TY - JOUR
T1 - The T Cell Receptor Repertoire in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
AU - Moore, Erica
AU - Huang, Michelle W.
AU - Jain, Shweta
AU - Chalmers, Samantha A.
AU - Macian, Fernando
AU - Putterman, Chaim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 Moore, Huang, Jain, Chalmers, Macian and Putterman.
PY - 2020/7/17
Y1 - 2020/7/17
N2 - Objective: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), widespread T cell infiltration into target organs contributes to inflammation and organ damage. Autoreactive T cells become aberrantly activated in this disease due to dysfunctional T cell receptor signaling that lowers the activation threshold. Characterizing the T cell repertoire can provide further insight into the specific homing and proliferation of these T cells into lupus target organs. In the spontaneous lupus model, MRL/lpr, the TCR repertoire has not been fully elucidated, especially for T cells infiltrating the brain. Our aim was to investigate and compare the TCR repertoire between MRL/lpr mice and its congenic controls, MRL/MpJ, and within MRL/lpr tissues. Methods: Spleen, salivary gland, and brain choroid plexus were isolated from female MRL/lpr mice and MRL/MpJ mice. The TCRβ CDR3 region was analyzed by multiplex PCRs and sequencing. Results: Significant differences were seen not only between the MRL/lpr and MRL/MpJ spleens, but also between MRL/lpr tissues. The TCR repertoire in MRL/lpr choroid plexus tissues had significantly increased clonality and sequence homology compared to MRL/lpr spleen and salivary gland. The consensus sequence, CASSQDWGGYEQYFF, was identified in the MRL/lpr choroid plexus repertoire. Conclusions: The TCR repertoire in lupus prone mice is not uniform between target organs, and suggests that T cells are specifically recruited into the choroid plexus of MRL/lpr mice. Further studies are needed to determine the antigen specificities for these infiltrating T cells in target organs of lupus mice, and their possible contribution to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disease and other lupus manifestations.
AB - Objective: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), widespread T cell infiltration into target organs contributes to inflammation and organ damage. Autoreactive T cells become aberrantly activated in this disease due to dysfunctional T cell receptor signaling that lowers the activation threshold. Characterizing the T cell repertoire can provide further insight into the specific homing and proliferation of these T cells into lupus target organs. In the spontaneous lupus model, MRL/lpr, the TCR repertoire has not been fully elucidated, especially for T cells infiltrating the brain. Our aim was to investigate and compare the TCR repertoire between MRL/lpr mice and its congenic controls, MRL/MpJ, and within MRL/lpr tissues. Methods: Spleen, salivary gland, and brain choroid plexus were isolated from female MRL/lpr mice and MRL/MpJ mice. The TCRβ CDR3 region was analyzed by multiplex PCRs and sequencing. Results: Significant differences were seen not only between the MRL/lpr and MRL/MpJ spleens, but also between MRL/lpr tissues. The TCR repertoire in MRL/lpr choroid plexus tissues had significantly increased clonality and sequence homology compared to MRL/lpr spleen and salivary gland. The consensus sequence, CASSQDWGGYEQYFF, was identified in the MRL/lpr choroid plexus repertoire. Conclusions: The TCR repertoire in lupus prone mice is not uniform between target organs, and suggests that T cells are specifically recruited into the choroid plexus of MRL/lpr mice. Further studies are needed to determine the antigen specificities for these infiltrating T cells in target organs of lupus mice, and their possible contribution to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disease and other lupus manifestations.
KW - MRL/lpr
KW - T cell receptor
KW - choroid plexus
KW - neuropsychiatric lupus
KW - salivary gland
KW - systemic lupus erythematosus
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U2 - 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01476
DO - 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01476
M3 - Article
C2 - 32765512
AN - SCOPUS:85088516982
SN - 1664-3224
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers in immunology
JF - Frontiers in immunology
M1 - 1476
ER -