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| Author | Lee, Jinhee Vallerskog, Therese Martinez, Nuria Martens, Gregory W. Nunes-Alves, Claudio Kornfeld, Hardy West, Kim Behar, Samuel M. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Martinez N ( Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655); Vallerskog T ( Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655); West K ( Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655); Nunes-Alves C ( Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655.); Lee J ( Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655); Martens GW ( Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655); Behar SM ( Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655.); Kornfeld H ( Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655) |
| Abstract | Diabetes is linked to increased inflammation and susceptibility to certain infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB). We previously reported that aerosol TB in mice with chronic (≥ 12 wk) hyperglycemia features increased bacterial load, overproduction of several cytokines, and increased immune pathology compared with normoglycemic controls. A similar phenotype exists in human patients with diabetes with TB. The mechanisms of increased T cell activation in diabetes are unknown. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that hyperglycemia modifies the intrinsic responsiveness of naive T cells to TCR stimulation. Purified T cells from chronically hyperglycemic (HG) mice produced higher levels of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines and proliferated more than T cells from normoglycemic controls after anti-CD3e or Ag stimulation. In this way, naive T cells from HG mice resembled Ag-experienced cells, although CD44 expression was not increased. Chromatin decondensation, another characteristic of Ag-experienced T cells, was increased in naive T cells from HG mice. That phenotype depended on expression of the receptor for advanced glycation end products and could be reversed by inhibiting p38 MAPK. Chromatin decondensation and hyperresponsiveness to TCR stimulation persisted following transfer of T cells from HG mice into normoglycemic mice. We propose that chronic hyperglycemia causes receptor for advanced glycation end products-mediated epigenetic modification of naive T cells leading to p38 MAPK-dependent chromatin decondensation. This preactivation state facilitates transcription factor access to DNA, increasing cytokine production and proliferation following TCR stimulation. This mechanism may contribute to pathological inflammation associated with diabetes and might offer a novel therapeutic target. |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.1401125 |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 193 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2014-11-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Chromatin Genetics Diabetes Mellitus Immunology Hyperglycemia T-lymphocyte Subsets Metabolism Advanced Glycosylation End Product-specific Receptor Animals Antigen-presenting Cells Bone Marrow Cells Cytokines Biosynthesis Disease Models, Animal Gene Expression Hematopoietic Stem Cells Immunophenotyping Lymphocyte Activation Map Kinase Signaling System Mice Mice, Knockout Phenotype Receptors, Immunologic Thymus Gland Research Support, N.i.h., Extramural Discipline Immunology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |
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