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Clonally expanded CD38hi cytotoxic CD8 T cells define the T cell infiltrate in checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis

ABSTRACT: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies have improved outcomes for advanced malignancies by activating T cell responses, yet often also elicit harmful autoimmune reactions. The T cell mechanisms mediating these iatrogenic autoimmune events remain unclear. Here we focused on ICI-induced inflammatory arthritis (ICI-arthritis), which can clinically present indistinguishable from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Compared to autoimmune RA and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), we found ICI-arthritis joints contained an expanded CD38hiCD127- CD8 T cell subset that displays cytotoxic, effector, and interferon (IFN) response signatures. Synovial T cells exposed to Type I IFN, more so than IFN-γ, induced the CD38hi cytotoxic phenotype. Single cell transcriptomic and T cell repertoire (TCR) analyses indicated the abundant CD38hi CD8 T cells resulted from local proliferation of a limited number of clones. The CD38hi phenotype was distinct from dysfunctional T cells and clonally most related to a TCF7+ memory population. Comparing CD8 T cells from both knees in a patient demonstrated considerable sharing of the CD38hi expanded TCR clonotypes. Further, expanded TCR clonotypes from the joints were detected in the circulation, and together with higher frequencies of circulating CD38hi CD8 T cells, represent potential biomarkers for irAEs. These results define a distinct CD8 T cell subset in humans that is activated by ICI therapy and mediates tissue-specific autoimmunity.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE205501 | GEO | 2023/12/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complicated and involves both innate and adaptive immunity [5]. The innate immunity such as macrophages or fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) in the synovium can generate inflammatory mediators, including TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, IL-17, IFN-γ, and chemo kines that lead to synovial inflammation, bone erosion, and cartilage damage [6-8]. The IL-17 signaling mediates the autoantibody production in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model [9]. However, the treatment response with an anti-IL17 monoclonal antibody in RA patients shows a high degree of heterogeneity [10]. The inhibitors of the Janus kinase (JAK) pathway are approved for RA patients [11]. These data suggest that the targeted multiple cytokines through the JAK pathway are useful for RA treatment. Disturbance of type I IFNs (IFNs-I) signaling and production drive autoimmune development [12]. The presymptomatic RA patients display an increase of IFNs-I before the onset of symptoms [13]. The RA patients also show the elevation of IFN- α in the synovial fluid and high expression of IFNs-I regulated gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) [14]. However, the role of IFNs-I in arthritis and bone homeostasis has suggested the accelerating effect of arthritis and bone damage. The interferon-alpha receptor knockout mice develop arthritis severity higher than wild-type mice in the model of antigen-induced arthritis [15]. IFNs-I also affects the bone homeostasis by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis via receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK) pathway, and reduction of c-FOS expression [16-18]. Therefore, the goal of RA treatment with antagonizing the IFNs-I pathway has to be optimized between efficacy and potentially adverse effect. STING is a cytosolic DNA sensor that initiates the production of IFNs-I. STING functions have been reported as both pro-inflammatory signaling and negative regulator against inflammation [19-21]. The mutation in exon 5 of the STING gene results in gain function leading to initiate inflammation and cause the Sting associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy (SAVI) [22]. Loss of STING function rescues DNaseII-deficient mice from lethality and polyarthritis [23]. However, Sting-deficient lupus mice (MRL/Lpr mice) show higher and earlier mortality than Sting-sufficient MRL/Lpr mice [24]. The pathology also shows lymphoid hypertrophy with a higher amount of macrophages and granulocytes infiltration, autoantibodies, and cytokine [24]. The objective of this study was to identify the role of STING in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis using collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model as a representative model of the human RA.

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Clonally expanded CD38hi cytotoxic CD8 T cells define the T cell infiltrate in checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis

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