ArticleCell death & disease2023
Hepatic T-cell senescence and exhaustion are implicated in the progression of fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and mouse model with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
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- From Steatosis to Immunosenescence: The Impact of Metabolic Dysfunction on Immune Aging in HIV and Non-HIV Populations.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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Abstract
Immunosenescence and exhaustion are involved in the development and progression of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic liver diseases, including fatty liver, fibrosis, and cirrhosis, in humans. However, the relationships of the senescence and exhaustion of T cells with insulin resistance-associated liver diseases remain incompletely understood. To better define the relationship of T2D with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 59 patients (mean age 58.7 ± 11.0 years; 47.5% male) with T2D were studied. To characterize their systemic immunophenotypes, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed using flow cytometry. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based proton density fat fraction and MRI-based elastography were performed using an open-bore, vertical-field 3.0 T scanner to quantify liver fat and fibrosis, respectively. The participants with insulin resistance had a significantly larger population of CD28 - CD57+ senescent T cells among the CD4+ and CD8 + T cells than those with lower Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) values. The abundances of senescent CD4+ and CD8 + T cells and the HOMA-IR positively correlated with the severity of liver fibrosis, assessed using MRI-based elastography. Interleukin 15 from hepatic monocytes was found to be an inducer of bystander activation of T cells, which is associated with progression of liver disease in the participants with T2D. Furthermore, high expression of genes related to senescence and exhaustion was identified in CD4+ and CD8 + T cells from the participants with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or liver cirrhosis. Finally, we have also demonstrated that hepatic T-cell senescence and exhaustion are induced in a diet or chemical-induced mouse model with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. In conclusion, we have shown that T-cell senescence is associated with insulin resistance and metabolic liver disease in patients with T2D.
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