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. 2019 Feb 4;13(7):905–915. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz010

Figure 4.

Figure 4.

Figure 4.

The transcription factor PRDM1 is selectively expressed by CD4+ TRM cells compared with colonic or circulating TEM cells. A] PRDM1 is selectively expressed by CD4+ TRM cells. CD4+ TRM and colonic and circulating TEM cells were identified in colonic tissue specimens or from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Crohn’s disease [CD] patients by flow cytometry as CD69+ or CD69- fractions within the CD4+CD45RO+CCR7- compartment. B] Data from [A] are quantified [left panel] and [right panel] the number of PRDM1+ cells in each compartment is enumerated [per 1 x 106 total mononuclear cells]. C] PRDM1 inhibition is associated with reduced inflammatory cytokine production by CD4+ TRM cells. CD4+ TRM cells were MACS purified, stimulated with PMA/ionomycin, and co-cultured with the PRDM1 inhibitors butyrate and bortezomib. RNA was extracted and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction [qRT-PCR] was performed for the indicated genes. Values were normalised to GAPDH and presented as fold induction relative to the unstimulated condition [negative control]. D] Bortezomib and butyrate reduce inflammatory cytokine production by CD4+ TRM cells in CD. Supernatants from cell cultures from [C] were analysed for production of the indicated cytokines by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. E] Bortezomib and butyrate do not affect cell viability. Cells from [C] were counted with tryphan blue to verify viability after stimulation and co-culture, data are presented as the percentage of live cells in the unstimulated condition. Experiments were performed with three biological replicates; *p <0.05, **p <0.01, ***p <0.001, ****p <0.0001 by the unpaired Student’s t test or [D] analysis of variance.P < 0.0001. theunpaired students t-test or the [D] ANOVA.