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Crosstalk between type II NKT cells and T cells leads to spontaneous chronic inflammatory liver disease.

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BACKGROUND & AIM:Natural killer T (NKT) cells are CD1d-restricted innate-like T cells that modulate innate and adaptive immune responses. Unlike the well-characterized invariant/type I NKT cells, type II NKT cells with a diverse T cell receptor repertoire are poorly understood. This study defines the pathogenic role of type II NKT cells in the etiology of chronic liver inflammation. METHODS:Transgenic mice with the Lck promoter directing CD1d overexpression on T cells in Jα18 wild-type (Lck-CD1dTgJα18+; type I NKT cell sufficient) and Jα18-deficient (Lck-CD1dTgJα18o, type I NKT cell deficient) mice were analyzed for liver pathology and crosstalk between type II NKT cells and conventional T cells. CD1d expression on T cells in peripheral blood samples and liver sections from autoimmune hepatitis patients and healthy individuals were also examined. RESULTS:Lck-CD1dTgJα18o and Lck-CD1dTgJα18+ mice developed similar degrees of liver pathology resembling chronic autoimmune hepatitis in humans. Increased CD1d expression on T cells promoted the activation of type II NKT cells and other T cells. This resulted in Th1-skewing and impaired Th2 cytokine production in type II NKT cells. Dysfunction of type II NKT cells was accompanied by conventional T cell activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production, leading to a hepatic T/B lymphocyte infiltration, elevated autoantibodies and hepatic injury in Lck-CD1dTg mice. A similar mechanism could be extended to humans as CD1d expression is upregulated on activated human T cells and increased presence of CD1d-expressing T cells was observed in autoimmune hepatitis patients. CONCLUSIONS:Our data reveals enhanced crosstalk between type II NKT cells and conventional T cells, leading to a Th1-skewed inflammatory milieu, and consequently, to the development of chronic autoimmune liver disease. Lay summary: CD1d overexpression on T cells enhances crosstalk between type II NKT cells and T cells, resulting in their aberrant activation and leading to the development of chronic autoimmune liver disease.

journal_name

J Hepatol

journal_title

Journal of hepatology

authors

Weng X,He Y,Visvabharathy L,Liao CM,Tan X,Balakumar A,Wang CR

doi

10.1016/j.jhep.2017.05.024

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-10-01 00:00:00

pages

791-800

issue

eissn

0168-8278

issn

1600-0641

pii

S0168-8278(17)32063-9

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Crosstalk between type II NKT cells and T cells leads to spontaneous chronic inflammatory liver disease.