Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps

Abstract Sophisticated interactions between stromal and immune cells play crucial roles in various biological and pathological processes. In chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), the upper airway inflammation in many patients is driven by TH2, ILC2, and eosinophils, thus being treated w...

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Main Authors: Cui-Lian Guo, Chong-Shu Wang, Zhi-Chao Wang, Fei-Fan Liu, Lin Liu, Yang Yang, Xia Li, Bei Guo, Ruo-Yu Lu, Bo Liao, Jin-Xin Liu, Hai Wang, Jia Song, Yin Yao, Li-Ping Zhu, Di Yu, Zheng Liu
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54685-1
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Fei-Fan Liu
Lin Liu
Yang Yang
Xia Li
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Jia Song
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Li-Ping Zhu
Di Yu
Zheng Liu
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Zheng Liu
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description Abstract Sophisticated interactions between stromal and immune cells play crucial roles in various biological and pathological processes. In chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), the upper airway inflammation in many patients is driven by TH2, ILC2, and eosinophils, thus being treated with glucocorticoids and anti-type 2 inflammation biologics. The resistance to these therapies is often associated with neutrophilic inflammation, which has also been widely identified in CRSwNP, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Using single-cell analysis, spatial transcriptomics, and T-cell receptor sequencing, we identify an increased presence of granzyme K+(GZMK+) CD8+ T cells in NPs, which possess a phenotype distinct from the cytotoxic GZMB+ effector CD8+ T subset. GZMK+CD8+ T cells are found to express CXCR4 and interact with CXCL12-secreting fibroblasts, inducing the latter to produce neutrophil chemoattractants in a manner uniquely mediated by GZMK but not other granzymes. This GZMK+CD8+ T cell-fibroblast crosstalk is also observed in other inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, GZMK+CD8+ T cells exhibit a selective expansion of clones that recognize Epstein-Barr virus. Here, we show that GZMK marks a phenotypically distinct subset of effector CD8+ T cells that promote neutrophilic inflammation.
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spelling doaj-art-b7c6cb64bdd343beab624f5f7c36a4ad2024-12-01T12:33:16ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-11-0115112210.1038/s41467-024-54685-1Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polypsCui-Lian Guo0Chong-Shu Wang1Zhi-Chao Wang2Fei-Fan Liu3Lin Liu4Yang Yang5Xia Li6Bei Guo7Ruo-Yu Lu8Bo Liao9Jin-Xin Liu10Hai Wang11Jia Song12Yin Yao13Li-Ping Zhu14Di Yu15Zheng Liu16Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan BiobankFrazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of QueenslandWuhan BiobankDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyFrazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of QueenslandDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Sophisticated interactions between stromal and immune cells play crucial roles in various biological and pathological processes. In chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), the upper airway inflammation in many patients is driven by TH2, ILC2, and eosinophils, thus being treated with glucocorticoids and anti-type 2 inflammation biologics. The resistance to these therapies is often associated with neutrophilic inflammation, which has also been widely identified in CRSwNP, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Using single-cell analysis, spatial transcriptomics, and T-cell receptor sequencing, we identify an increased presence of granzyme K+(GZMK+) CD8+ T cells in NPs, which possess a phenotype distinct from the cytotoxic GZMB+ effector CD8+ T subset. GZMK+CD8+ T cells are found to express CXCR4 and interact with CXCL12-secreting fibroblasts, inducing the latter to produce neutrophil chemoattractants in a manner uniquely mediated by GZMK but not other granzymes. This GZMK+CD8+ T cell-fibroblast crosstalk is also observed in other inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, GZMK+CD8+ T cells exhibit a selective expansion of clones that recognize Epstein-Barr virus. Here, we show that GZMK marks a phenotypically distinct subset of effector CD8+ T cells that promote neutrophilic inflammation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54685-1
spellingShingle Cui-Lian Guo
Chong-Shu Wang
Zhi-Chao Wang
Fei-Fan Liu
Lin Liu
Yang Yang
Xia Li
Bei Guo
Ruo-Yu Lu
Bo Liao
Jin-Xin Liu
Hai Wang
Jia Song
Yin Yao
Li-Ping Zhu
Di Yu
Zheng Liu
Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
Nature Communications
title Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
title_full Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
title_fullStr Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
title_full_unstemmed Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
title_short Granzyme K+CD8+ T cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
title_sort granzyme k cd8 t cells interact with fibroblasts to promote neutrophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54685-1
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