Lymphotoxin alpha regulates the immunosuppressive functions of regulatory t cells

The present invention relates to regulatory T cell and uses thereof. By their immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory activities, regulatory T cells play a central role in peripheral tolerance and thus critically prevent the development of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. The inventors showed that Foxp3+CD4+ Tregs express high levels of LT?, which negatively regulates their immunosuppressive signature. They demonstrated that the adoptive transfer of LT?-/- Tregs or the adoptive transfer of Tregs previously incubated with soluble lymphotoxin-? receptor in mice protects from dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis and attenuates inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multi-organ autoimmunity and the development of CAC. The inventors also showed that by mixed bone marrow chimeras that LT? expression specifically in hematopoietic cells negatively controls the immunosuppressive signature of Tregs. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing autoimmune disorders and inflammatory-associated cancers in a subject in need thereof comprising the step of administrating to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of regulatory T cells which have been previously incubated with effective amount of soluble lymphotoxin-? receptor.

Keywords: IBD, Regulatory T Cells, Treg, Auto-immune diseases, CAR-T-Reg
Patent Application number: European Procedure (Patents) (EPA) - 14 Mai 2019 - 19 305 618.1
Inventors:
IRLA Magali

Reference:

BIO19143-T1

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Patent filling date: 2019-05-14

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