Maintenance DNA methylation is required for induced Treg reparative function following viral pneumonia in mice.

ABSTRACT: FOXP3+ natural regulatory T cells (nTregs) promote resolution of inflammation and repair of epithelial damage following viral pneumonia-induced lung injury, thus representing a cellular therapy for patients with severe viral pneumonia and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Whether in vitro-induced Tregs (iTregs), which can be rapidly generated in substantial numbers from conventional T cells, also promote lung recovery is unknown. nTregs require specific DNA methylation patterns maintained by the epigenetic regulator ubiquitin-like with PHD and RING finger domains 1 (UHRF1). Here, we tested whether iTregs promote recovery following viral pneumonia and whether iTregs require UHRF1 for their pro-recovery function. We found that adoptive transfer of iTregs to mice with influenza virus p

SUBMITTER: Joudi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12618063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature