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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
卷 124, 期 2, 页码 712-724出版社
AMER SOC CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INC
DOI: 10.1172/JCI69571
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- Arthritis Research UK [18106, 19607]
- University College London Hospital (CRDC) [GCT/2008/EJ]
- Lupus UK
- MRC [G0700771]
- Glycobiology Institute of the University of Oxford
- MRC [G0700771] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0700771] Funding Source: researchfish
- Versus Arthritis [19607, 18106] Funding Source: researchfish
Patients with the autoimmune rheumatic disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have multiple defects in lymphocyte signaling and function that contribute to disease pathogenesis. Such defects could be attributed to alterations in metabolic processes, including abnormal control of lipid biosynthesis pathways. Here, we reveal that CD4(+) T cells from SLE patients displayed an altered profile of lipid raft-associated glycosphingolipids (GSLs) compared with that of healthy controls. In particular, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), and monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) levels were markedly increased. Elevated GSLs in SLE patients were associated with increased expression of liver X receptor beta (LXR beta), a nuclear receptor that controls cellular lipid metabolism and trafficking and influences acquired immune responses. Stimulation of CD4(+) T cells isolated from healthy donors with synthetic and endogenous LXR agonists promoted GSL expression, which was blocked by an LXR antagonist. Increased GSL expression in CD4(+) T cells was associated with intracellular accumulation and accelerated trafficking of GSL, reminiscent of cells from patients with glycolipid storage diseases. Inhibition of GSL biosynthesis in vitro with a clinically approved inhibitor (N-butyld.eoxynojirimycin) normalized GSL metabolism, corrected CD4(+) T cell signaling and functional defects, and decreased anti-dsDNA antibody production by autologous B cells in SLE patients. Our data demonstrate that lipid metabolism defects contribute to SLE pathogenesis and suggest that targeting GSL biosynthesis restores T cell function in SLE.
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