Inactivation of PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ distorts T-cell development and causes multiple organ inflammation

H Ji, F Rintelen, C Waltzinger… - Blood, The Journal …, 2007 - ashpublications.org
H Ji, F Rintelen, C Waltzinger, D Bertschy Meier, A Bilancio, W Pearce, E Hirsch
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2007ashpublications.org
Mice lacking both the p110γ and p110δ isoforms display severe impairment of thymocyte
development. Here, we show that this phenotype is recapitulated in p110γ−/−/p110δD910A/
D910A (p110γKOδD910A) mice where the p110δ isoform has been inactivated by a point
mutation. Moreover, we have examined the pathological consequences of the p110γδ
deficiency, which include profound T-cell lymphopenia, T-cell and eosinophil infiltration of
mucosal organs, elevated IgE levels, and a skewing toward Th2 immune responses. Using …
Abstract
Mice lacking both the p110γ and p110δ isoforms display severe impairment of thymocyte development. Here, we show that this phenotype is recapitulated in p110γ−/−/p110δD910A/D910A (p110γKOδD910A) mice where the p110δ isoform has been inactivated by a point mutation. Moreover, we have examined the pathological consequences of the p110γδ deficiency, which include profound T-cell lymphopenia, T-cell and eosinophil infiltration of mucosal organs, elevated IgE levels, and a skewing toward Th2 immune responses. Using small-molecule selective inhibitors, we demonstrated that in mature T cells, p110δ, but not p110γ, controls Th1 and Th2 cytokine secretion. Thus, the pathology in the p110γδ-deficient mice is likely to be secondary to a developmental block in the thymus that leads to lymphopenia-associated inflammatory responses.
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