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Myeloid Cells and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Are Required for TCRαβ Intraepithelial Lymphocyte Recruitment to the Colon Epithelium.

Sarah Mann DanielsonAdam R LeffertsEric NormanEmilie H RegnerHanna M SchulzDanielle Sansone-PoeDavid J OrlickyKristine A Kuhn
Published in: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) (2024)
Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) are T cells important for the maintenance of barrier integrity in the intestine. Colon IELs are significantly reduced in both MyD88-deficient mice and those lacking an intact microbiota, suggesting that MyD88-mediated detection of bacterial products is important for the recruitment and/or retention of these cells. Here, using conditionally deficient MyD88 mice, we show that myeloid cells are the key mediators of TCRαβ+ IEL recruitment to the colon. Upon exposure to luminal bacteria, myeloid cells produce sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in a MyD88-dependent fashion. TCRαβ+ IEL recruitment may be blocked using the S1P receptor antagonist FTY720, confirming the importance of S1P in the recruitment of TCRαβ+ IELs to the colon epithelium. Finally, using the TNFΔARE/+ model of Crohn's-like bowel inflammation, we show that disruption of colon IEL recruitment through myeloid-specific MyD88 deficiency results in reduced pathology. Our results illustrate one mechanism for recruitment of a subset of IELs to the colon.
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