Yang D Dai1,2, Huiming Sheng3,4, Peter Dias5, M Jubayer Rahman3, Roman Bashratyan6, Danielle Regn6, Kristi Marquardt6. 1. Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. ydai@scripps.edu. 2. Biomedical Research Institute of Southern California, San Diego, CA, USA. ydai@scripps.edu. 3. Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, San Diego, CA, USA. 4. Tongren Hospital Affiliated to SJTU, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. 5. Biomedical Research Institute of Southern California, San Diego, CA, USA. 6. Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The initial autoimmune trigger of type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unclear. In non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice, islet inflammation starts early in life, suggesting the presence of an endogenous trigger for the spontaneous autoimmune response in this T1D mouse model. In this review, we argue that abnormal release of exosomes might be the trigger of the early inflammatory and autoimmune responses in the islets. RECENT FINDINGS: Exosomes are nano-sized membrane complexes that are secreted by cells following fusion of late endosomes and/or multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane. They are known extracellular messengers, communicating among neighboring cells via transporting large molecules from parent cells to recipient cells. Recent evidence demonstrates that these extracellular vesicles can modulate immune responses. It has been shown that insulinoma and islet mesenchymal stem cell-released exosomes are potent immune stimuli that can induce autoreactive B and T cells. Searching for candidate antigens in the exosomes identified endogenous retrovirus (ERV) Env and Gag antigens, which are homologous to an endogenous murine leukemia retrovirus. Autoantibodies and autoreactive T cells spontaneously developed in NOD mice can react to these retroviral antigens. More importantly, expression of the retroviral antigens in the islet mesenchymal stem cells is associated with disease susceptibility, and the expression is restricted to T1D-susceptible but not resistant mouse strains. Exosomes are novel autoimmune targets, carrying autoantigens that can stimulate innate and adaptive immune responses. An abnormal or excess release of exosomes, particularly those ones containing endogenous retroviral antigens might be responsible for triggering tissue-specific inflammatory and autoimmune responses.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The initial autoimmune trigger of type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unclear. In non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice, islet inflammation starts early in life, suggesting the presence of an endogenous trigger for the spontaneous autoimmune response in this T1D mouse model. In this review, we argue that abnormal release of exosomes might be the trigger of the early inflammatory and autoimmune responses in the islets. RECENT FINDINGS: Exosomes are nano-sized membrane complexes that are secreted by cells following fusion of late endosomes and/or multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane. They are known extracellular messengers, communicating among neighboring cells via transporting large molecules from parent cells to recipient cells. Recent evidence demonstrates that these extracellular vesicles can modulate immune responses. It has been shown that insulinoma and islet mesenchymal stem cell-released exosomes are potent immune stimuli that can induce autoreactive B and T cells. Searching for candidate antigens in the exosomes identified endogenous retrovirus (ERV) Env and Gag antigens, which are homologous to an endogenous murineleukemia retrovirus. Autoantibodies and autoreactive T cells spontaneously developed in NOD mice can react to these retroviral antigens. More importantly, expression of the retroviral antigens in the islet mesenchymal stem cells is associated with disease susceptibility, and the expression is restricted to T1D-susceptible but not resistant mouse strains. Exosomes are novel autoimmune targets, carrying autoantigens that can stimulate innate and adaptive immune responses. An abnormal or excess release of exosomes, particularly those ones containing endogenous retroviral antigens might be responsible for triggering tissue-specific inflammatory and autoimmune responses.
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