Sex-dependent differences in type I IFN-induced natural killer cell activation
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Sex-dependent differences in type I IFN-induced natural killer cell activation. / Pujantell, Maria; Skenteris, Nikolaos-Taxiarchis; Claussen, Janna Marieke; Grünhagel, Benjamin; Thiele, Rebecca-Jo; Altfeld, Marcus.
in: FRONT IMMUNOL, Jahrgang 14, 2023, S. 1277967.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Sex-dependent differences in type I IFN-induced natural killer cell activation
AU - Pujantell, Maria
AU - Skenteris, Nikolaos-Taxiarchis
AU - Claussen, Janna Marieke
AU - Grünhagel, Benjamin
AU - Thiele, Rebecca-Jo
AU - Altfeld, Marcus
N1 - Copyright © 2023 Pujantell, Skenteris, Claussen, Grünhagel, Thiele and Altfeld.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Natural killer (NK) cells are important antiviral effector cells and also involved in tumor clearance. NK cells express IFNAR, rendering them responsive to Type I IFNs. To evaluate Type I IFN-mediated modulation of NK cell functions, individual Type I IFNs subtypes were assessed for their ability to activate NK cells. Different Type I IFN subtypes displayed a broad range in the capacity to induce and modulate NK cell activation and degranulation, measured by CD69 and CD107a expression in response to leukemia cell line K562. When including biological sex as a variable in the analysis, transwell co-cultures of NK cells with either male- or female-derived PBMCs or pDCs stimulated with the TLR7/8 agonist CL097 showed that NK cells were more activated by CL097-stimulated cells derived from females. These sex-specific differences were linked to higher CL097-induced IFNα production by pDCs derived from females, indicating an extrinsic sex-specific effect of Type I IFNs on NK cell function. Interestingly, in addition to the extrinsic effect, we also observed NK cell-intrinsic sex differences, as female NK cells displayed higher activation levels after IFNα-stimulation and after co-culture with CL097-stimulated pDCs, suggesting higher activation of IFNα-signaling transduction in female NK cells. Taken together, the results from these studies identify both extrinsic and intrinsic sex-specific differences in Type I IFN-dependent NK cell functions, contributing to a better understanding of sex-specific differences in innate immunity.
AB - Natural killer (NK) cells are important antiviral effector cells and also involved in tumor clearance. NK cells express IFNAR, rendering them responsive to Type I IFNs. To evaluate Type I IFN-mediated modulation of NK cell functions, individual Type I IFNs subtypes were assessed for their ability to activate NK cells. Different Type I IFN subtypes displayed a broad range in the capacity to induce and modulate NK cell activation and degranulation, measured by CD69 and CD107a expression in response to leukemia cell line K562. When including biological sex as a variable in the analysis, transwell co-cultures of NK cells with either male- or female-derived PBMCs or pDCs stimulated with the TLR7/8 agonist CL097 showed that NK cells were more activated by CL097-stimulated cells derived from females. These sex-specific differences were linked to higher CL097-induced IFNα production by pDCs derived from females, indicating an extrinsic sex-specific effect of Type I IFNs on NK cell function. Interestingly, in addition to the extrinsic effect, we also observed NK cell-intrinsic sex differences, as female NK cells displayed higher activation levels after IFNα-stimulation and after co-culture with CL097-stimulated pDCs, suggesting higher activation of IFNα-signaling transduction in female NK cells. Taken together, the results from these studies identify both extrinsic and intrinsic sex-specific differences in Type I IFN-dependent NK cell functions, contributing to a better understanding of sex-specific differences in innate immunity.
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Dendritic Cells
KW - Sex Characteristics
KW - Killer Cells, Natural
KW - Interferon Type I/metabolism
KW - Immunity, Innate
U2 - 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1277967
DO - 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1277967
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 38162640
VL - 14
SP - 1277967
JO - FRONT IMMUNOL
JF - FRONT IMMUNOL
SN - 1664-3224
ER -