PMID- 32603507 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210301 LR - 20240331 IS - 1531-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0023-852X (Print) IS - 0023-852X (Linking) VI - 131 IP - 3 DP - 2021 Mar TI - The Proximal Airway Is a Reservoir for Adaptive Immunologic Memory in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. PG - 610-617 LID - 10.1002/lary.28840 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Characterization of the localized adaptive immune response in the airway scar of patients with idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS). STUDY DESIGN: Basic Science. METHODS: Utilizing 36 patients with subglottic stenosis (25 idiopathic subglottic stenosis [iSGS], 10 iatrogenic post-intubation stenosis [iLTS], and one granulomatosis with polyangiitis [GPA]) we applied immunohistochemical and immunologic techniques coupled with RNA sequencing. RESULTS: iSGS, iLTS, and GPA demonstrate a significant immune infiltrate in the subglottic scar consisting of adaptive cell subsets (T cells along with dendritic cells). Interrogation of T cell subtypes showed significantly more CD69(+) CD103(+) CD8(+) tissue resident memory T cells (T(RM) ) in the iSGS airway scar than iLTS specimens (iSGS vs. iLTS; 50% vs. 28%, P = .0065). Additionally, subglottic CD8(+) clones possessed T-cell receptor (TCR) sequences with known antigen specificity for viral and intracellular pathogens. CONCLUSIONS: The human subglottis is significantly enriched for CD8(+) tissue resident memory T cells in iSGS, which possess TCR sequences proven to recognize viral and intracellular pathogens. These results inform our understanding of iSGS, provide a direction for future discovery, and demonstrate immunologic function in the human proximal airway. Laryngoscope, 131:610-617, 2021. CI - (c) 2020 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. FAU - Gelbard, Alexander AU - Gelbard A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0078-1305 AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. FAU - Wanjalla, Celestine AU - Wanjalla C AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. FAU - Wootten, Christopher T AU - Wootten CT AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. FAU - Drake, Wonder P AU - Drake WP AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. FAU - Lowery, Anne S AU - Lowery AS AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. FAU - Wheeler, David A AU - Wheeler DA AD - Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. FAU - Cardenas, Maria F AU - Cardenas MF AD - Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. FAU - Sikora, Andrew G AU - Sikora AG AD - Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. FAU - Pathak, Ravi R AU - Pathak RR AD - Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. FAU - McDonnell, Wyatt AU - McDonnell W AD - 10x Genomics Inc, Pleasanton, California, U.S.A. FAU - Mallal, Simon AU - Mallal S AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. FAU - Pilkinton, Mark AU - Pilkinton M AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. LA - eng GR - P30 AI110527/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL146401/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200630 PL - United States TA - Laryngoscope JT - The Laryngoscope JID - 8607378 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte) RN - 0 (CD69 antigen) RN - 0 (CD8 Antigens) RN - 0 (Integrin alpha Chains) RN - 0 (Lectins, C-Type) RN - 0 (alpha E integrins) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Airway Obstruction/*immunology MH - Antigens, CD/immunology MH - Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/immunology MH - CD8 Antigens/immunology MH - Cicatrix/*immunology MH - Constriction, Pathologic MH - Female MH - Glottis/immunology/pathology MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Immunologic Memory/*immunology MH - Integrin alpha Chains/immunology MH - Laryngostenosis/*immunology MH - Lectins, C-Type/immunology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - T-Lymphocyte Subsets/*immunology PMC - PMC7951501 MID - NIHMS1674572 OTO - NOTNLM OT - T cell receptor OT - TCR sequencing OT - clonotype OT - iSGS OT - resident memory OT - subglottis COIS- Competing Interests: WJM is an employee and shareholder of 10x Genomics, Inc. EDAT- 2020/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/02 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/01 CRDT- 2020/07/01 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/lary.28840 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Laryngoscope. 2021 Mar;131(3):610-617. doi: 10.1002/lary.28840. Epub 2020 Jun 30.