Effect of CMV and Aging on the Differential Expression of CD300a, CD161, T-bet, and Eomes on NK Cell Subsets

Overview

Journal Front Immunol

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 2016 Nov 23

PMID 27872625

Citations 20

Authors

Nelson Lopez-Sejas

Carmen Campos

Fakhri Hassouneh

Beatriz Sanchez-Correa

Raquel Tarazona

Alejandra Pera

Rafael Solana

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Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells involved in the defense against virus-infected cells and tumor cells. NK cell phenotype and function is affected with age and cytomegalovirus (CMV) latent infection. Aging affects the frequency and phenotype of NK cells, and CMV infection also contributes to these alterations. Thus, a reduction of CD56 NK cell subpopulation associated with age and an expansion of memory-like NK cells CD56CD57NKG2C probably related to CMV seropositivity have been described. NK cells express T-bet and Eomes transcription factors that are necessary for the development of NK cells. Here, we analyze the effect of age and CMV seropositivity on the expression of CD300a and CD161 inhibitory receptors, and T-bet and Eomes transcription factors in NK cell subsets defined by the expression of CD56 and CD57. CD300a is expressed by the majority of NK cells. CD56 NK cells express higher levels of CD300a than CD56 NK cells. An increase in the expression of CD300a was associated with age, whereas a decreased expression of CD161 in CD56 NK cells was associated with CMV seropositivity. In CD56 NK cells, an increased percentage of CD57CD300a and a reduction in the percentage of CD161CD300a cells were found to be associated with CMV seropositivity. Regarding T-bet and Eomes transcription factors, CMV seropositivity was associated with a decrease of T-bet in CD56CD57 NK cells from young individuals, whereas Eomes expression was increased with CMV seropositivity in both CD56 and CD56CD57 (from middle age and young individuals, respectively) and was decreased with aging in all NK subsets from the three group of age. In conclusion, CMV infection and age induce significant changes in the expression of CD300a and CD161 in NK cell subsets defined by the expression of CD56 and CD57. T-bet and Eomes are differentially expressed on NK cell subsets, and their expression is affected by CMV latent infection and aging.

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