Title |
l-Citrulline Metabolism in Mice Augments CD4+ T Cell Proliferation and Cytokine Production In Vitro, and Accumulation in the Mycobacteria-Infected Lung
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Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, November 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01561 |
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Authors |
Shannon M. Lange, Melanie C. McKell, Stephanie M. Schmidt, Austin P. Hossfeld, Vandana Chaturvedi, Jeremy M. Kinder, Jaclyn W. McAlees, Ian P. Lewkowich, Sing Sing Way, Joanne Turner, Joseph E. Qualls |
Abstract |
Activation, recruitment, and effector function of T lymphocytes are essential for control of mycobacterial infection. These processes are tightly regulated in T cells by the availability of l-arginine within the microenvironment. In turn, mycobacterial infection dampens T cell responsiveness through arginase induction in myeloid cells, promoting sequestration of l-arginine within the local milieu. Here, we show T cells can replenish intracellular l-arginine through metabolism of l-citrulline to mediate inflammatory function, allowing anti-mycobacterial T cells to overcome arginase-mediated suppression. Furthermore, T cell l-citrulline metabolism is necessary for accumulation of CD4+ T cells at the site of infection, suggesting this metabolic pathway is involved during anti-mycobacterial T cell immunity in vivo. Together, these findings establish a contribution for l-arginine synthesis by T cells during mycobacterial infection, and implicate l-citrulline as a potential immuno-nutrient to modulate host immunity. |
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