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Spatial map of human T cell compartmentalization and maintenance over decades of life

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Thome, Joseph J.C., Yudanin, Naomi, Ohmura, Yoshiaki, Kubota, Masaru, Grinshpun, Boris, Sathaliyawala, Taheri, Kato, Tomoaki, Lerner, Harvey +2 more·2014·Cell

Abstract

Mechanisms for human memory T cell differentiation and maintenance have largely been inferred from studies of peripheral blood, though the majority of T cells are found in lymphoid and mucosal sites. We present here a multidimensional, quantitative analysis of human T cell compartmentalization and maintenance over six decades of life in blood, lymphoid, and mucosal tissues obtained from 56 individual organ donors. Our results reveal that the distribution and tissue residence of naive, central, and effector memory, and terminal effector subsets is contingent on both their differentiation state and tissue localization. Moreover, T cell homeostasis driven by cytokine or TCR-mediated signals is different in CD4+ or CD8+ T cell lineages, varies with their differentiation stage and tissue localization, and cannot be inferred from blood. Our data provide an unprecedented spatial and temporal map of human T cell compartmentalization and maintenance, supporting distinct pathways for human T cell fate determination and homeostasis.

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  • Both CD8+ and CD4+ Trm have been identified in human skin, lung, intestines, salivary glands, bone marrow, brain, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes.

    “Both CD8+ and CD4+ Trm have been identified in the human skin, lung, intestines, salivary glands, bone marrow, brain, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes [241, 244, 246, 253-259].”
  • A recent study found approximately equal loss of naive T cell subsets in spleen and selected lymphoid tissues, without preferential CD8+ loss.

    “a recent study found an approximately equal loss of naive T cell subsets in spleen and selected lymphoid tissues, without preference for CD8+ T cells”

    From Successful and Maladaptive T Cell Aging (2017) · cites this paper as Thome et al., 2014

  • These T-cell changes are commonly reported in blood and can also extend to lymphoid tissues and organs such as spleen, lymph nodes, lung and gut in old subjects.

    “These cellular changes are commonly reported in the circulation (i.e., the blood) [73], but can also be extended to lymphoid tissues and organs (e.g., spleen, lymph nodes, lung and gut) of old subjects [74].”

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Thome, J. J. C., Yudanin, N., Ohmura, Y., Kubota, M., Grinshpun, B., Sathaliyawala, T., Kato, T., Lerner, H., Shen, Y., & Farber, D. L.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-11
Volume
159
Issue
4
Pages
814-828
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2006192795
Cited by
587
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (F31AG047003)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P01AI106697, P01AI06697, RC1AI086164)
  • National Center for Research Resources (S10RR027050)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Keywords
T cell compartmentalization, memory T cells, T cell homeostasis, lymphoid tissue, mucosal tissues, naive T cells, central memory T cells, effector memory T cells, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, T cell differentiation, T cell fate determination, T cell senescence, organ donors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aging, Cell Differentiation, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Lymphoid Tissue, Middle Aged, Mucous Membrane, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, T-Lymphocytes, Tissue Donors, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, CD28 Antigens, Interleukin-7 Receptor alpha Subunit, Young Adult

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