{"title":"Transient Anti-TCRβ mAb Treatment Induces CD4\u0000 + T Cell Exhaustion and Prolongs Survival in a Mouse Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus","authors":"Nancy Mize Gonzalez, Dawei Zou, Zihua Zeng, Frances Xiuyan Feng, Xiaolong Zhang, Caitlin Sannes, Andy Gu, Youli Zu, Wenhao Chen","doi":"10.1111/imm.13881","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imm.13881","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>T cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Chronic T cell receptor (TCR) signalling induces T cell exhaustion, characterised by reduced capacity to induce tissue damage. Here, we investigated the therapeutic potential of the anti-TCRβ (H57-597) monoclonal antibody (mAb) in a mouse model of SLE. Four-month-old MRL/<i>lpr</i> mice exhibiting SLE phenotypes received 5 weekly doses of anti-TCRβ mAb or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) vehicle control. Subsequently, mouse survival was monitored daily. On day 1 post the final dose of treatment, SLE pathogenesis was determined using histological staining and spot urine test. T and B cell states in the brain, kidney, and secondary lymphoid organs were determined by flow cytometry. Transient treatment of anti-TCRβ mAb significantly prolonged the survival of MRL/<i>lpr</i> mice. Accordingly, MRL/<i>lpr</i> mice in the anti-TCRβ mAb group exhibited decreased proteinuria scores and minimal renal pathological damage compared to the PBS control group. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that anti-TCRβ mAb treatment resulted in a reduction in the frequencies of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells and CD138<sup>+</sup>B220<sup>lo/−</sup> plasma cells, plus an increase in Foxp3<sup>+</sup> regulatory T cell frequency. Furthermore, CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells from anti-TCRβ mAb treated mice exhibited elevated expression levels of PD-1 and TIM-3, with reduced IFN-γ production, indicative of an exhaustion-like phenotype. Therefore, transient administration of anti-TCRβ mAb treatment induces an exhaustion-like phenotype in CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells, resulting in prolonged survival of MRL/<i>lpr</i> mice. Inducing autoreactive T-cell exhaustion holds promise as an attractive therapeutic approach for SLE.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13508,"journal":{"name":"Immunology","volume":"174 2","pages":"239-246"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142794685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}