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ATP drives lamina propria TH17 cell differentiation

Atarashi, Koji, Nishimura, Junichi, Shima, Tatsuichiro, Umesaki, Yoshinori, Yamamoto, Masahiro, Onoue, Masaharu, Yagita, Hideo, Ishii, Naoto +3 more·2008·Nature

Abstract

Interleukin (IL)-17-producing CD4(+) T lymphocytes (T(H)17 cells) constitute a subset of T-helper cells involved in host defence and several immune disorders. An intriguing feature of T(H)17 cells is their selective and constitutive presence in the intestinal lamina propria. Here we show that adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) that can be derived from commensal bacteria activates a unique subset of lamina propria cells, CD70(high)CD11c(low) cells, leading to the differentiation of T(H)17 cells. Germ-free mice exhibit much lower concentrations of luminal ATP, accompanied by fewer lamina propria T(H)17 cells, compared to specific-pathogen-free mice. Systemic or rectal administration of ATP into these germ-free mice results in a marked increase in the number of lamina propria T(H)17 cells. A CD70(high)CD11c(low) subset of the lamina propria cells expresses T(H)17-prone molecules, such as IL-6, IL-23p19 and transforming-growth-factor-beta-activating integrin-alphaV and -beta8, in response to ATP stimulation, and preferentially induces T(H)17 differentiation of co-cultured naive CD4(+) T cells. The critical role of ATP is further underscored by the observation that administration of ATP exacerbates a T-cell-mediated colitis model with enhanced T(H)17 differentiation. These observations highlight the importance of commensal bacteria and ATP for T(H)17 differentiation in health and disease, and offer an explanation of why T(H)17 cells specifically present in the intestinal lamina propria.

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Authors
Atarashi, K., Nishimura, J., Shima, T., Umesaki, Y., Yamamoto, M., Onoue, M., Yagita, H., Ishii, N., Evans, R., Honda, K., & Takeda, K.
Affiliations
  • The University of Osaka (JP)
  • Yakult Central Institute (JP)
  • Immunology Frontier Research Center, The University of Osaka (JP)
  • Tohoku University (JP)
  • University of Leicester (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Honda, Kenya
  • Takeda, Kiyoshi
Venue
Nature
Published
2008-08-20
Volume
455
Issue
7214
Pages
808-812
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2051529467
Cited by
1,089
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
38.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Keywords
Th17 cell differentiation, ATP, intestinal lamina propria, commensal bacteria, intestinal dendritic cells, IL-17, interleukin-6, TGF-beta, germ-free mice, T cell-mediated colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, innate immunity
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Colitis, Disease Models, Animal, Feces, Female, Germ-Free Life, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, Immunoglobulin A, Male, Mucous Membrane, Receptors, Purinergic P2, Interleukin-17, CD11c Antigen, Mice, CD27 Ligand

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