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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2025

CXCL12+ fibroblastic reticular cells in lymph nodes facilitate immune tolerance by regulating T cell-mediated alloimmunity.

Yuta Yamamura, Gianmarco Sabiu, Jing Zhao, Sungwook Jung, Andy J Seelam, Xiaofei Li, Yang Song, Marina W Shirkey, Lushen Li, Wenji Piao and 8 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Yuta YamamuraTransplantation Research Center and.
Gianmarco SabiuTransplantation Research Center and.
Jing ZhaoTransplantation Research Center and.
Sungwook JungTransplantation Research Center and.
Andy J SeelamTransplantation Research Center and.
Xiaofei LiTransplantation Research Center and.
Yang SongInstitute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Marina W ShirkeyDepartment of Surgery and.
Lushen LiDepartment of Surgery and.
Wenji PiaoDepartment of Surgery and.
Long WuDepartment of Surgery and.
Tianshu ZhangDepartment of Surgery and.
Soyeon AhnR&D Division, IVIM Technology, Seoul, South Korea.
Pilhan KimGraduate School of Medical Science and Engineering.
Vivek KasinathTransplantation Research Center and.
Jamil R AzziTransplantation Research Center and.
Jonathan S BrombergDepartment of Surgery and.
Reza AbdiTransplantation Research Center and.

Funding

Targeted immune therapies in heart transplantationR35HL166640 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Reza Abdi · 2023 to 2026
$4.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL166640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) are the master regulators of the lymph node (LN) microenvironment. However, the role of specific FRC subsets in controlling alloimmune responses remains to be studied. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) of naive and draining LNs (DLNs) of heart-transplanted mice and human LNs revealed a specific subset of CXCL12hi FRCs that expressed high levels of lymphotoxin-β receptor (LTβR) and are enriched in the expression of immunoregulatory genes. CXCL12hi FRCs had high expression of CCL19, CCL21, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IL-10, and TGF-β1. Adoptive transfer of ex vivo-expanded FRCs resulted in their homing to LNs and induced immunosuppressive environments in DLNs to promote heart allograft acceptance. Genetic deletion of LTβR and Cxcl12 in FRCs increased alloreactivity, abrogating the effect of costimulatory blockade in prolonging heart allograft survival. As compared with WT recipients, CXCL12+ FRC-deficient recipients exhibited increased differentiation of CD4+ T cells into Th1 cells. Nano delivery of CXCL12 to DLNs improved allograft survival in heart-transplanted mice. Our study highlights the importance of DLN CXCL12hi FRCs in promoting transplant tolerance.

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Chemokine CXCL12FibroblastsHeart TransplantationImmune ToleranceLymph NodesTh1 CellsTransplantation ToleranceAnimalsHumansLymphotoxin beta ReceptorMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutChemokine CXCL12CXCL12 protein, humanCxcl12 protein, mouseLtbr protein, mouseLymphotoxin beta ReceptorAdaptive immunityImmunologyToleranceTransplantation

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PMID40309773
PMCPMC12043101

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