PMID- 26276010 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160321 LR - 20181202 IS - 1477-2566 (Electronic) IS - 1465-3249 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 9 DP - 2015 Sep TI - Interaction between human mature adipocytes and lymphocytes induces T-cell proliferation. PG - 1292-301 LID - S1465-3249(15)00937-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.06.007 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AIMS: Adipose tissue is a critical organ that plays a major role in energy balance regulation and the immune response through intricate signals. METHODS: We report on the inter-relation between mature adipocytes and lymphocytes in terms of adipocyte-derived T-cell chemo-attractants and adipocyte metabolic effects on lymphocytes. RESULTS: During the culture time, mature adipocytes changed their structural and functional properties into de-differentiated cells. Isolated mature adipocytes expressed significantly higher levels of CIITA, major histocompatibility complex II (human leukocyte antigen [HLA]-DR) and costimulatory signal molecule CD80 compared with adipocytes after the de-differentiation process. Moreover, human leukocyte antigen-G, which may prevent the immune responses of mesenchymal stromal cells, was expressed at lower level in mature adipocytes compared with de-differentiated adipocytes. In line with these molecular data, functional results showed different immunoregulatory properties between adipocytes before and after the de-differentiation process. Mature adipocytes stimulated the proliferation of total lymphocytes and immunoselected cell populations CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ in a direct contact-dependent way that involved the major histocompatibility complex I and II pathways. Moreover, adipocytes secreted potential chemo-attractant factors, but data showed that adipocyte-derived culture medium was not sufficient to activate lymphocyte proliferation, suggesting that a direct contact between adipocytes and immune cells was needed. However, specific mature adipocyte cytokines enhanced lymphocyte proliferation in a mixed lymphocyte reaction. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, cross-talk occurs between adipocytes and lymphocytes within adipose tissue involving T-cell chemo-attraction by mature adipocytes. Our findings, together with current observations in the field, provide a rationale to identify adipocyte-lymphocyte cross-talk that instigates adipose inflammation. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 International Society for Cellular Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Poloni, Antonella AU - Poloni A AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. Electronic address: a.poloni@univpm.it. FAU - Maurizi, Giulia AU - Maurizi G AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Ciarlantini, Marco AU - Ciarlantini M AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Medici, Martina AU - Medici M AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Mattiucci, Domenico AU - Mattiucci D AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Mancini, Stefania AU - Mancini S AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Maurizi, Angela AU - Maurizi A AD - Clinica Chirurgia del Pancreas, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Falconi, Massimo AU - Falconi M AD - Clinica Chirurgia del Pancreas, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Olivieri, Attilio AU - Olivieri A AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Leoni, Pietro AU - Leoni P AD - Clinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Cytotherapy JT - Cytotherapy JID - 100895309 RN - 0 (B7-1 Antigen) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-G Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (MHC class II transactivator protein) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/cytology/*immunology MH - Adipose Tissue/cytology/*immunology/physiology MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - B7-1 Antigen/immunology MH - Cell Communication/*immunology MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - HLA-DR Antigens/immunology MH - HLA-G Antigens/biosynthesis MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/*immunology MH - Lymphocyte Activation/immunology MH - Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/immunology MH - Middle Aged MH - Nuclear Proteins/immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes/cytology/*immunology MH - Trans-Activators/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - T-cell activation OT - de-differentiated adipocytes OT - inflammation OT - mature adipocytes EDAT- 2015/08/16 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/22 06:00 CRDT- 2015/08/16 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/05/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/06/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/22 06:00 [medline] AID - S1465-3249(15)00937-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.06.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cytotherapy. 2015 Sep;17(9):1292-301. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.06.007.