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  • Commensal Bacteria and Expression of Two Major Intestinal Chemokines, TECK/CCL25 and MEC/CCL28, and Their Receptors
    PloS one, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Mustapha Berri, Henri Salmon, Richard H. Siggers, Benjamin P. Willing, Andrew G. Van Kessel, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    Background CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. Their receptors, CCR9 and CCR10, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse, pig and sheep CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system. As evidenced by early comparisons of germ-free and conventional animals, the intestinal bacterial microflora has a marked effect on host intestinal immune functions. However, little is known about the impact of bacterial colonization on constitutive and induced chemokine expressions as well as on the generation of anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Methodology/principal findings Therefore, we decided to focus by qPCR on the mRNA expression of two main gut chemokines, CCL25 and CCL28, their receptors CCR9 and CCR10, the Tregs marker Foxp3 and anti-inflammatory cytokines TGF-beta and IL-10 following colonization with different bacterial species within the small intestine. To accomplish this we used an original germ-free neonatal pig model and monoassociated pigs with a representative Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) or Gram-positive (Lactobacillus fermentum) commensal bacteria commonly isolated from the neonatal pig intestine. Our results show a consistent and marked effect of microbial colonization on the mRNA expression of intestinal chemokines, chemokine receptors, Foxp3 and TGF-beta. Moreover, as evidenced by in vitro experiments using two different cell lines, the pattern of regulation of CCL25 and CCL28 expression in the gut appears complex and suggests an additional role for in vivo factors. Conclusions/significance Taken together, the results highlight the key role of bacterial microflora in the development of a functional intestinal immune system in an elegant and relevant model for human immune system development.

  • commensal bacteria and expression of two major intestinal chemokines teck ccl25 and mec CCL28 and their receptors
    PLOS ONE, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Mustapha Berri, Richard H. Siggers, Benjamin P. Willing, Andrew G. Van Kessel, H Salmon, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    Background CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. Their receptors, CCR9 and CCR10, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse, pig and sheep CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system. As evidenced by early comparisons of germ-free and conventional animals, the intestinal bacterial microflora has a marked effect on host intestinal immune functions. However, little is known about the impact of bacterial colonization on constitutive and induced chemokine expressions as well as on the generation of anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Methodology/principal findings Therefore, we decided to focus by qPCR on the mRNA expression of two main gut chemokines, CCL25 and CCL28, their receptors CCR9 and CCR10, the Tregs marker Foxp3 and anti-inflammatory cytokines TGF-beta and IL-10 following colonization with different bacterial species within the small intestine. To accomplish this we used an original germ-free neonatal pig model and monoassociated pigs with a representative Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) or Gram-positive (Lactobacillus fermentum) commensal bacteria commonly isolated from the neonatal pig intestine. Our results show a consistent and marked effect of microbial colonization on the mRNA expression of intestinal chemokines, chemokine receptors, Foxp3 and TGF-beta. Moreover, as evidenced by in vitro experiments using two different cell lines, the pattern of regulation of CCL25 and CCL28 expression in the gut appears complex and suggests an additional role for in vivo factors. Conclusions/significance Taken together, the results highlight the key role of bacterial microflora in the development of a functional intestinal immune system in an elegant and relevant model for human immune system development.

  • expression of mucosal chemokines teck ccl25 and mec CCL28 during fetal development of the ovine mucosal immune system
    Immunology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Julia Whale, Robert Brownlie, Tova Dybvig, David R Thompson, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. The cognate receptors of CCL25 and CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10, respectively, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse and pig, CCL25 and CCL28 play a key role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system through recruitment of immune cells to specific locations. However, little is known about their role in the ontogeny of the mucosal immune system during fetal development. In the present paper, we report the cloning and the sequencing of ovine CCL25, CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10 and the subsequent assessment of their mRNA expression by q-polymerase chain reaction in several tissues, including thymus, gut-associated lymphoid tissue and mammary gland, from young and adult sheep and in the fetal lamb during the development of the immune system. CCL25 mRNA was highly expressed in thymus and gut while CCL28 mRNA was more expressed in large intestine, trachea, tonsils and mammary gland, especially at the end of gestation. These results are consistent with observations in other species suggesting similar roles for these chemokines in sheep. In fetuses, mRNA of CCL25, CCL28 and their receptors are expressed early in the thymus and mucosal tissues, including the small intestine and the nasal mucosa. Furthermore, their expression increased towards the end of gestation. Consequently, we hypothesize that CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the lymphocyte colonization of fetal tissues, enabling the development of a functional immune system.

  • Expression of mucosal chemokines TECK/CCL25 and MEC/CCL28 during fetal development of the ovine mucosal immune system
    Immunology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Julia Whale, Robert Brownlie, Tova Dybvig, David R Thompson, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. The cognate receptors of CCL25 and CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10, respectively, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse and pig, CCL25 and CCL28 play a key role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system through recruitment of immune cells to specific locations. However, little is known about their role in the ontogeny of the mucosal immune system during fetal development. In the present paper, we report the cloning and the sequencing of ovine CCL25, CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10 and the subsequent assessment of their mRNA expression by q-polymerase chain reaction in several tissues, including thymus, gut-associated lymphoid tissue and mammary gland, from young and adult sheep and in the fetal lamb during the development of the immune system. CCL25 mRNA was highly expressed in thymus and gut while CCL28 mRNA was more expressed in large intestine, trachea, tonsils and mammary gland, especially at the end of gestation. These results are consistent with observations in other species suggesting similar roles for these chemokines in sheep. In fetuses, mRNA of CCL25, CCL28 and their receptors are expressed early in the thymus and mucosal tissues, including the small intestine and the nasal mucosa. Furthermore, their expression increased towards the end of gestation. Consequently, we hypothesize that CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the lymphocyte colonization of fetal tissues, enabling the development of a functional immune system.

  • expression of teck ccl25 and mec CCL28 chemokines and their respective receptors ccr9 and ccr10 in porcine mucosal tissues
    Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2006
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Julia Whale, Robert Brownlie, Tova Dybvig, David R Thompson, Mustapha Berri, Henri Salmon, Stacy Strom, Hugh G G Townsend, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    CCL25 and CCL28 (also named TECK and MEC) are CC chemokines primarily expressed by thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. The cognate receptors of CCL25 and CCL28, named CCR9 and CCR10, are mainly expressed on T lymphocytes for CCR9 and IgA(+) and IgM(+) plasmablasts for CCR9 and CCR10, respectively. In human and mouse, chemokines CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in attracting immune cells to the gastrointestinal tract and in controlling segmental specialization of the intestinal immune system. To investigate if CCL25 and CCL28 play a similar role in the pig and to better understand lymphocyte trafficking in this species, we cloned porcine CCL25 and CCR10 and measured expression of CCL25, CCL28, CCR9, and CCR10 transcripts by real-time and conventional PCR in various tissues from newborn and young piglets, and adult sows. The results of the expression analyses show that (i) expression of CCL25 mRNA is mainly restricted to the small intestine, (ii) CCL28 mRNA expression is detectable in all tested epithelial mucosal surfaces with the highest levels of expression in the mammary gland, trachea and large intestine, (iii) high levels of expression of CCR9 mRNA in CD3+ T lymphocytes, gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT), and the small intestine, (iv) high levels of expression of CCR10 mRNA in GALT, the large intestine, the small intestine, and the mammary gland, and (v) up-regulation of CCL28 mRNA expression during lactation in the mammary gland. This pattern of expression, which is discussed in the context of compartmentalization of the porcine common mucosal immune system into upper aero-digestive tract, small intestine and large intestine, suggests a key role for CCL28 in the recruitment of IgA secreting cells into the mammary gland enabling the passive transfer of IgA antibodies from mother to infant.

Francois Meurens - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Commensal Bacteria and Expression of Two Major Intestinal Chemokines, TECK/CCL25 and MEC/CCL28, and Their Receptors
    PloS one, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Mustapha Berri, Henri Salmon, Richard H. Siggers, Benjamin P. Willing, Andrew G. Van Kessel, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    Background CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. Their receptors, CCR9 and CCR10, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse, pig and sheep CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system. As evidenced by early comparisons of germ-free and conventional animals, the intestinal bacterial microflora has a marked effect on host intestinal immune functions. However, little is known about the impact of bacterial colonization on constitutive and induced chemokine expressions as well as on the generation of anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Methodology/principal findings Therefore, we decided to focus by qPCR on the mRNA expression of two main gut chemokines, CCL25 and CCL28, their receptors CCR9 and CCR10, the Tregs marker Foxp3 and anti-inflammatory cytokines TGF-beta and IL-10 following colonization with different bacterial species within the small intestine. To accomplish this we used an original germ-free neonatal pig model and monoassociated pigs with a representative Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) or Gram-positive (Lactobacillus fermentum) commensal bacteria commonly isolated from the neonatal pig intestine. Our results show a consistent and marked effect of microbial colonization on the mRNA expression of intestinal chemokines, chemokine receptors, Foxp3 and TGF-beta. Moreover, as evidenced by in vitro experiments using two different cell lines, the pattern of regulation of CCL25 and CCL28 expression in the gut appears complex and suggests an additional role for in vivo factors. Conclusions/significance Taken together, the results highlight the key role of bacterial microflora in the development of a functional intestinal immune system in an elegant and relevant model for human immune system development.

  • commensal bacteria and expression of two major intestinal chemokines teck ccl25 and mec CCL28 and their receptors
    PLOS ONE, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Mustapha Berri, Richard H. Siggers, Benjamin P. Willing, Andrew G. Van Kessel, H Salmon, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    Background CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. Their receptors, CCR9 and CCR10, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse, pig and sheep CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system. As evidenced by early comparisons of germ-free and conventional animals, the intestinal bacterial microflora has a marked effect on host intestinal immune functions. However, little is known about the impact of bacterial colonization on constitutive and induced chemokine expressions as well as on the generation of anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Methodology/principal findings Therefore, we decided to focus by qPCR on the mRNA expression of two main gut chemokines, CCL25 and CCL28, their receptors CCR9 and CCR10, the Tregs marker Foxp3 and anti-inflammatory cytokines TGF-beta and IL-10 following colonization with different bacterial species within the small intestine. To accomplish this we used an original germ-free neonatal pig model and monoassociated pigs with a representative Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) or Gram-positive (Lactobacillus fermentum) commensal bacteria commonly isolated from the neonatal pig intestine. Our results show a consistent and marked effect of microbial colonization on the mRNA expression of intestinal chemokines, chemokine receptors, Foxp3 and TGF-beta. Moreover, as evidenced by in vitro experiments using two different cell lines, the pattern of regulation of CCL25 and CCL28 expression in the gut appears complex and suggests an additional role for in vivo factors. Conclusions/significance Taken together, the results highlight the key role of bacterial microflora in the development of a functional intestinal immune system in an elegant and relevant model for human immune system development.

  • expression of mucosal chemokines teck ccl25 and mec CCL28 during fetal development of the ovine mucosal immune system
    Immunology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Julia Whale, Robert Brownlie, Tova Dybvig, David R Thompson, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. The cognate receptors of CCL25 and CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10, respectively, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse and pig, CCL25 and CCL28 play a key role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system through recruitment of immune cells to specific locations. However, little is known about their role in the ontogeny of the mucosal immune system during fetal development. In the present paper, we report the cloning and the sequencing of ovine CCL25, CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10 and the subsequent assessment of their mRNA expression by q-polymerase chain reaction in several tissues, including thymus, gut-associated lymphoid tissue and mammary gland, from young and adult sheep and in the fetal lamb during the development of the immune system. CCL25 mRNA was highly expressed in thymus and gut while CCL28 mRNA was more expressed in large intestine, trachea, tonsils and mammary gland, especially at the end of gestation. These results are consistent with observations in other species suggesting similar roles for these chemokines in sheep. In fetuses, mRNA of CCL25, CCL28 and their receptors are expressed early in the thymus and mucosal tissues, including the small intestine and the nasal mucosa. Furthermore, their expression increased towards the end of gestation. Consequently, we hypothesize that CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the lymphocyte colonization of fetal tissues, enabling the development of a functional immune system.

  • Expression of mucosal chemokines TECK/CCL25 and MEC/CCL28 during fetal development of the ovine mucosal immune system
    Immunology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Julia Whale, Robert Brownlie, Tova Dybvig, David R Thompson, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC are CC chemokines primarily expressed in thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. The cognate receptors of CCL25 and CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10, respectively, are mainly expressed on T and B lymphocytes. In human, mouse and pig, CCL25 and CCL28 play a key role in the segregation and the compartmentalization of the mucosal immune system through recruitment of immune cells to specific locations. However, little is known about their role in the ontogeny of the mucosal immune system during fetal development. In the present paper, we report the cloning and the sequencing of ovine CCL25, CCL28, CCR9 and CCR10 and the subsequent assessment of their mRNA expression by q-polymerase chain reaction in several tissues, including thymus, gut-associated lymphoid tissue and mammary gland, from young and adult sheep and in the fetal lamb during the development of the immune system. CCL25 mRNA was highly expressed in thymus and gut while CCL28 mRNA was more expressed in large intestine, trachea, tonsils and mammary gland, especially at the end of gestation. These results are consistent with observations in other species suggesting similar roles for these chemokines in sheep. In fetuses, mRNA of CCL25, CCL28 and their receptors are expressed early in the thymus and mucosal tissues, including the small intestine and the nasal mucosa. Furthermore, their expression increased towards the end of gestation. Consequently, we hypothesize that CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in the lymphocyte colonization of fetal tissues, enabling the development of a functional immune system.

  • expression of teck ccl25 and mec CCL28 chemokines and their respective receptors ccr9 and ccr10 in porcine mucosal tissues
    Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2006
    Co-Authors: Francois Meurens, Julia Whale, Robert Brownlie, Tova Dybvig, David R Thompson, Mustapha Berri, Henri Salmon, Stacy Strom, Hugh G G Townsend, Volker Gerdts
    Abstract:

    CCL25 and CCL28 (also named TECK and MEC) are CC chemokines primarily expressed by thymic dendritic cells and mucosal epithelial cells. The cognate receptors of CCL25 and CCL28, named CCR9 and CCR10, are mainly expressed on T lymphocytes for CCR9 and IgA(+) and IgM(+) plasmablasts for CCR9 and CCR10, respectively. In human and mouse, chemokines CCL25 and CCL28 play an important role in attracting immune cells to the gastrointestinal tract and in controlling segmental specialization of the intestinal immune system. To investigate if CCL25 and CCL28 play a similar role in the pig and to better understand lymphocyte trafficking in this species, we cloned porcine CCL25 and CCR10 and measured expression of CCL25, CCL28, CCR9, and CCR10 transcripts by real-time and conventional PCR in various tissues from newborn and young piglets, and adult sows. The results of the expression analyses show that (i) expression of CCL25 mRNA is mainly restricted to the small intestine, (ii) CCL28 mRNA expression is detectable in all tested epithelial mucosal surfaces with the highest levels of expression in the mammary gland, trachea and large intestine, (iii) high levels of expression of CCR9 mRNA in CD3+ T lymphocytes, gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT), and the small intestine, (iv) high levels of expression of CCR10 mRNA in GALT, the large intestine, the small intestine, and the mammary gland, and (v) up-regulation of CCL28 mRNA expression during lactation in the mammary gland. This pattern of expression, which is discussed in the context of compartmentalization of the porcine common mucosal immune system into upper aero-digestive tract, small intestine and large intestine, suggests a key role for CCL28 in the recruitment of IgA secreting cells into the mammary gland enabling the passive transfer of IgA antibodies from mother to infant.

Eugene C Butcher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • redundant role of chemokines ccl25 teck and CCL28 mec in iga plasmablast recruitment to the intestinal lamina propria after rotavirus infection
    Journal of Immunology, 2006
    Co-Authors: Ningguo Feng, Maria C Jaimes, Nicole H Lazarus, Denise Monak, Caiqui Zhang, Eugene C Butcher, Harry B Greenberg
    Abstract:

    Rotaviruses (RV) are the most important cause of severe childhood diarrheal disease. In suckling mice, infection with RV results in an increase in total and virus-specific IgA+ plasmablasts in the small intestinal lamina propria (LP) soon after infection, providing a unique opportunity to study the mechanism of IgA+ cell recruitment into the small intestine. In this study, we show that the increase in total and RV-specific IgA+ plasmablasts in the LP after RV infection can be blocked by the combined administration of Abs against chemokines CCL25 and CCL28, but not by the administration of either Ab alone. RV infection in CCR9 knockout mice still induced a significant accumulation of IgA+ plasmablasts in the LP, which was blocked by the addition of anti-CCL28 Ab, confirming the synergistic role of CCL25 and CCL28. The absence of IgA+ plasmablast accumulation in LP following combined anti-chemokine treatment was not due to changes in proliferation or apoptosis in these cells. We also found that coadministration of anti-CCL25 and anti-CCL28 Abs with the addition of anti-α4 Ab did not further inhibit IgA+ cell accumulation in the LP and that the CCL25 receptor, CCR9, was coexpressed with the intestinal homing receptor α4β7 on IgA+ plasmablasts. Finally, we showed that RV infection was associated with an increase in both CCL25 and CCL28 in the small intestine. Hence, our findings indicate that α4β7 along with either CCR9 or CCR10 are sufficient for mediating the intestinal migration of IgA+ plasmablasts during RV infection.

  • Redundant Role of Chemokines CCL25/TECK and CCL28/MEC in IgA+ Plasmablast Recruitment to the Intestinal Lamina Propria After Rotavirus Infection
    Journal of immunology (Baltimore Md. : 1950), 2006
    Co-Authors: Ningguo Feng, Maria C Jaimes, Nicole H Lazarus, Denise Monak, Caiqui Zhang, Eugene C Butcher, Harry B Greenberg
    Abstract:

    Rotaviruses (RV) are the most important cause of severe childhood diarrheal disease. In suckling mice, infection with RV results in an increase in total and virus-specific IgA+ plasmablasts in the small intestinal lamina propria (LP) soon after infection, providing a unique opportunity to study the mechanism of IgA+ cell recruitment into the small intestine. In this study, we show that the increase in total and RV-specific IgA+ plasmablasts in the LP after RV infection can be blocked by the combined administration of Abs against chemokines CCL25 and CCL28, but not by the administration of either Ab alone. RV infection in CCR9 knockout mice still induced a significant accumulation of IgA+ plasmablasts in the LP, which was blocked by the addition of anti-CCL28 Ab, confirming the synergistic role of CCL25 and CCL28. The absence of IgA+ plasmablast accumulation in LP following combined anti-chemokine treatment was not due to changes in proliferation or apoptosis in these cells. We also found that coadministration of anti-CCL25 and anti-CCL28 Abs with the addition of anti-α4 Ab did not further inhibit IgA+ cell accumulation in the LP and that the CCL25 receptor, CCR9, was coexpressed with the intestinal homing receptor α4β7 on IgA+ plasmablasts. Finally, we showed that RV infection was associated with an increase in both CCL25 and CCL28 in the small intestine. Hence, our findings indicate that α4β7 along with either CCR9 or CCR10 are sufficient for mediating the intestinal migration of IgA+ plasmablasts during RV infection.

  • chemokines and the tissue specific migration of lymphocytes
    Immunity, 2002
    Co-Authors: Eric J Kunkel, Eugene C Butcher
    Abstract:

    Tissue-selective trafficking of memory and effector T and B lymphocytes is mediated by unique combinations of adhesion molecules and chemokines. The discovery of several related epithelial-expressed chemokines (TECK/CCL25 in small intestine, CTACK/CCL27 in skin, and MEC/CCL28 in diverse mucosal sites) now highlights an important role for epithelial cells in controlling homeostatic lymphocyte trafficking, including the localization of cutaneous and intestinal memory T cells, and of IgA plasma cells. Constitutively expressed epithelial chemokines may help determine the character of local immune responses and contribute to the systemic organization of the immune system.

Yoshitaka Imaizumi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • survey of chemokine receptor expression reveals frequent co expression of skin homing ccr4 and ccr10 in adult t cell leukemia lymphoma
    Leukemia & Lymphoma, 2006
    Co-Authors: Hitomi Harasawa, Kunio Hieshima, Osamu Yoshie, Takashi Nakayama, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Yasuaki Yamada, Zhe Jin, Kazuhiro Shimizu, Hiroo Hasegawa, Yoshitaka Imaizumi
    Abstract:

    Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a malignancy of mature T-cell origin with multi-organ involvement. Because the chemokine receptors play crucial roles in tissue-specific homing of mature lymphocytes, particular chemokine receptors expressed on ATLL cells may be involved in their tissue infiltration. We thus performed a comprehensive survey on the chemokine receptor expression in ATLL. ATLL cells expressed transcripts of CCR1, CCR4, CCR7, CCR8, CCR10 and CXCR4 but hardly expressed those of CCR2, CCR3, CCR5, CCR6, CCR9, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3 and CXCR5. These results were confirmed at the protein level by flow cytometric analysis. Notably, patients who have skin lesions showed significantly higher levels of CCR10 mRNA expression than patients without skin lesions. ATLL cells migrated efficiently to the CCR4 ligand, CCL22, and moderately to the CCR10 ligands, CCL27 and CCL28. Moreover, ATLL skin lesions consistently contained transcripts of CCR10 and its ligands CCL27 and CCL28 besides those of CCR4 and its ligands CCL17 and CCL22 that have been reported previously. Collectively, the frequent co-expression of CCR4 and CCR10, the known pair of skin-homing chemokine receptors, may play an important role in ATLL invasion into the skin.

  • Survey of chemokine receptor expression reveals frequent co-expression of skin-homing CCR4 and CCR10 in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.
    Leukemia & lymphoma, 2006
    Co-Authors: Hitomi Harasawa, Kunio Hieshima, Osamu Yoshie, Takashi Nakayama, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Yasuaki Yamada, Zhe Jin, Kazuhiro Shimizu, Hiroo Hasegawa, Yoshitaka Imaizumi
    Abstract:

    Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a malignancy of mature T-cell origin with multi-organ involvement. Because the chemokine receptors play crucial roles in tissue-specific homing of mature lymphocytes, particular chemokine receptors expressed on ATLL cells may be involved in their tissue infiltration. We thus performed a comprehensive survey on the chemokine receptor expression in ATLL. ATLL cells expressed transcripts of CCR1, CCR4, CCR7, CCR8, CCR10 and CXCR4 but hardly expressed those of CCR2, CCR3, CCR5, CCR6, CCR9, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3 and CXCR5. These results were confirmed at the protein level by flow cytometric analysis. Notably, patients who have skin lesions showed significantly higher levels of CCR10 mRNA expression than patients without skin lesions. ATLL cells migrated efficiently to the CCR4 ligand, CCL22, and moderately to the CCR10 ligands, CCL27 and CCL28. Moreover, ATLL skin lesions consistently contained transcripts of CCR10 and its ligands CCL27 and CCL28 besides those of CCR4 and its ligands CCL17 and CCL22 that have been reported previously. Collectively, the frequent co-expression of CCR4 and CCR10, the known pair of skin-homing chemokine receptors, may play an important role in ATLL invasion into the skin.

Marianne Quiding-järbrink - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Human IgA‐secreting cells induced by intestinal, but not systemic, immunization respond to CCL25 (TECK) and CCL28 (MEC)
    European journal of immunology, 2008
    Co-Authors: Patrik Sundström, Samuel B. Lundin, Lars-Åke Nilsson, Marianne Quiding-järbrink
    Abstract:

    Organ-specific homing of lymphoid cells depends on the expression of tissue-specific adhesion molecules and production of specific chemokines. CCL25 (TECK) and CCL28 (MEC) have been reported to direct circulating memory/effector B cells to mucosal tissues. Here, we examined if differential responsiveness to mucosal and systemic chemokines could explain the differential migration pattern of circulating human antibody-secreting cells (ASC), induced by mucosal and systemic immunization. There was a robust migration of specific IgA- and IgM-ASC induced by Salmonella vaccination toward the mucosal chemokines CCL25 and CCL28. In contrast, tetanus-specific ASC migrated to the systemic chemokine CXCL12 (SDF-1α) and showed no response to CCL25 or CCL28, not even tetanus-specific IgA-ASC. Cell sorting experiments demonstrated that Salmonella-specific ASC co-expressed CCR9 and CCR10. Our results show that induction site, rather than isotype commitment, determines the chemokine responsiveness and migration pattern of human effector B cells.

  • CCL28 is increased in human Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis and mediates recruitment of gastric immunoglobulin A-secreting cells.
    Infection and immunity, 2008
    Co-Authors: Malin Hansson, Michael Hermansson, Helena Svensson, Anders Elfvin, Lars-erik Hansson, Erik Johnsson, Åsa Sjöling, Marianne Quiding-järbrink
    Abstract:

    Human Helicobacter pylori infection gives rise to an active chronic gastritis and is a major risk factor for the development of duodenal ulcer disease and gastric adenocarcinoma. The infection is accompanied by a large accumulation of immunoglobulin A (IgA)-secreting cells in the gastric mucosa, and following mucosal immunization only H. pylori-infected volunteers mounted a B-cell response in the gastric mucosa. To identify the signals for recruitment of gastric IgA-secreting cells, we investigated the gastric production of CCL28 (mucosa-associated epithelial chemokine) and CCL25 (thymus-expressed chemokine) in H. pylori-infected and uninfected individuals and the potential of gastric B-cell populations to migrate toward these chemokines. Gastric tissue from H. pylori-infected individuals contained significantly more CCL28 protein and mRNA than that from uninfected individuals, while CCL25 levels remained unchanged. Chemokine-induced migration of gastric lamina propria lymphocytes isolated from patients undergoing gastric resection was then assessed using the Transwell system. IgA-secreting cells and IgA+ memory B cells from H. pylori-infected tissues migrated toward CCL28 but not CCL25, while the corresponding cells from uninfected patients did not. Furthermore, IgG-secreting cells from H. pylori-infected patients did not migrate to CCL28 but instead to CXCL12 (SDF-1α). However, chemokine receptor expression did not correlate to the migratory pattern of the different B-cell populations. These studies are the first to show increased CCL28 production during gastrointestinal infection in humans and provide an explanation for the large influx of IgA-secreting cells to the gastric mucosa in H. pylori-infected individuals.