The pathogenesis of MOG-ab mediated NMOSD is seldom investigated. Our previous investigation demonstrated that the functional imbalance between regulatory and memory B cell was involved in the pathogenesis of NMOSD. Recently, follicular helper T cell (Tfh) has been proved to possess the capability of helping B cell mature into memory B cell and antibody expressing plasma cell under the action of IL6, which indicates that Tfh may be a key upstream regulator of B cell. Our further pathological study revealed that a large number of Tfh like CD4+PD1+T cell infiltrated in the cerebral lesions of MOG-ab+NMOSD patients. The Tfh related cytokine IL6 was also elevated in the CSF of MOG-ab+NMOSD patients. Based on these findings, we speculate that IL6-Tfh-B cell pathway plays a key role in the development of MOG-ab+NMOSD. In the current study, we aim to elucidate how Tfh, under the action of IL6, cause the dysfunction of B cell through expressing IL21 in MOG-ab+NMOSD via in vitro cell culture, MOG-EAE model intervention and blood brain barrier model permeability experiment. In order to further clarify the pathogenesis of MOG-ab+NMOSD, and disclose potential therapeutic target.
有关MOG抗体(MOG-ab)介导的视神经脊髓炎谱系病(NMOSD)发病机制的研究极少。我们前期已证明NMOSD存在显著的调节性B细胞与记忆性B细胞免疫失衡。而滤泡辅助T(Tfh)细胞可在IL6的作用下,促进B细胞成熟、记忆形成及产生抗体,极可能是造成B细胞功能失衡的上游调控因素。进一步病理学研究证实MOG-ab+NMOSD患者脑部病灶内大量CD4+PD1+类Tfh浸润,同时脑脊液Tfh相关因子IL6水平亦显著升高。据此,我们提出IL6-Tfh-B细胞轴调控异常参与MOG-ab+NMOSD发病的假设,并拟通过体外细胞实验、MOG-EAE小鼠体内实验及血脑屏障模型通透性实验,逐层深入探讨Tfh如何在其上游因子IL6的作用下,经IL21依赖的途径调控B细胞参与MOG-ab+NMOSD的发生与发展,以期阐明MOG-ab+NMOSD的自身免疫机制,发掘潜在的治疗靶点。
本研究旨在探讨髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白抗体相关疾病(MOGAD)患者体内滤泡辅助T细胞(Tfh)的功能特征,并阐明其如何受滤泡调节T细胞(Tfr)的作用影响疾病的发生发展。我们以Tfh为核心,使用流式细胞术、细胞共培养等手段分析MOGAD患者和健康对照外周血Tfh与Tfr的比例,分析其特征性表面标志分子的表达。分选Tfh,Tfr及B细胞并在不同条件下共培养,观察不同类型T细胞对幼稚B细胞分化成熟的影响。构建小鼠EAE模型,观察 Tfh如何在Tfr调控下对体内B细胞分化、自身抗体的产生和疾病进程产生影响。我们发现,与正常对照相比,MOGAD患者外周血活化Tfh数量显著增加(p=0.009),活化的Tfr细胞数量显著减少(p<0.001)。MOGAD患者的Tfh较non-Tfh(p=0.005),通过表达功能性因子IL-21更为显著地促进幼稚B细胞向CD19+CB27+CD38hi浆母细胞分化(p<0.001)。MOGAD患者外周血Tfr细胞同时表达Treg和Tfh细胞表面特征性分子,并在体外培养中对浆母细胞分化起负调控作用。在EAE模型中,过继转移的Tfr细胞通过抑制CD4+T细胞向Tfh的分化,从而影响B细胞的免疫平衡,包括上调调节性B细胞(Breg)数量和下调生发中心B细胞(GCB)的数量,降低血清MOG抗体的滴度,减轻EAE的临床和病理严重程度。因此我们得出结论,Tfr和Tfh细胞的免疫失衡可能引起B细胞的分化异常,导致致病性自身抗体的过度产生,从而引发MOGAD的免疫病理过程。
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