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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

Itreg cells Ameliorates MOG-induced brain inflammation via endowing DC tolerogenic capacity predominantly via TGF-beta signaling mediated AKT/mTOR pathway inhibition.

Yang Luo, Yating Li, Jiale Tian, Haolin Li, Yong Wang, Xiaofeng Wei, Long Zhang, David Brand, Songguo Zheng

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Yang Luo *The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China. ldyy_yluo@lzu.edu.cn.
Yating Li *The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
Jiale Tian *The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
Haolin LiRheumatic Bone Disease Center, Gansu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
Yong WangThe First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
Xiaofeng WeiKey Laboratory of Biotherapy and Regenerative Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
Long ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
David BrandResearch Service, Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, 38104, USA.
Songguo ZhengDepartment of Immunology, School of Cell and Gene Therapy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201600, China. Song.Zheng@shsmu.edu.cn.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Foundation project 2023M731460the First Hospital of Lanzhou University excellent doctoral research start-up fund ldyyyn2018-23the Hui-Chun Chin and Tsung-Dao Lee Chinese Undergraduate Research Endowment LZU-JZH2634the Joint Research Fund of Gansu Province 23JRRA1495the Lanzhou Chengguan District talent innovation and entrepreneurship project 2023RCCX0021the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81960293, 81871224, 82371817the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province 20JR5RA3
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Abstract

backgroundCertain environmental factors have been known to compromise the suppressive capacity of thymus-derived regulatory T cells (tTregs) while leaving transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)-induced Tregs (iTregs) unaffected. The objective of this study is to ascertain whether both Treg subsets exhibit comparable efficacy in regulating brain inflammation through the inhibition of immunogenic dendritic cells (DCs) and instead induce tolerogenic DCs.

objectivesWe aimed to delineate the different therapeutic potential roles of both Treg subsets in promoting the tolerogenic capacity of DCs and elucidate the mechanistic crosstalk between Tregs and DCs.

methodsThe clinical scores of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice were continuously monitored, brain inflammation was assessed through hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, and the presence of brain-infiltrating Th1/Th17 cells as well as splenic CD11c

resultsiTregs exhibit greater efficacy than tTregs in mitigating brain inflammation in both EAE and EAE provoked by a high-salt diet. iTregs suppress the pro-inflammatory activity of DCs while promoting the generation of a tolerance-inducing DC phenotype. This effect is primarily mediated by membrane-bound TGF-β signaling, rather than through IL-10R signaling, and involves the inhibition of the AKT/mTOR pathway.

conclusioniTreg cells play a pivotal role in orchestrating the formation of a robust immunoregulatory circuit involving tolerogenic DCs, which holds significant promise as a target for the development of innovative immunotherapeutic strategies for autoimmune disorders.

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Dendritic CellsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalImmune ToleranceProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinSignal TransductionmTOR protein, mouseMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTransforming Growth Factor betaExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)High salt dietIL-10Induced regulatory T cells (iTregs)TGF-βThymus-derived natural regulatory T cells (tTregs)Tolerogenic DCs (tDCs)

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