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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2024

Tissue-resident memory T cells break tolerance to renal autoantigens and orchestrate immune-mediated nephritis.

Frederic Arnold, Laurence Kupferschmid, Philipp Weissenborn, Lukas Heldmann, Jonas F Hummel, Paulina Zareba, Sagar, Manuel Rogg, Christoph Schell, Yakup Tanriver

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Journey: From Early Promise to Lasting Impact.Journal of immunotherapy and precision oncology · 2026
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  3. T-Cell Remodeling in Renal Fibrosis: From Acute Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. BHLHE40 Orchestrates Effector Tissue-Resident Memory CD8Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Evolving role of CD8Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Frederic ArnoldDepartment of Medicine IV, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. frederic.arnold@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6799-9152
Laurence KupferschmidInstitute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Philipp WeissenbornInstitute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Lukas HeldmannInstitute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Jonas F HummelInstitute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Paulina ZarebaInstitute of Pathology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
SagarDepartment of Medicine II, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8657-4704
Manuel RoggInstitute of Pathology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6658-9159
Christoph SchellInstitute of Pathology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Yakup TanriverDepartment of Medicine IV, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 241702976Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 256073931Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 322977937Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 386793560Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 431984000Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 438496892Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 491676693Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 501370692Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (Else Kroner-Fresenius Foundation) 2016_Kolleg.03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune-mediated nephritis is a leading cause of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. While the role of B cells and antibodies has been extensively investigated in the past, the advent of immune-checkpoint inhibitors has led to a reappraisal of the role of T cells in renal immunology. However, it remains elusive how T cells with specificity for renal autoantigens are activated and participate in immune-mediated nephritis. Here, we followed the fate and function of pathogen-activated autoreactive CD8 T cells that are specific for a renal autoantigen. We demonstrate that recently activated splenic CD8 T cells developed a hybrid phenotype in the context of renal autoantigen cross-presentation, combining hallmarks of activation and T cell dysfunction. While circulating memory T cells rapidly disappeared, tissue-resident memory T cells emerged and persisted within the kidney, orchestrating immune-mediated nephritis. Notably, T cells infiltrating kidneys of patients with interstitial nephritis also expressed key markers of tissue residency. This study unveils how a tissue-specific immune response can dissociate from its systemic counterpart driving a compartmentalized immune response in the kidneys of mice and man. Consequently, targeting tissue-resident memory T cells emerges as a promising strategy to control immune-mediated kidney disease.

Indexed as

AutoantigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesKidneyMemory T CellsMice, Inbred C57BLAnimalsFemaleHumansImmune ToleranceImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceNephritisAutoantigensCD8NephritisRenal autoimmunityT cell responseTissue residency

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PMID38961265
PMCPMC11364874

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