Cheng Yang, People's Republic of China
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Soluble fibrinogen-like protein 2 regulates differentiation and enhances immunosuppressive function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in allograft immunity
Cheng Yang1, Lingyan Wang2, Ming Xu3, Tongyu Zhu3.
1Plastic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; 2Biomed Research Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; 3Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Soluble fibrinogen-like protein 2 (sFGL2) is a novel immunoregulatory molecule, secreted mainly by regulatory T cells. CD11b+ Gr1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are an important regulatory innate cell population and have significant inhibitory effect on T cell-mediated responses. Here, we synthesized murine full length sFGL2 by eukaryotic expression system, and investigated the impact on differentiation and function of MDSCs. Bone marrow cells from BABL/c mice were cultured with or without 10 μg/ml sFGL2 for 3 days and 5 days under 10 ng/ml GM-CSF stimulation. Compared with PBS, sFGL2 significantly induced CD11b+Ly6G-Ly6Chigh MDSC (MO-MDSC) differentiation but inhibited CD11b+Ly6G+Ly6Clow MDSC (PMN-MDSC) differentiation. The sFGL2-induced MO-MDSCs significantly inhibited T cells proliferation compared with those induced by PBS. Besides, sFGL2-induced MO-MDSCs demonstrated higher expression of arginase-1 and iNOS at both mRNA and protein level. Furthermore, adoptive transfer sFGL2-induced MO-MDSCs prolonged the skin allograft survival in mice. In the sFGL2-induced MO-MDSCs infusion group, the transplanted skin allograft showed mild inflammatory immune cell infiltration, less apoptosis and necrosis, and lower pro-inflammatory cytokines expression. T cells in the recipient mouse displayed a lower autoimmune phenotype (lower TCR+ CD44high CD62low cells). Taken together, our results indicate sFGL2 prompts MO-MDSCs differentiation and enhances their immunosuppressive function.

[1] Wang L, Yang C, Xu M, Hu M, Wang X, Zhu T. Transplantation. 2014, 97:1201-1206.
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Sun-21 15:30 - 17:00 |
Unraveling DC Function and Migration | Soluble Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 Regulates Differentiation and Enhances Immunosuppressive Function of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Allograft Immunity | Convention Hall A-Level 1 |
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Sun-21 10:30 - 12:30 |
Immunology of IRI | Proteome Analysis of Renoprotection Mediated by a Novel Cyclic Helix B Peptide in Kidney Ischemia Reperfusion Injury | Convention Hall B-Level 1 |
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Sun-21 10:30 - 12:30 |
Immunology of IRI | Cyclic Helix B Peptide Inhibits Ischemia Reperfusion-induced Renal Fibrosis via the PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a Pathway | Convention Hall B-Level 1 |