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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes with spontaneous antitumor activity, and they produce interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) that primes immune responses. Whereas T helper cell subsets differentiate from naive T cells via specific transcription factors, evidence for NK cell diversification is limited. In this report, we characterized intestinal lymphocytes expressing the NK cell natural cytotoxicity receptor NKp46. Gut NKp46+ cells were distinguished from classical NK cells by limited IFN-gamma production and absence of perforin, whereas several subsets expressed the nuclear hormone receptor retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor t (RORgammat) and interleukin-22 (IL-22). Intestinal NKp46+IL-22+ cells were generated via a local process that was conditioned by commensal bacteria and required RORgammat. Mice lacking IL-22-producing NKp46+ cells showed heightened susceptibility to the pathogen Citrobacter rodentium, consistent with a role for intestinal NKp46+ cells in immune protection. RORgammat-driven diversification of intestinal NKp46+ cells thereby specifies an innate cellular defense mechanism that operates at mucosal surfaces.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1097-4180
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
958-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Antigens, Ly, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Citrobacter rodentium, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Enterobacteriaceae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Immunity, Mucosal, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Interleukins, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Perforin, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Receptors, Retinoic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Receptors, Thyroid Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:19084435-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbial flora drives interleukin 22 production in intestinal NKp46+ cells that provide innate mucosal immune defense.
pubmed:affiliation
Cytokines and Lymphoid Development Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris F-75724, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't