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Learn MoreTumors induce tolerance towards their antigens by producing the chemokine CCL21, leading to the formation of tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs). Ins2-CCL21 transgenic, non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice express CCL21 in pancreatic -cells and do not develop autoimmune diabetes. We investigated by which mechanisms CCL21 expression prevented diabetes. Islet infiltrates of 4 week-old Ins2-CCL21 mice were enriched in nave CD4+ T cells and compartmentalized within networks of CD45- gp38+ CD31- fibroblastic reticular cell (FRC)-like stromal cells. Importantly, 12 week-old Ins2-CCL21 NOD islets contained FRC-like cells with enhanced expression of -cell autoantigens and gene expression profiles consistent with regulatory, anti-inflammatory properties and increased contractility. Consistently, transgenic mice harbored fewer autoreactive T cells and higher proportion of Tregs in the islets. Using adoptive transfer and islet transplantation models, we demonstrate that the formation of TLOs in Ins2-CCL21 transgenic islets is critical for regulation of autoimmunity and while the effect is systemic, the induction may be mediated locally by lymphocyte trafficking through TLOs. Overall, our findings suggest that CCL21 promotes TLOs that differ from inflammatory TLOs associated with islets in T1D in that they resemble lymph nodes, contain FRC-like cells expressing -cell autoantigens and are able to induce systemic and antigen-specific tolerance leading to diabetes prevention. These findings suggest that CCL21 may be exploited for novel immunoregulation approaches to treat autoimmune diabetes. SOURCE: Anthony Griswold (agriswold@med.miami.edu) - University of Miami
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