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γδ T cells control murine skin inflammation and subcutaneous adipose wasting during chronic Trypanosoma brucei infection

African trypanosomes colonise the skin to ensure parasite transmission. However, how the skin responds to trypanosome infection remains unresolved. Here, we investigate the local immune response of the skin in a murine model of infection using spatial and single cell transcriptomics. We detect expan...

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Main Authors: Quintana, Juan F. (Author) , Sinton, Matthew C. (Author) , Chandrasegaran, Praveena (Author) , Lestari, Agatha Nabilla (Author) , Heslop, Rhiannon (Author) , Cheaib, Bachar (Author) , Ogunsola, John (Author) , Ngoyi, Dieudonne Mumba (Author) , Kuispond Swar, Nono-Raymond (Author) , Cooper, Anneli (Author) , Mabbott, Neil A. (Author) , Coffelt, Seth B. (Author) , MacLeod, Annette (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Nature Communications
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-40962-y
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40962-y
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40962-y
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Author Notes:Juan F. Quintana, Matthew C. Sinton, Praveena Chandrasegaran, Agatha Nabilla Lestari, Rhiannon Heslop, Bachar Cheaib, John Ogunsola, Dieudonne Mumba Ngoyi, Nono-Raymond Kuispond Swar, Anneli Cooper, Neil A. Mabbott, Seth B. Coffelt & Annette MacLeod
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Summary:African trypanosomes colonise the skin to ensure parasite transmission. However, how the skin responds to trypanosome infection remains unresolved. Here, we investigate the local immune response of the skin in a murine model of infection using spatial and single cell transcriptomics. We detect expansion of dermal IL-17A-producing Vγ6+ cells during infection, which occurs in the subcutaneous adipose tissue. In silico cell-cell communication analysis suggests that subcutaneous interstitial preadipocytes trigger T cell activation via Cd40 and Tnfsf18 signalling, amongst others. In vivo, we observe that female mice deficient for IL-17A-producing Vγ6+ cells show extensive inflammation and limit subcutaneous adipose tissue wasting, independently of parasite burden. Based on these observations, we propose that subcutaneous adipocytes and Vγ6+ cells act in concert to limit skin inflammation and adipose tissue wasting. These studies provide new insights into the role of γδ T cell and subcutaneous adipocytes as homeostatic regulators of skin immunity during chronic infection.
Item Description:Veröffentlicht: 29. August 2023
Gesehen am 19.10.2023
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-40962-y

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