PMID- 35880176 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220727 LR - 20220804 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Restricted T-Cell Repertoire in the Epicardial Adipose Tissue of Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients. PG - 845526 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.845526 [doi] LID - 845526 AB - AIMS: Human epicardial adipose tissue, a dynamic source of multiple bioactive factors, holds a close functional and anatomic relationship with the epicardial coronary arteries and communicates with the coronary artery wall through paracrine and vasocrine secretions. We explored the hypothesis that T-cell recruitment into epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) could be part of a specific antigen-driven response implicated in acute coronary syndrome onset and progression. METHODS AND RESULTS: We enrolled 32 NSTEMI patients and 34 chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and 12 mitral valve disease (MVD) patients undergoing surgery. We performed EAT proteome profiling on pooled specimens from three NSTEMI and three CCS patients. We performed T-cell receptor (TCR) spectratyping and CDR3 sequencing in EAT and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 29 NSTEMI, 31 CCS, and 12 MVD patients. We then used computational modeling studies to predict interactions of the TCR beta chain variable region (TRBV) and explore sequence alignments. The EAT proteome profiling displayed a higher content of pro-inflammatory molecules (CD31, CHI3L1, CRP, EMPRINN, ENG, IL-17, IL-33, MMP-9, MPO, NGAL, RBP-4, RETN, VDB) in NSTEMI as compared to CCS (P < 0.0001). CDR3-beta spectratyping showed a TRBV21 enrichment in EAT of NSTEMI (12/29 patients; 41%) as compared with CCS (1/31 patients; 3%) and MVD (none) (ANOVA for trend P < 0.001). Of note, 11/12 (92%) NSTEMI patients with TRBV21 perturbation were at their first manifestation of ACS. Four patients with the first event shared a distinctive TRBV21-CDR3 sequence of 178 bp length and 2/4 were carriers of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*03:01 allele. A 3D analysis predicted the most likely epitope able to bind HLA-A3*01 and interact with the TRBV21-CDR3 sequence of 178 bp length, while the alignment results were consistent with microbial DNA sequences. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed a unique immune signature of the epicardial adipose tissue, which led to a 3D modeling of the TCRBV/peptide/HLA-A3 complex, in acute coronary syndrome patients at their first event, paving the way for epitope-driven therapeutic strategies. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Pedicino, Severino, Di Sante, De Rosa, Pirolli, Vinci, Pazzano, Giglio, Trotta, Russo, Ruggio, Pisano, d'Aiello, Canonico, Ciampi, Cianflone, Cianfanelli, Grimaldi, Filomia, Luciani, Glieca, Bruno, Massetti, Ria, Crea and Liuzzo. FAU - Pedicino, Daniela AU - Pedicino D AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. FAU - Severino, Anna AU - Severino A AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Di Sante, Gabriele AU - Di Sante G AD - Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia traslazionale, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Sezione di Anatomia Umana, Clinica e Forense, Universita di Perugia, Perugia, Italy. FAU - De Rosa, Maria Cristina AU - De Rosa MC AD - Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" (SCITEC) - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Rome, Italy. FAU - Pirolli, Davide AU - Pirolli D AD - Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" (SCITEC) - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Rome, Italy. FAU - Vinci, Ramona AU - Vinci R AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Pazzano, Vincenzo AU - Pazzano V AD - Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmia/Syncope Unit, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. FAU - Giglio, Ada F AU - Giglio AF AD - Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali (ASST) Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy. FAU - Trotta, Francesco AU - Trotta F AD - Cardiology Unit "F. Perinei" Hospital, Bari, Italy. FAU - Russo, Giulio AU - Russo G AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Ruggio, Aureliano AU - Ruggio A AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. FAU - Pisano, Eugenia AU - Pisano E AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - d'Aiello, Alessia AU - d'Aiello A AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. FAU - Canonico, Francesco AU - Canonico F AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Ciampi, Pellegrino AU - Ciampi P AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Cianflone, Domenico AU - Cianflone D AD - Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale San Raffaele, Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. FAU - Cianfanelli, Lorenzo AU - Cianfanelli L AD - Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale San Raffaele, Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. FAU - Grimaldi, Maria Chiara AU - Grimaldi MC AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Filomia, Simone AU - Filomia S AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Luciani, Nicola AU - Luciani N AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Glieca, Franco AU - Glieca F AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale San Raffaele, Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. FAU - Bruno, Piergiorgio AU - Bruno P AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Massetti, Massimo AU - Massetti M AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Ria, Francesco AU - Ria F AD - Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia traslazionale, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. FAU - Crea, Filippo AU - Crea F AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. FAU - Liuzzo, Giovanna AU - Liuzzo G AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Pneumologiche, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. LA - eng SI - figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.19932182 PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220708 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (HLA-A3 Antigen) RN - 0 (Proteome) SB - IM MH - *Acute Coronary Syndrome MH - Adipose Tissue MH - Epitopes MH - HLA-A3 Antigen MH - Humans MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear MH - *Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction MH - Proteome MH - T-Lymphocytes PMC - PMC9307872 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NSTE ACS OT - T-cell receptor (TCR) OT - antigen-driven immunity OT - computational modeling OT - epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) OT - first acute myocardial infarction OT - immune response OT - precision medicine COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/28 06:00 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/07/26 02:05 PHST- 2021/12/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/26 02:05 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.845526 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2022 Jul 8;13:845526. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.845526. eCollection 2022.