[HTML][HTML] Immunopathogenic CSF TCR repertoire signatures in virus-associated neurologic disease

S Nozuma, Y Enose-Akahata, KR Johnson… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
S Nozuma, Y Enose-Akahata, KR Johnson, MC Monaco, N Ngouth, A Elkahloun, J Ohayon…
JCI insight, 2021ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this study, we examined and characterized disease-specific TCR signatures in
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP). TCR β libraries using unique molecular identifier–based
methodologies were sequenced in paired peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and
CSF cells from HAM/TSP patients and normal healthy donors (NDs). The sequence analysis
demonstrated that TCR β repertoires in CSF of HAM/TSP patients were highly expanded …
Abstract
In this study, we examined and characterized disease-specific TCR signatures in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). TCR β libraries using unique molecular identifier–based methodologies were sequenced in paired peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and CSF cells from HAM/TSP patients and normal healthy donors (NDs). The sequence analysis demonstrated that TCR β repertoires in CSF of HAM/TSP patients were highly expanded and contained both TCR clonotypes shared with PBMCs and uniquely enriched within the CSF. In addition, we analyzed TCR β repertoires of highly expanded and potentially immunopathologic HTLV-1 Tax11-19–specific CD8+ T cells from PBMCs of HLA-A* 0201+ HAM/TSP and identified a conserved motif (PGLAG) in the CDR3 region. Importantly, TCR β clonotypes of expanded clones in HTLV-1 Tax11-19–specific CD8+ T cells were also expanded and enriched in the CSF of the same patient. These results suggest that exploring TCR repertoires of CSF and antigen-specific T cells may provide a TCR repertoire signature in virus-associated neurologic disorders.
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