TY - JOUR
T1 - CCR4 and CXCR3 play different roles in the migration of T cells to inflammation in skin, arthritic joints, and lymph nodes
AU - Al-Banna, Nadia A.
AU - Vaci, Maria
AU - Slauenwhite, Drew
AU - Johnston, Brent
AU - Issekutz, Thomas B.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - CCR4 and CXCR3 are expressed on several T-cell subsets in inflamed tissues, yet their role in tissue-specific recruitment is unclear. We examined the contributions of CCR4 and CXCR3 to T-cell recruitment into inflamed joints in collagen-induced arthritis, antigen-draining lymph nodes (LNs) and dermal inflammatory sites (poly I:C, LPS, concanavalin A, and delayed type hypersensitivity), using labeled activated T cells from CXCR3-/-, CCR4-/-, and WT mice. Both CXCR3 and CCR4 deficiency reduced the development of arthritis, but did not affect Th1-cell recruitment to the inflamed joints. Accumulation in inflamed LNs was highly CXCR3 dependent. In contrast, CCR4-deficient Th1 cells had an increased accumulation in these LNs. Migration to all four dermal inflammatory sites by activated Th1 and T cytotoxic cells and memory CD4+ T cells was partially CXCR3-dependent, but Treg-cell migration was independent of CXCR3. The subset of cells expressing CCR4 has skin-migrating properties, but CCR4 itself is not required for the migration. Thus, migration into these inflamed tissues is CCR4-independent, and partially dependent on CXCR3, except for Treg cells, which require neither receptor. CCR4 may therefore affect retention of T cells in different tissues rather than trafficking out of the blood.
AB - CCR4 and CXCR3 are expressed on several T-cell subsets in inflamed tissues, yet their role in tissue-specific recruitment is unclear. We examined the contributions of CCR4 and CXCR3 to T-cell recruitment into inflamed joints in collagen-induced arthritis, antigen-draining lymph nodes (LNs) and dermal inflammatory sites (poly I:C, LPS, concanavalin A, and delayed type hypersensitivity), using labeled activated T cells from CXCR3-/-, CCR4-/-, and WT mice. Both CXCR3 and CCR4 deficiency reduced the development of arthritis, but did not affect Th1-cell recruitment to the inflamed joints. Accumulation in inflamed LNs was highly CXCR3 dependent. In contrast, CCR4-deficient Th1 cells had an increased accumulation in these LNs. Migration to all four dermal inflammatory sites by activated Th1 and T cytotoxic cells and memory CD4+ T cells was partially CXCR3-dependent, but Treg-cell migration was independent of CXCR3. The subset of cells expressing CCR4 has skin-migrating properties, but CCR4 itself is not required for the migration. Thus, migration into these inflamed tissues is CCR4-independent, and partially dependent on CXCR3, except for Treg cells, which require neither receptor. CCR4 may therefore affect retention of T cells in different tissues rather than trafficking out of the blood.
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U2 - 10.1002/eji.201343995
DO - 10.1002/eji.201343995
M3 - Article
C2 - 24700244
AN - SCOPUS:84901834681
SN - 0014-2980
VL - 44
SP - 1633
EP - 1643
JO - European Journal of Immunology
JF - European Journal of Immunology
IS - 6
ER -