Type II alveolar cells with constitutive expression of MHCII and limited antigen presentation capacity contribute to improved respiratory viral disease outcomes
Toulmin, S. A.; Bhadiadra, C.; Paris, A. J.; Lin, J. H.; Katzen, J.; Basil, M. C.; Morrisey, E. E.; Worthen, G. S.; Eisenlohr, L. C.
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Type II alveolar cells (AT2s) are critical for basic respiratory homeostasis and tissue repair after lung injury. Prior studies indicate that AT2s also express major histocompatibility complex II (MHCII) molecules, but how MHCII expression by AT2s is regulated and how it contributes to host defense remain unclear. Here we show that AT2s express high levels of MHCII independent of conventional inflammatory stimuli, and that selective loss of MHCII from AT2s in mice results in the worsening of respiratory virus disease following influenza and Sendai virus infections. We also find that AT2s exhibit MHCII presentation capacity that is substantially limited in comparison to professional antigen presenting cells. The combination of constitutive MHCII expression and restrained presentation may position AT2s to contribute to lung adaptive immune responses in a measured fashion, without over-amplifying damaging inflammation.
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