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Published in: Immunity & Ageing 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research

pERK-dependent defective TCR-mediated activation of CD4+ T cells in end-stage renal disease patients

Authors: Ling Huang, Nicolle H. R. Litjens, Nynke M. Kannegieter, Mariska Klepper, Carla C. Baan, Michiel G. H. Betjes

Published in: Immunity & Ageing | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have an impaired immune response with a prematurely aged T-cell system. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38, regulate diverse cellular programs by transferring extracellular signals into an intracellular response. T cell receptor (TCR)-induced phosphorylation of ERK (pERK) may show an age-associated decline, which can be reversed by inhibiting dual specific phosphatase (DUSP) 6, a cytoplasmic phosphatase with substrate specificity to dephosphorylate pERK. The aim of this study was to assess whether ESRD affects TCR-mediated signaling and explore possibilities for intervening in ESRD-associated defective T-cell mediated immunity.

Results

An age-associated decline in TCR-induced pERK-levels was observed in the different CD4+ (P < 0.05), but not CD8+, T-cell subsets from healthy individuals (HI). Interestingly, pERK-levels of CD4+ T-cell subsets from young ESRD patients were in between young and elderly HI. A differentiation-associated decline in TCR-induced ERK and p38 phosphorylation was observed in T cells, although TCR-induced p38 phosphorylation was not significantly affected by age and/or ESRD. Frequencies of TCR-induced CD69-expressing CD4+ T cells declined with age and were positively associated with pERK. In addition, an age-associated tendency of increased expression of DUSP6 was observed in CD4+ T cells of HI and DUSP6 expression in young ESRD patients was similar to old HI. Inhibition of DUSP6 significantly increased TCR-induced pERK-levels of CD4+ T cells in young and elderly ESRD patients, and elderly HI.

Conclusions

TCR-mediated phosphorylation of ERK is affected in young ESRD patients consistent with the concept of premature immunological T cell ageing. Inhibition of DUSP6 specific for pERK might be a potential intervention enhancing T-cell mediated immunity in ESRD patients.
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Metadata
Title
pERK-dependent defective TCR-mediated activation of CD4+ T cells in end-stage renal disease patients
Authors
Ling Huang
Nicolle H. R. Litjens
Nynke M. Kannegieter
Mariska Klepper
Carla C. Baan
Michiel G. H. Betjes
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Immunity & Ageing / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1742-4933
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-017-0096-1

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