MAIT cells protect against sterile lung injury
Summary: Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, the most abundant unconventional T cells in the lung, can exhibit a wide range of functional responses to different triggers via their T cell receptor (TCR) and/or cytokines. Their role, especially in sterile lung injury, is unknown. Using single...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-02-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725000464 |
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Summary: | Summary: Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, the most abundant unconventional T cells in the lung, can exhibit a wide range of functional responses to different triggers via their T cell receptor (TCR) and/or cytokines. Their role, especially in sterile lung injury, is unknown. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), spectral analysis, and adoptive transfer in a bleomycin-induced sterile lung injury, we found that bleomycin activates murine pulmonary MAIT cells and is associated with a protective role against bleomycin-induced lung injury. MAIT cells drive the accumulation of type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s), limiting tissue damage in a DNGR-1-dependent manner. Human scRNA-seq data revealed that MAIT cells were activated, with increased cDC populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients. Thus, MAIT cells enhance defense against sterile lung injury by fostering cDC1-driven anti-fibrotic pathways. |
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ISSN: | 2211-1247 |