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Eomeshi NK Cells in Human Liver Are Long-Lived and Do Not Recirculate but Can Be Replenished from the Circulation.

Cuff, AO; Robertson, FP; Stegmann, KA; Pallett, LJ; Maini, MK; Davidson, BR; Male, V; (2016) Eomeshi NK Cells in Human Liver Are Long-Lived and Do Not Recirculate but Can Be Replenished from the Circulation. Journal of Immunology , 197 (11) , Article 1601424. 10.4049/jimmunol.1601424. Green open access

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Abstract

Human liver contains an Eomes(hi) population of NK cells that is not present in the blood. In this study, we show that these cells are characterized by a molecular signature that mediates their retention in the liver. By examining liver transplants where donors and recipients are HLA mismatched, we distinguish between donor liver-derived and recipient-derived leukocytes to show that Eomes(lo) NK cells circulate freely whereas Eomes(hi) NK cells are unable to leave the liver. Furthermore, Eomes(hi) NK cells are retained in the liver for up to 13 y. Therefore, Eomes(hi) NK cells are long-lived liver-resident cells. We go on to show that Eomes(hi) NK cells can be recruited from the circulation during adult life and that circulating Eomes(lo) NK cells are able to upregulate Eomes and molecules mediating liver retention under cytokine conditions similar to those in the liver. This suggests that circulating NK cells are a precursor of their liver-resident counterparts.

Type: Article
Title: Eomeshi NK Cells in Human Liver Are Long-Lived and Do Not Recirculate but Can Be Replenished from the Circulation.
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601424
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1601424
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY 3.0 Unported license.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1524741
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