| Developmental regulation of Th17-cell capacity in human neonates. | |
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PMID: 22101893 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Human neonates are at significantly greater risk of serious infection than immunocompetent adults. In particular, very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care nursery are at high risk of developing life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. Recent studies have identified Th17 cells as critical mediators of immunity to bacterial and fungal infections at epithelial barriers. Little is known, however, about the ontogeny of Th17-cell responses in humans. The frequency of serious bacterial infections in preterm infants and the importance of Th17 cells in providing protection against such infections in animal studies prompted us to study Th17-cell development in human neonates. Naïve CD4(+) T cells from extremely preterm infants, term infants, and adults were assayed for their capacity to develop into Th17 effector cells. Surprisingly, Th17-cell capacity was inversely related to developmental age. Neonates expressed higher levels of IL-23R, RORγt, and STAT3 prior to activation and showed a significant Th17-cell bias after activation. In contrast, adult cells expressed more TBX21 with a corresponding Th1-cell bias. CD161 expression on Th17-cell precursors was also developmentally regulated. Our results suggest there is significant developmental regulation of CD4(+) effector lineages with a strong bias toward Th17-cell development early in life. |
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Authors:
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Allison Black; Suniti Bhaumik; Richard L Kirkman; Casey T Weaver; David A Randolph |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-12-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of immunology Volume: 42 ISSN: 1521-4141 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Immunol. Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-23 Completed Date: 2012-03-21 Revised Date: 2013-04-08 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1273201 Medline TA: Eur J Immunol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 311-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. |
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Adult Antigens, CD / genetics, metabolism Cell Separation Cells, Cultured Cytokines / metabolism* Flow Cytometry Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental* / immunology Humans Infant, Newborn Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3 / genetics, metabolism Premature Birth / immunology* Receptors, Interleukin / genetics, metabolism STAT3 Transcription Factor / genetics, metabolism Signal Transduction / immunology T-Box Domain Proteins / genetics, metabolism Th1 Cells / immunology, metabolism*, pathology Th1-Th2 Balance Th17 Cells / immunology, metabolism*, pathology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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P01DK071176/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R00 HD056222/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R00HD056222/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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0/Antigens, CD; 0/Cytokines; 0/IL23R protein, human; 0/Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3; 0/Receptors, Interleukin; 0/STAT3 Transcription Factor; 0/T-Box Domain Proteins; 0/T-box transcription factor TBX21 |
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