TY - JOUR
T1 - TNF-α Limits Serological Memory by Disrupting the Bone Marrow Niche
AU - Aaron, Tonya
AU - Laudermilch, Ethan
AU - Benet, Zachary
AU - Ovando, Luis Jose
AU - Chandran, Kartik
AU - Fooksman, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.
PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - Both infection and autoimmune disease can disrupt pre-existing Ab titers leading to diminished serological memory, yet the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this article, we report that TNF-α, an inflammatory cytokine, is a master regulator of the plasma cell (PC) niche in the bone marrow (BM). Acute rTNF-α treatment depletes previously existing Ab titers after vaccination by limiting PC occupancy or retention in the BM. Consistent with this phenomenon, mice lacking TNF-α signaling have elevated PC capacity in the BM and higher Ab titers. Using BM chimeric mice, we found that PC egress from the BM is regulated in a cell-extrinsic manner, by radiation-resistant cells via TNF-α receptor 1 signaling, leading to increased vascular permeability and CD138 downregulation on PCs. PC motility and egress in the BM are triggered within 6 h of recombinant TNF-α treatment. In addition to promoting egress, TNF-α signaling also prevented re-engraftment into the BM, leading to reduced PC survival. Although other inflammatory stimuli can promote PC egress, TNF-α signaling is necessary for limiting the PC capacity in the BM. Collectively, these data characterize how TNF-α-mediated inflammation attenuates the durability of serological memory and shapes the overall size and composition of the Ab-secreting cell pool in the BM.
AB - Both infection and autoimmune disease can disrupt pre-existing Ab titers leading to diminished serological memory, yet the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this article, we report that TNF-α, an inflammatory cytokine, is a master regulator of the plasma cell (PC) niche in the bone marrow (BM). Acute rTNF-α treatment depletes previously existing Ab titers after vaccination by limiting PC occupancy or retention in the BM. Consistent with this phenomenon, mice lacking TNF-α signaling have elevated PC capacity in the BM and higher Ab titers. Using BM chimeric mice, we found that PC egress from the BM is regulated in a cell-extrinsic manner, by radiation-resistant cells via TNF-α receptor 1 signaling, leading to increased vascular permeability and CD138 downregulation on PCs. PC motility and egress in the BM are triggered within 6 h of recombinant TNF-α treatment. In addition to promoting egress, TNF-α signaling also prevented re-engraftment into the BM, leading to reduced PC survival. Although other inflammatory stimuli can promote PC egress, TNF-α signaling is necessary for limiting the PC capacity in the BM. Collectively, these data characterize how TNF-α-mediated inflammation attenuates the durability of serological memory and shapes the overall size and composition of the Ab-secreting cell pool in the BM.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.2200053
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.2200053
M3 - Article
C2 - 36645344
AN - SCOPUS:85149102684
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 210
SP - 595
EP - 608
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 5
ER -