Patients with primary progressive (PP) and secondary progressive (SP) forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibit a sustained increase in the number of Th1, T cytotoxic type-1 and Th17 cells in peripheral blood, suggesting that the progressive phase is characterized by a permanent peripheral immune activation. As T cell functionality and activation are strictly connected to their metabolic profile, we investigated the mitochondrial functionality and metabolic changes of T cell subpopulations in a cohort of progressive MS patients. T cells from progressive patients were characterized by low proliferation and increase of terminally differentiated/exhausted cells. T cells from PP patients showed lower Oxygen Consumption Rate and Extracellular Acidification Rate, lower mitochondrial mass, membrane potential and respiration than those of SP patients, a downregulation of transcription factors supporting respiration and higher tendency to shift towards glycolysis upon stimulation. Furthermore, PP effector memory T cells were characterized by higher Glucose transporter -1 levels and a higher expression of glycolytic-supporting genes if compared to SP patients. Overall, our data suggest that profound differences exist in the phenotypic and metabolic features of T cells from PP and SP patients, even though the two clinical phenotypes are considered part of the same disease spectrum.

Mitochondrial functionality and metabolism in T cells from progressive multiple sclerosis patients / De Biasi, Sara; Simone, Anna Maria; Bianchini, Elena; Lo Tartaro, Domenico; Pecorini, Simone; Nasi, Milena; Patergnani, Simone; Carnevale, Gianluca; Gibellini, Lara; Ferraro, Diana; Vitetta, Francesca; Pinton, Paolo; Sola, Patrizia; Cossarizza, Andrea; Pinti, Marcello. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. - ISSN 0014-2980. - 49:12(2019), pp. 2204-2221. [10.1002/eji.201948223]

Mitochondrial functionality and metabolism in T cells from progressive multiple sclerosis patients

De Biasi, Sara;Simone, Anna Maria;Bianchini, Elena;Lo Tartaro, Domenico;Pecorini, Simone;Nasi, Milena;Carnevale, Gianluca;Gibellini, Lara;Ferraro, Diana;Cossarizza, Andrea;Pinti, Marcello
2019

Abstract

Patients with primary progressive (PP) and secondary progressive (SP) forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibit a sustained increase in the number of Th1, T cytotoxic type-1 and Th17 cells in peripheral blood, suggesting that the progressive phase is characterized by a permanent peripheral immune activation. As T cell functionality and activation are strictly connected to their metabolic profile, we investigated the mitochondrial functionality and metabolic changes of T cell subpopulations in a cohort of progressive MS patients. T cells from progressive patients were characterized by low proliferation and increase of terminally differentiated/exhausted cells. T cells from PP patients showed lower Oxygen Consumption Rate and Extracellular Acidification Rate, lower mitochondrial mass, membrane potential and respiration than those of SP patients, a downregulation of transcription factors supporting respiration and higher tendency to shift towards glycolysis upon stimulation. Furthermore, PP effector memory T cells were characterized by higher Glucose transporter -1 levels and a higher expression of glycolytic-supporting genes if compared to SP patients. Overall, our data suggest that profound differences exist in the phenotypic and metabolic features of T cells from PP and SP patients, even though the two clinical phenotypes are considered part of the same disease spectrum.
2019
16-ago-2019
49
12
2204
2221
Mitochondrial functionality and metabolism in T cells from progressive multiple sclerosis patients / De Biasi, Sara; Simone, Anna Maria; Bianchini, Elena; Lo Tartaro, Domenico; Pecorini, Simone; Nasi, Milena; Patergnani, Simone; Carnevale, Gianluca; Gibellini, Lara; Ferraro, Diana; Vitetta, Francesca; Pinton, Paolo; Sola, Patrizia; Cossarizza, Andrea; Pinti, Marcello. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. - ISSN 0014-2980. - 49:12(2019), pp. 2204-2221. [10.1002/eji.201948223]
De Biasi, Sara; Simone, Anna Maria; Bianchini, Elena; Lo Tartaro, Domenico; Pecorini, Simone; Nasi, Milena; Patergnani, Simone; Carnevale, Gianluca; G...espandi
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