CD4+ TSCMs in the Bone Marrow Assist in Maturation of Antibodies against Influenza in Mice

Mediators Inflamm. 2019 Jan 10:2019:3231696. doi: 10.1155/2019/3231696. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

The bone marrow (BM) is not only a reservoir of hematopoietic stem cells but a repository of immunological memory cells. Further characterizing BM-resident memory T cells would be helpful to reveal the complicated relationship between the BM and immunological memory. In this study, we identified CD122high stem cell antigen-1 (Sca-1) high B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) high CD4+ stem cell-like memory T cells (TSCMs) as a distinct memory T cell subset, which preferentially reside in the BM, where they respond vigorously to blood-borne antigens. Interestingly, the natural CD4+ TSCMs homing to the BM colocalized with VCAM-1+ IL-15+ IL-7+ CXCL-12+ stromal cells. Furthermore, compared to spleen-resident CD4+ TSCMs, BM-resident TSCMs induced the production of high-affinity antibodies against influenza by B lymphocytes more efficiently. Taken together, these observations indicate that the BM provides an appropriate microenvironment for the survival of CD4+ TSCMs, which broadens our knowledge regarding the memory maintenance of antigen-specific CD4+ T lymphocytes.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Ataxin-1 / metabolism
  • Bone Marrow Cells / cytology*
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / cytology*
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / cytology
  • Chemokine CXCL12 / metabolism
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Immunologic Memory*
  • Interleukin-15 / metabolism
  • Interleukin-2 Receptor beta Subunit / metabolism
  • Interleukin-7 / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / immunology*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / therapy*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / metabolism
  • Stromal Cells
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Ataxin-1
  • Atxn1 protein, mouse
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Cxcl12 protein, mouse
  • Il2rb protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-15
  • Interleukin-2 Receptor beta Subunit
  • Interleukin-7
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
  • Bcl2 protein, mouse