An Oscillatory Switch in mTOR Kinase Activity Sets Regulatory T Cell Responsiveness
Procaccini C, De Rosa V, Galgani M, Abanni L, Calì G, Porcellini A, Carbone F, Fontana S, Horvath TL, La Cava A, Matarese G. An Oscillatory Switch in mTOR Kinase Activity Sets Regulatory T Cell Responsiveness. Immunity 2010, 33: 929-941. PMID: 21145759, PMCID: PMC3133602, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4 AntigensCell ProliferationCells, CulturedClonal AnergyDisease ProgressionEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLeptinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionSirolimusT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsTreg cellsAnergic stateInterleukin-2Treg cell expansionRegulatory T cellsExogenous interleukin-2T cell responsivenessCell receptor stimulationImmune toleranceT cellsCell responsivenessReceptor stimulationMTOR activationEarly downregulationMammalian targetMTOR kinase activityRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayProliferative capabilityTransient inhibitionUnderlying mechanismElevated activityEnergy metabolismCellsResponsivenessCell expansionRegulatory T cells in obesity: the leptin connection
Matarese G, Procaccini C, De Rosa V, Horvath TL, La Cava A. Regulatory T cells in obesity: the leptin connection. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2010, 16: 247-256. PMID: 20493774, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2010.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreg cellsResident Treg cellsRegulatory T cellsAdipocyte-derived hormonePathogenesis of obesityT cell responsivenessChronic inflammationHypothalamic levelT cellsFood intakeCell responsivenessGlucose homeostasisAdipose tissueTherapeutic interventionsNutritional statusObesityRecent findingsCellsTissueMetabolismInflammationLeptinPathogenesisHormoneIntake