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Regulatory B cells control T-cell autoimmunity through IL-21-dependent cognate interactions

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Yoshizaki, Ayumi, Miyagaki, Tomomitsu, DiLillo, David J., Matsushita, Takashi, Horikawa, Mayuka, Kountikov, Evgueni I., Spolski, Rosanne, Poe, Jonathan C., Leonard, Warren J., Tedder, Thomas F.·2012·Nature

Abstract

B cells regulate immune responses by producing antigen-specific antibodies. However, specific B-cell subsets can also negatively regulate T-cell immune responses, and have been termed regulatory B cells. Human and mouse regulatory B cells (B10 cells) with the ability to express the inhibitory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) have been identified. Although rare, B10 cells are potent negative regulators of antigen-specific inflammation and T-cell-dependent autoimmune diseases in mice. How B10-cell IL-10 production and regulation of antigen-specific immune responses are controlled in vivo without inducing systemic immunosuppression is unknown. Using a mouse model for multiple sclerosis, here we show that B10-cell maturation into functional IL-10-secreting effector cells that inhibit in vivo autoimmune disease requires IL-21 and CD40-dependent cognate interactions with T cells. Moreover, the ex vivo provision of CD40 and IL-21 receptor signals can drive B10-cell development and expansion by four-million-fold, and generate B10 effector cells producing IL-10 that markedly inhibit disease symptoms when transferred into mice with established autoimmune disease. The ex vivo expansion and reinfusion of autologous B10 cells may provide a novel and effective in vivo treatment for severe autoimmune diseases that are resistant to current therapies.

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Yoshizaki, A., Miyagaki, T., DiLillo, D. J., Matsushita, T., Horikawa, M., Kountikov, E. I., Spolski, R., Poe, J. C., Leonard, W. J., & Tedder, T. F.
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Nature
Published
2012-10-14
Volume
491
Issue
7423
Pages
264-268
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
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en
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Yoshizaki, A., Miyagaki, T., DiLillo, D. J., Matsushita, T., Horikawa, M., Kountikov, E. I., Spolski, R., Poe, J. C., Leonard, W. J., & Tedder, T. F. (2012). Regulatory B cells control T-cell autoimmunity through IL-21-dependent cognate interactions. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11501

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