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- Title
Bulk T‐cell receptor sequencing confirms clonality in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis and identifies a food‐specific repertoire.
- Authors
Janarthanam, Rethavathi; Kuang, Fei Li; Zalewski, Angelika; Amsden, Katie; Wang, Ming‐Yu; Ostilla, Lorena; Keeley, Kaitlyn; Hirano, Ikuo; Kagalwalla, Amir; Wershil, Barry K.; Gonsalves, Nirmala; Wechsler, Joshua B.
- Abstract
Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) involves a chronic immune‐mediated response to dietary antigens. Recent work identifies T‐cell clonality in children with EoE, however, it is unknown whether this is true in adults or whether there is a restricted food‐specific T‐cell repertoire. We sought to confirm T‐cell receptor (TCR) clonality in EoE and assess for differences with specific food triggers. Methods: Bulk TCR sequencing was performed on mRNA isolated from esophageal biopsies obtained from adults and children with EoE (n = 15) who had food triggers confirmed by endoscopic evaluation. Non‐EoE adult and pediatric controls (n = 10) were included. Differences in TCR clonality by disease and treatment status were assessed. Shared and similar V‐J‐CDR3s were assessed based on specific food triggers. Results: Active EoE biopsies from children but not adults displayed decreased unique TCRα/β clonotypes and increased relative abundance of TCRs comprising >1% of the total compared to non‐EoE controls and paired inactive EoE samples. Among patients in which baseline, post diet elimination, and food trigger reintroduction samples (n = 6) were obtained, we observed ~1% of TCRs were shared only between pre‐diet elimination and trigger reintroduction. Patients with a shared EoE trigger (milk) had a greater degree of shared and similar TCRs compared to patients with differing triggers (seafood, wheat, egg, soy). Conclusion: We confirmed relative clonality in children but not adults with active EoE and identified potential food‐specific TCRs, particularly for milk‐triggered EoE. Further studies are needed to better identify the broad TCR repertoire relevant to food triggers.
- Subjects
EOSINOPHILIC esophagitis; T cells; ELIMINATION diets; THERAPEUTICS; ELEMENTAL diet
- Publication
Allergy, 2023, Vol 78, Issue 9, p2487
- ISSN
0105-4538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/all.15773