CCL6 Is Induced in CNS-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells By a GM- CSF - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CCL6 Is Induced in CNS-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells By a GM- CSF - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CCL6 Is Induced in CNS-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells By a GM- CSF Dependent Pathway, Driving Chronic Disability During Experimental Autoimmune Demyelination Patrick Duncker Graduate Student Laboratory of Dr. Benjamin Segal University of Michigan
Disclosures
Neither I nor Dr. Benjamin Segal have any conflicts of interest to disclose regarding the research herein described.
Most T Cell Associated Factors are Dispensable in EAE
Tbet
TH1 IL-12, IFN-γ IFN-γ, TNF-α, GM-CSF
RORγt
TH17
TGF-β + IL-6
IL-23 IL-17, IL-17F, IL-21, IL-22, TNF-α, IL-6, GM-CSF TH2 IL-4 IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 Treg
TGF-β + RA
TGF-β, IL-10, IL-35
Naïve CD4+ T Cell DC Gata3 FoxP3 Polarizing Factors Effector Cytokines
Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Adoptive Transfer
Prime Donor Mice: MOG35-55/CFA(s.c.)
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Harvest donor LNs Culture under polarizing conditions 4 days
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Purify CD4+ T Cells Transfer to Recipients
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Onset Peak Late/Chronic
Score Scale: 1 – Limp Tail 2 – Mouse can be flipped onto back 3 – Hind Limb Weakness 4 – Full Hind Limb Paralysis
WT Recipients of GM-CSF-/- T Cells Undergo Remission
WT WT or GM-CSF-/-
Duncker PC, Stoolman JS, Huber AK, Segal BM (2017). J Immunol:ji1701484.
GM-CSFR-/-Recipients of WT T cells Undergo Remission
Congenic (CD45.1) WT WT or GM-CSFR-/-
Duncker PC, Stoolman JS, Huber AK, Segal BM (2017). J Immunol:ji1701484.
CNS-Infiltrating Immune Cells are Altered in GM-CSFR-/- Recipients
Duncker PC, Stoolman JS, Huber AK, Segal BM (2017). J Immunol:ji1701484.
WT GM-CSFR-/-
GM-CSFR-/-Recipients Have Decreased CCL6 in the CNS
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CCL2
pg/mg Total Protein
Naive Onset Peak Late
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CXCL2 Naive Onset Peak Late
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CCL6
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Naive Onset Peak Late
WT GM-CSFR-/-
WT (CD45.1) GM-CSFR-/- (CD45.2)
Adoptive Transfer
5x106 WT TH17 cells
8 Wk 9 Wk
Harvest CNS
Flow Sort cell populations for RNA Bone Marrow Bone Marrow WT(RFP/CD45.2)
Which Cells Are Expressing CCR1 Ligands, and is the Expression Driven by GM-CSF Signaling?
Myeloid-Derived DCs (CD45hiCD11b+CD11c+) Monocytes/Macrophages (CD45hiCD11b+CD11c-)
CCL6 CCL7 CCL8 CCL9 CCR1 ligands
Profiling the Transcriptome of WT vs GM-CSFR-/- Myeloid Cells
WT 1 WT 2 WT 3 WT 4 GMR 1 GMR 2 GMR 3 GMR 4
Granulocytes 100 200 300 400
CCR1
Relative mRNA Expression **
Mono/Macro mDCs 100 200 300 400
CCR1
Relative mRNA Expression * RFP+ Csf2Rβc-/-
WT GM-CSFR-/-
CCR1 - Isotype CD11b CCL6 Ly6G CD11c
CCL6 Is Expressed by CNS-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells
Gran Mono/Macro mDCs 20 40 60 80 100
CCL6+ Subsets
% Indicated Cells
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Gated on CD45hi Gated on CD45hi CD45hiCD11b+CCL6+ CD45hiCD11b+CCL6+Ly6G-
5 10 15
% CCL6+ of CD45hi
% CCL6+ Cells of CD45hi
Peak adoptive transfer EAE
CCR1 is Expressed by CNS-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells
Peak adoptive transfer EAE Gated on CD45hi Gated on CD45hi CD45hiCD11b+CCR1+ CD45hiCD11b+CCR1+Ly6G-
Gran Mono/Macro mDCs 20 40 60 80 100
CCR1+ Subsets
% Indicated Cells
- f CD45hiCCR1+
CCR1 - Isotype CD11b CCR1 Ly6G CD11c
5 10 15 20
% CCR1+ of CD45hi
% CCR1+ Cells of CD45hi
Does CCR1 Blockade Impact Adoptive Transfer EAE?
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CCR1 Antagonist
Days Post Transfer Clinical Score Vehicle CCR1antag
J113863 Selective CCR1 Antagonist
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CCL6
pg/ml **** * WT GM-CSFR-/-
Naive Onset Peak Late Duncker PC, Stoolman JS, Huber AK, Segal BM (2017). J Immunol:ji1701484.
Therapeutic CCR1 Antagonism Decreases Total Cells and Granulocytes in the CNS
V e h i c l e C C R 1 2 . 0 × 1 0
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56 . 0 × 1 0
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6S C # o f C D 4 5
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# C D 4 5
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Vehicle CCR1 5 10 15 20 25
SC Granulocytes
% CD11b+Ly6G+
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WTWT adoptive transfers treated with CCR1 antagonist d6-10 and euthanized d11 (peak)
Conclusions
GM-CSF CCL2 CXCL2
Naive Preclinical Onset Peak Chronic ↑ CCR1 Expression
CCL6
Blood CNS
Acknowledgements
Irani Lab
David Irani, MD Amanda Huber, PhD
Mao-Draayer Lab
Yang Mao-Draayer, MD Catherine Dowling, MD Qin Wang, MD/PhD Qi Wu, PhD
Segal Lab
Benjamin Segal, MD Alina Monteagudo Caballero, PhD Ashley Munie Laura Riley Andrew Sas, MD, PhD Jesse Washnock-Schmid Ying-Jian Zhang
Former Segal Lab Members
Joshua Stoolman, PhD David Giles, PhD
Neuroimmunology Research Group
Funding
- NIH - 1RO1NS057670
- NIH – R21NS103215
- NIH Training Grant - T32AI007413
- ACTRIMS Travel Grant
Immunology Program
- Zarinah Aquil
- Beth Moore, PhD
- Yasmina Laouar, PhD
- Gabriel Nuñez, MD
- Michal Olszewski, DVM, PhD