Chemokine receptor CXCR3 agonist prevents human T-cell migration in a humanized model of arthritic inflammation

O'Boyle, Graeme, Fox, Christopher, Walden, Hannah, Willet, Joseph, Mavin, Emily, Hine, Dominic, Palmer, Jeremy, Barker, Catriona, Lamb, Christopher, Ali, Simi and Kirby, John (2012) Chemokine receptor CXCR3 agonist prevents human T-cell migration in a humanized model of arthritic inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (12). pp. 4598-4603. ISSN 0027-8424

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Abstract

The recruitment of T lymphocytes during diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is regulated by stimulation of the chemokine receptors expressed by these cells. This study was designed to assess the potential of a CXCR3-specific small-molecule agonist to inhibit the migration of activated human T cells toward multiple chemokines. Further experiments defined the molecular mechanism for this anti-inflammatory activity. Analysis in vitro demonstrated agonist induced internalization of both CXCR3 and other chemokine receptors coexpressed by CXCR3+ T cells. Unlike chemokine receptor-specific antagonists, the CXCR3 agonist inhibited migration of activated T cells toward the chemokine mixture in synovial fluid from patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. A humanized mouse air-pouch model showed that intravenous treatment with the CXCR3 agonist prevented inflammatory migration of activated human T cells toward this synovial fluid. A potential mechanism for this action was defined by demonstration that the CXCR3 agonist induces receptor cross-phosphorylation within CXCR3-CCR5 heterodimers on the surface of activated T cells. This study shows that generalized chemokine receptor desensitization can be induced by specific stimulation of a single chemokine receptor on the surface of activated human T cells. A humanized mouse model was used to demonstrate that this receptor desensitization inhibits the inflammatory response that is normally produced by the chemokines present in synovial fluid from patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: autoimmune, humanization, chemotaxis, PS372424
Subjects: A100 Pre-clinical Medicine
C900 Others in Biological Sciences
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Applied Sciences
Depositing User: Ay Okpokam
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2012 10:06
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2023 12:31
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/5633

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