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ArticleThe journal of gene medicine2025

Adoptive Transfer of T Cells as a Potential Therapeutic Approach in the Bleomycin-Injured Mouse Lung.

Seyran Mutlu, Kleanthis Fytianos, Céline Ferrié, Melanie Scalise, Sofia Mykoniati, Amiq Gazdhar, Fabian Blank

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Seyran MutluDepartment for Pulmonary Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0008-0289-3881
Kleanthis FytianosDepartment for Pulmonary Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Céline FerriéDepartment for Pulmonary Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Melanie ScaliseDepartment for Pulmonary Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Sofia MykoniatiUnisanté, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Amiq GazdharDepartment for Pulmonary Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Fabian BlankDepartment for Pulmonary Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3374-0414

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Bernese LungenligaDirectorate Lehre Forschung from the University hospital of Bern, InselspitalSwiss Lungenliga
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Abstract

backgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lethal disease with an unknown etiology and complex pathophysiology that are not fully understood. The disease involves intricate cellular interplay, particularly among various immune cells. Currently, there is no treatment capable of reversing the fibrotic process or aiding lung regeneration. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has demonstrated antifibrotic properties, whereas the adoptive transfer of modified T cells is a well-established treatment for various malignancies. We aimed to understand the dynamics of T cells in the progression of lung fibrosis and to study the therapeutic benefit of adoptive T cell transfer in a bleomycin-injured mouse lung (BLM) model.

methodsT cells were isolated from the spleen of naïve mice and transfected in vitro with mouse HGF plasmid and were administered intratracheally to the mice lungs 7 days post-bleomycin injury to the lung. Lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage were collected and analyzed using flow cytometry, histology, qRT-PCR, ELISA, and hydroxyproline assay.

resultsOur findings demonstrate the successful T cell therapy of bleomycin-induced lung injury through the adoptive transfer of HGF-transfected T cells in mice. This treatment resulted in decreased collagen deposition and a balancing of immune cell exhaustion and cytokine homeostasis compared with untreated controls. In vitro testing showed enhanced apoptosis in myofibroblasts induced by HGF-overexpressing T cells.

conclusionsTaken together, our data highlight the great potential of adoptive T cell transfer as an emerging therapy to counteract lung fibrosis.

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Adoptive TransferBleomycinIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLung InjuryT-LymphocytesAnimalsApoptosisCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalHepatocyte Growth FactorLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLBleomycinCytokinesHepatocyte Growth Factoradoptive transferbleomycin lung injury and fibrosisimmune exhaustionT cells homeostasis

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PMCPMC11955259

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