title: The variations during the circadian cycle of liver CD1d-unrestricted NK1.1+TCR gamma/delta+ cells lead to successful ageing. Role of metallothionein/IL-6/gp130/PARP-1 interplay in very old mice.
abstract: NKT cells derive from the thymus and home to the liver. Liver NKT cells can be divided in two groups: 'classical' and 'non-classical'. The first is CD1d-restricted, the second is CD1d-unrestricted. NKT cells (classical and non-classical) co-express T-cell receptor (TCR) and NK-cell marker (NK1.1), display cytotoxicity and produce IFN-gamma under IL-12 stimulation affecting, thereby, Th1 response and innate immunity. NK1.1(+)TCR alpha/beta(+) cells belong to both groups. NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells belong to the second group. Anyway, both NKT cell subtypes, via IFN-gamma production, protect against viruses and bacteria from early in life. Immune variations as well as zinc rhythmicity during the circadian cycle confer the immune plasticity, which is essential for successful ageing. Liver NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells, rather than TCR alpha/beta(+), from young and very old mice display 'in vitro' (under IL-12 stimulation) nocturnal peaks in cytotoxicity and IFN-gamma production. The acrophase of liver NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells is present in young and very old mice, not in old. The interplay among zinc-bound metallothionein (MT)/IL-6/gp130/poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) may be involved in conferring plasticity to liver NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells. IL-6, via sub-unit receptor gp130, induces MTmRNA. At night, gene expressions of MT, IL-6, gp130 are lower in very old mice than old and young MT-I transgenic mice (MT-I*). In very old mice, this phenomenon allows limited sequester of intracellular zinc from MT leading to good free zinc ion bioavailability for immune efficiency and zinc-dependent PARP-1 activity. Indeed (1) in vitro, high IL-6 provokes strong accumulation of MT, impaired cytotoxicity and low zinc ion bioavailability in liver NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells exclusively from old and MT-I* mice. (2) The ratio total/endogen PARP-1 activity is higher in very old than in old and MT-I* mice, suggesting a higher capacity of PARP-1 in base excision DNA-repair in very old age thanks to low zinc-bound MT. Cytotoxicity and IFN-gamma production from liver NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells are thus preserved leading to successful ageing. In conclusion, MT/IL-6/gp130/PARP-1 interplay may confer plasticity to liver CD1d-unrestricted NK1.1(+)TCR gamma/delta(+) cells, where MT, IL-6, gp130 are the main upstream protagonists, and PARP-1 is the main downstream protagonist in immunosenescence.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Center, Section Nutrition, Immunity and Ageing, Res. Department, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing, Via Birarelli 8, 60121, Ancona, Italy. e.mocchegiani@inrca.it
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mocchegiani
authors.forename: Robertina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giacconi
authors.forename: Catia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cipriano
authors.forename: Nazzarena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gasparini
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernardini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malavolta
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menegazzi
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cavalieri
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muzzioli
authors.forename: Anna Rosa
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ciampa
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000502:physiology; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology; D015870:Gene Expression; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000502:physiology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000502:physiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000502:physiology; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000975:Antioxidants; C494200:Il6st protein, mouse; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; C021267:zinc thionein; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D018664:Interleukin-12; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D008668:Metallothionein; C499321:Parp1 protein, mouse; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; D015032:Zinc