Diterpenes ; Staphylococcal Vaccines ; Vaccines, Inactivated ; Phytol (150-86-7) ; aluminum sulfate (34S289N54E)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-02-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.12.069
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  7. Article ; Online: Effects of small intestinal submucosa (SIS) on the murine innate immune microenvironment induced by heat-killed Staphylococcus aureus.

    Roy Chowdhury, Roshni / Aachoui, Youssef / Ghosh, Swapan K

    PloS one

    2012  Volume 7, Issue 11, Page(s) e48724

    Abstract: The use of biological scaffold materials for wound healing and tissue remodeling has profoundly impacted regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) is a licensed bioscaffold material regularly used ... ...

    Abstract The use of biological scaffold materials for wound healing and tissue remodeling has profoundly impacted regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) is a licensed bioscaffold material regularly used in wound and tissue repair, often in contaminated surgical fields. Complications and failures due to infection of this biomaterial have therefore been a major concern and challenge. SIS can be colonized and infected by wound-associated bacteria, particularly Staphylococcus aureus. In order to address this concern and develop novel intervention strategies, the immune microenvironment orchestrated by the combined action of S. aureus and SIS should be critically evaluated. Since the outcome of tissue remodeling is largely controlled by the local immune microenvironment, we assessed the innate immune profile in terms of cytokine/chemokine microenvironment and inflammasome-responsive genes. BALB/c mice were injected intra-peritoneally with heat-killed S. aureus in the presence or absence of SIS. Analyses of cytokines, chemokines and microarray profiling of inflammasome-related genes were done using peritoneal lavages collected 24 hours after injection. Results showed that unlike SIS, the S. aureus-SIS interactome was characterized by a Th1-biased immune profile with increased expressions of IFN-γ, IL-12 and decreased expressions of IL-4, IL-13, IL-33 and IL-6. Such modulation of the Th1/Th2 axis can greatly facilitate graft rejections. The S. aureus-SIS exposure also augmented the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-1β, Tnf-α, CD30L, Eotaxin and Fractalkine. This heightened inflammatory response caused by S. aureus contamination could enormously affect the biocompatibility of SIS. However, the mRNA expressions of many inflammasome-related genes like Nlrp3, Aim2, Card6 and Pycard were down-regulated by heat-killed S. aureus with or without SIS. In summary, our study explored the innate immune microenvironment induced by the combined exposure of SIS and S. aureus. These results have practical implications in developing strategies to contain infection and promote successful tissue repair.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; CD30 Ligand/metabolism ; Cellular Microenvironment/genetics ; Cellular Microenvironment/immunology ; Chemokine CX3CL1/immunology ; Chemokine CX3CL1/metabolism ; Chemokines, CC/immunology ; Chemokines, CC/metabolism ; Cytokines/immunology ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Guided Tissue Regeneration ; Immunity, Innate/genetics ; Inflammasomes/genetics ; Inflammasomes/immunology ; Inflammation Mediators/immunology ; Inflammation Mediators/metabolism ; Intestinal Mucosa/immunology ; Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism ; Intestine, Small/immunology ; Intestine, Small/metabolism ; Mice ; Models, Biological ; Staphylococcus aureus/immunology ; Th1 Cells/immunology ; Th1 Cells/metabolism ; Th2 Cells/immunology ; Th2 Cells/metabolism ; Wound Healing/immunology
    Chemical Substances CD30 Ligand ; Chemokine CX3CL1 ; Chemokines, CC ; Cytokines ; Inflammasomes ; Inflammation Mediators
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-11-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0048724
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  8. Article ; Online: Immune changes beyond Th2 pathways during rapid multifood immunotherapy enabled with omalizumab.

    Manohar, Monali / Dunham, Diane / Gupta, Sheena / Yan, Zheng / Zhang, Wenming / Minnicozzi, Samantha / Kirkey, Matthew / Bunning, Bryan / Roy Chowdhury, Roshni / Galli, Stephen J / Boyd, Scott D / Kost, Laurie Elizabeth / Chinthrajah, R Sharon / Desai, Manisha / Oettgen, Hans C / Maecker, Holden T / Yu, Wong / DeKruyff, Rosemarie H / Andorf, Sandra /
    Nadeau, Kari C

    Allergy

    2021  Volume 76, Issue 9, Page(s) 2809–2826

    Abstract: Background: Multifood oral immunotherapy (mOIT) with adjunctive anti-IgE (omalizumab, XOLAIR: Methods: Participants in our phase 2 mOIT trial (NCT02643862) received omalizumab from baseline to week 16 and mOIT from week 8 to week 36. We compared the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Multifood oral immunotherapy (mOIT) with adjunctive anti-IgE (omalizumab, XOLAIR
    Methods: Participants in our phase 2 mOIT trial (NCT02643862) received omalizumab from baseline to week 16 and mOIT from week 8 to week 36. We compared the immune profile of PBMCs and plasma taken at baseline, week 8, and week 36 using high-dimensional mass cytometry, component-resolved diagnostics, the indirect basophil activation test, and Luminex.
    Results: We found (i) decreased frequency of IL-4
    Conclusions: This exploratory study provides novel comprehensive insight into the immune underpinnings of desensitization through omalizumab-facilitated mOIT. Moreover, this study provides encouraging results to support the complex immune changes that can be induced by OIT.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Oral ; Allergens ; Desensitization, Immunologic ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Omalizumab/therapeutic use ; Peanut Hypersensitivity
    Chemical Substances Allergens ; Omalizumab (2P471X1Z11) ; Immunoglobulin E (37341-29-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-29
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 391933-x
    ISSN 1398-9995 ; 0105-4538
    ISSN (online) 1398-9995
    ISSN 0105-4538
    DOI 10.1111/all.14833
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  9. Article ; Online: Effects of small intestinal submucosa (SIS) on the murine innate immune microenvironment induced by heat-killed Staphylococcus aureus.

    Roshni Roy Chowdhury / Youssef Aachoui / Swapan K Ghosh

    PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e

    2012  Volume 48724

    Abstract: The use of biological scaffold materials for wound healing and tissue remodeling has profoundly impacted regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) is a licensed bioscaffold material regularly used ... ...

    Abstract The use of biological scaffold materials for wound healing and tissue remodeling has profoundly impacted regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) is a licensed bioscaffold material regularly used in wound and tissue repair, often in contaminated surgical fields. Complications and failures due to infection of this biomaterial have therefore been a major concern and challenge. SIS can be colonized and infected by wound-associated bacteria, particularly Staphylococcus aureus. In order to address this concern and develop novel intervention strategies, the immune microenvironment orchestrated by the combined action of S. aureus and SIS should be critically evaluated. Since the outcome of tissue remodeling is largely controlled by the local immune microenvironment, we assessed the innate immune profile in terms of cytokine/chemokine microenvironment and inflammasome-responsive genes. BALB/c mice were injected intra-peritoneally with heat-killed S. aureus in the presence or absence of SIS. Analyses of cytokines, chemokines and microarray profiling of inflammasome-related genes were done using peritoneal lavages collected 24 hours after injection. Results showed that unlike SIS, the S. aureus-SIS interactome was characterized by a Th1-biased immune profile with increased expressions of IFN-γ, IL-12 and decreased expressions of IL-4, IL-13, IL-33 and IL-6. Such modulation of the Th1/Th2 axis can greatly facilitate graft rejections. The S. aureus-SIS exposure also augmented the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-1β, Tnf-α, CD30L, Eotaxin and Fractalkine. This heightened inflammatory response caused by S. aureus contamination could enormously affect the biocompatibility of SIS. However, the mRNA expressions of many inflammasome-related genes like Nlrp3, Aim2, Card6 and Pycard were down-regulated by heat-killed S. aureus with or without SIS. In summary, our study explored the innate immune microenvironment induced by the combined exposure of SIS and S. ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: Human Coronary Plaque T Cells Are Clonal and Cross-React to Virus and Self.

    Chowdhury, Roshni Roy / D'Addabbo, Jessica / Huang, Xianxi / Veizades, Stefan / Sasagawa, Koki / Louis, David M / Cheng, Paul / Sokol, Jan / Jensen, Annie / Tso, Alexandria / Shankar, Vishnu / Wendel, Ben Shogo / Bakerman, Isaac / Liang, Grace / Koyano, Tiffany / Fong, Robyn / Nau, Allison N / Ahmad, Herra / Gopakumar, Jayakrishnan /
    Wirka, Robert / Lee, Andrew S / Boyd, Jack / Woo, Y Joseph / Quertermous, Thomas / Gulati, Gunsagar Singh / Jaiswal, Siddhartha / Chien, Yueh-Hsiu / Chan, Charles Kwok Fai / Davis, Mark M / Nguyen, Patricia K

    Circulation research

    2022  Volume 130, Issue 10, Page(s) 1510–1530

    Abstract: Background: Coronary artery disease is an incurable, life-threatening disease that was once considered primarily a disorder of lipid deposition. Coronary artery disease is now also characterized by chronic inflammation' notable for the buildup of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Coronary artery disease is an incurable, life-threatening disease that was once considered primarily a disorder of lipid deposition. Coronary artery disease is now also characterized by chronic inflammation' notable for the buildup of atherosclerotic plaques containing immune cells in various states of activation and differentiation. Understanding how these immune cells contribute to disease progression may lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
    Methods: We used single-cell technology and in vitro assays to interrogate the immune microenvironment of human coronary atherosclerotic plaque at different stages of maturity.
    Results: In addition to macrophages, we found a high proportion of αβ T cells in the coronary plaques. Most of these T cells lack high expression of
    Conclusions: Taken together, these findings demonstrate that plaque T cells are clonally expanded potentially by antigen engagement, are potentially reactive to self-epitopes, and may interact with smooth muscle cells and macrophages in the plaque microenvironment.
    MeSH term(s) Antigens ; Clone Cells/immunology ; Coronary Artery Disease/immunology ; Endothelial Cells ; Epitopes ; HLA-DR alpha-Chains ; Humans ; Lymphocyte Activation ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antigens ; Epitopes ; HLA-DR alpha-Chains
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 80100-8
    ISSN 1524-4571 ; 0009-7330 ; 0931-6876
    ISSN (online) 1524-4571
    ISSN 0009-7330 ; 0931-6876
    DOI 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.320090
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