[HTML][HTML] Calcineurin-mediated IL-2 production by CD11chighMHCII+ myeloid cells is crucial for intestinal immune homeostasis

A Mencarelli, HJ Khameneh, J Fric, M Vacca… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
A Mencarelli, HJ Khameneh, J Fric, M Vacca, S El Daker, B Janela, JP Tang, S Nabti…
Nature communications, 2018nature.com
The intestinal immune system can respond to invading pathogens yet maintain immune
tolerance to self-antigens and microbiota. Myeloid cells are central to these processes, but
the signaling pathways that underlie tolerance versus inflammation are unclear. Here we
show that mice lacking Calcineurin B in CD11chighMHCII+ cells (Cnb1 CD11c mice)
spontaneously develop intestinal inflammation and are susceptible to induced colitis. In
these mice, colitis is associated with expansion of T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17 cell …
Abstract
The intestinal immune system can respond to invading pathogens yet maintain immune tolerance to self-antigens and microbiota. Myeloid cells are central to these processes, but the signaling pathways that underlie tolerance versus inflammation are unclear. Here we show that mice lacking Calcineurin B in CD11chighMHCII+ cells (Cnb1CD11c mice) spontaneously develop intestinal inflammation and are susceptible to induced colitis. In these mice, colitis is associated with expansion of T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17 cell populations and a decrease in the number of FoxP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, and the pathology is linked to the inability of intestinal Cnb1-deficient CD11chighMHCII+ cells to express IL-2. Deleting IL-2 in CD11chighMHCII+ cells induces spontaneous colitis resembling human inflammatory bowel disease. Our findings identify that the calcineurin–NFAT–IL-2 pathway in myeloid cells is a critical regulator of intestinal homeostasis by influencing the balance of inflammatory and regulatory responses in the mouse intestine.
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