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Plasma Cells Are the Most Abundant Gluten Peptide MHC-expressing Cells in Inflamed Intestinal Tissues From Patients With Celiac Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Development of celiac disease is believed to involve the transglutaminase-dependent response of CD4⁺ T cells toward deamidated gluten peptides in the intestinal mucosa of individuals with specific HLA-DQ haplotypes. We investigated the antigen presentation process during this mucosal immune response.

Methods

We generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for the peptide-MHC (pMHC) complex of HLA-DQ2.5 and the immunodominant gluten epitope DQ2.5-glia-α1a using phage display. We used these mAbs to assess gluten peptide presentation and phenotypes of presenting cells by flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immune absorbent spot (ELISPOT) in freshly prepared single-cell suspensions from intestinal biopsies from 40 patients with celiac disease (35 untreated and 5 on a gluten-free diet) as well as 18 subjects with confirmed noninflamed gut mucosa (controls, 12 presumed healthy, 5 undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy, and 1 with potential celiac disease).

Results

Using the mAbs, we detected MHC complexes on cells from intestinal biopsies from patients with celiac disease who consume gluten, but not from patients on gluten-free diets. We found B cells and plasma cells to be the most abundant cells that present DQ2.5-glia-α1a in the inflamed mucosa. We identified a subset of plasma cells that expresses B-cell receptors (BCR) specific for gluten peptides or the autoantigen transglutaminase 2 (TG2). Expression of MHC class II (MHCII) was not restricted to these specific plasma cells in patients with celiac disease but was observed in an average 30% of gut plasma cells from patients and controls.

Conclusions

A population of plasma cells from intestinal biopsies of patients with celiac disease express MHCII; this is the most abundant cell type presenting the immunodominant gluten peptide DQ2.5-glia-α1a in the tissues from these patients. These results indicate that plasma cells in the gut can function as antigen-presenting cells and might promote and maintain intestinal inflammation in patients with celiac disease or other inflammatory disorders.

SUBMITTER: Hoydahl LS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6441630 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Plasma Cells Are the Most Abundant Gluten Peptide MHC-expressing Cells in Inflamed Intestinal Tissues From Patients With Celiac Disease.

Høydahl Lene Støkken LS Richter Lisa L Frick Rahel R Snir Omri O Gunnarsen Kristin Støen KS Landsverk Ole J B OJB Iversen Rasmus R Jeliazkov Jeliazko R JR Gray Jeffrey J JJ Bergseng Elin E Foss Stian S Qiao Shuo-Wang SW Lundin Knut E A KEA Jahnsen Jørgen J Jahnsen Frode L FL Sandlie Inger I Sollid Ludvig M LM Løset Geir Åge GÅ

Gastroenterology 20181226 5

<h4>Background & aims</h4>Development of celiac disease is believed to involve the transglutaminase-dependent response of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells toward deamidated gluten peptides in the intestinal mucosa of individuals with specific HLA-DQ haplotypes. We investigated the antigen presentation process during this mucosal immune response.<h4>Methods</h4>We generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for the peptide-MHC (pMHC) complex of HLA-DQ2.5 and the immunodominant gluten epitope DQ2.5-gli ...[more]

PMID: 30593798

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Plasma Cells Are the Most Abundant Gluten Peptide MHC-expressing Cells in Inflamed Intestinal Tissues From Patients With Celiac Disease.

Background & aims

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Plasma Cells Are the Most Abundant Gluten Peptide MHC-expressing Cells in Inflamed Intestinal Tissues From Patients With Celiac Disease.

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