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Activated neutrophils exert myeloid-derived suppressor cell activity, damaging T cells beyond repair

ABSTRACT: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have the capacity to suppress T cell-mediated immune responses, and impact clinical outcome of cancer, infections and transplantation settings. Although MDSCs were initially described as bone-marrow-derived immature myeloid cells (either monocytic [m-MDSC] or granulocytic [g-MDSC]), also mature neutrophils have been shown to exert MDSC activity towards T cells, in ways that so far remained unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that human neutrophils – both from healthy donors and cancer patients – do not exert MDSC activity unless they are activated. Using neutrophils with genetically well-defined defects, we found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) and granule-derived constituents are required for MDSC activity after direct CD11b-dependent neutrophil-T cell interactions. Besides these cellular interactions, neutrophils were engaged in the uptake of pieces of T cell membrane, a process called trogocytosis. Together, these interactions led to changes in T cell morphology, mitochondrial dysfunction and ATP depletion, as indicated by electron microscopy, mass spectrometry and metabolic parameters. Our studies characterize the different steps by which activated mature neutrophils induce functional T cell non-responsiveness and irreparable cell damage.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion ETD

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Primary Cell, T Cell

SUBMITTER: Cathelijn Aarts

LAB HEAD: T.W. Kuijpers

PROVIDER: PXD010508 | Pride | 2020-05-07

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Activated neutrophils exert myeloid-derived suppressor cell activity damaging T cells beyond repair.

Aarts Cathelijn E M CEM Hiemstra Ida H IH Béguin Eelke P EP Hoogendijk Arjan J AJ Bouchmal Souhailla S van Houdt Michel M Tool Anton T J ATJ Mul Erik E Jansen Machiel H MH Janssen Hans H van Alphen Floris P J FPJ de Boer Jan-Paul JP Zuur Charlotte L CL Meijer Alexander B AB van den Berg Timo K TK Kuijpers Taco W TW

Blood advances 20191101 22

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have the capacity to suppress T-cell-mediated immune responses and impact the clinical outcome of cancer, infections, and transplantation settings. Although MDSCs were initially described as bone marrow-derived immature myeloid cells (either monocytic or granulocytic MDSCs), mature neutrophils have been shown to exert MDSC activity toward T cells in ways that remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that human neutrophils from both healthy donors an ...[more]

PMID: 31738831

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Activated neutrophils exert myeloid-derived suppressor cell activity, damaging T cells beyond repair

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