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The β1-adrenergic receptor links sympathetic nerves to T cell exhaustion
Globig A, Zhao S, Roginsky J, Maltez V, Guiza J, Avina-Ochoa N, Heeg M, Araujo Hoffmann F, Chaudhary O, Wang J, Senturk G, Chen D, O’Connor C, Pfaff S, Germain R, Schalper K, Emu B, Kaech S. The β1-adrenergic receptor links sympathetic nerves to T cell exhaustion. Nature 2023, 622: 383-392. PMID: 37731001, PMCID: PMC10871066, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06568-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeCell exhaustionExhausted CD8Sympathetic nervesT cell exhaustionSympathetic stress responsePancreatic cancer modelAnti-tumor functionCheckpoint blockadeCatecholamine levelsTissue innervationCytokine productionChronic antigenMalignant diseaseChronic infectionCD8Immune responseAdrenergic signalingEffector functionsΒ-blockersViral infectionCancer modelExhausted stateCell responsesCell function
2023
Adrenergic receptors regulate T cell differentiation in viral infection and cancer
Globig A, Zhao S, Roginsky J, Avina-Ochoa N, Heeg M, Chaudhary O, Hoffmann F, Chen D, O’Connor C, Emu B, Kaech S. Adrenergic receptors regulate T cell differentiation in viral infection and cancer. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 59.13-59.13. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.59.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint blockadeT cell differentiationChronic viral infectionsT cell functionalityT cellsViral infectionAdrenergic receptorsChronic antigen exposureLCMV clone 13Novel immune checkpointT cell proliferationMurine cancer modelsT cell receptor signalingCell differentiationAbstract CD8Terminal-CD8Exhausted CD8Checkpoint blockadeAntigen exposureImmune checkpointsNoradrenaline levelsCell receptor signalingTumor sizeCancer patientsNA receptorsPD-1highCXCR5–CD4+ peripheral helper T cells promote CXCR3+ plasmablasts in human acute viral infection
Asashima H, Mohanty S, Comi M, Ruff W, Hoehn K, Wong P, Klein J, Lucas C, Cohen I, Coffey S, Lele N, Greta L, Raddassi K, Chaudhary O, Unterman A, Emu B, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R, Iwasaki A, Dela Cruz C, Kaminski N, Shaw A, Hafler D, Sumida T. PD-1highCXCR5–CD4+ peripheral helper T cells promote CXCR3+ plasmablasts in human acute viral infection. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 111895. PMID: 36596303, PMCID: PMC9806868, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute viral infectionTph cellsViral infectionCXCR3 expressionClinical outcomesHelper TSevere viral infectionsB cell helpBetter clinical outcomesProtective humoral immunityT cell-B cell interactionsKey immune responsesPlasmablast expansionB cell differentiationCell subsetsHumoral immunityCell helpImmune responseInterferon γPlasmablast differentiationB cellsPlasmablastsCell responsesInfectionCD4