Immune perturbations in human pancreas lymphatic tissues prior to and after type 1 diabetes onset

Gregory J. Golden, Vincent H. Wu, Jacob T. Hamilton, Kevin R. Amses, Melanie R. Shapiro, Alberto Sada Japp, Chengyang Liu, M. Betina Pampena, Leticia Kuri-Cervantes, James J. Knox, Jay S. Gardner, Mark A. Atkinson, Todd M. Brusko, Eline T. Luning Prak, Klaus H. Kaestner, Ali Naji and Michael R. Betts ()
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Gregory J. Golden: Perelman School of Medicine
Vincent H. Wu: Perelman School of Medicine
Jacob T. Hamilton: Perelman School of Medicine
Kevin R. Amses: Perelman School of Medicine
Melanie R. Shapiro: College of Medicine
Alberto Sada Japp: Perelman School of Medicine
Chengyang Liu: Perelman School of Medicine
M. Betina Pampena: Perelman School of Medicine
Leticia Kuri-Cervantes: Perelman School of Medicine
James J. Knox: Perelman School of Medicine
Jay S. Gardner: Perelman School of Medicine
Mark A. Atkinson: College of Medicine
Todd M. Brusko: College of Medicine
Eline T. Luning Prak: Perelman School of Medicine
Klaus H. Kaestner: Perelman School of Medicine
Ali Naji: Perelman School of Medicine
Michael R. Betts: Perelman School of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β cells results in type 1 diabetes (T1D), with pancreatic immune infiltrate representing a key feature in this process. However, characterization of the immunological processes occurring in human pancreatic lymphatic tissues is lacking. Here, we conduct a comprehensive study of immune cells from pancreatic, mesenteric, and splenic lymphatic tissues of non-diabetic control (ND), β cell autoantibody-positive non-diabetic (AAb+), and T1D donors using flow cytometry and CITEseq. Compared to ND pancreas-draining lymph nodes (pLN), AAb+ and T1D donor pLNs display decreased CD4+ Treg and increased stem-like CD8+ T cell signatures, while only T1D donor pLNs exhibit naive T cell and NK cell differentiation. Mesenteric LNs have modulations only in CD4+ Tregs and naive cells, while splenocytes lack these perturbations. Further, T cell expression of activation markers and IL7 receptor correlate with T1D genetic risk. These results demonstrate tissue-restricted immune changes occur before and after T1D onset.

Date: 2025
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