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Metabolic regulation of innate and adaptive lymphocyte effector responses
Author(s) -
Joseph Ann M.,
Monticelli Laurel A.,
Sonnenberg Gregory F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
immunological reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.839
H-Index - 223
eISSN - 1600-065X
pISSN - 0105-2896
DOI - 10.1111/imr.12703
Subject(s) - biology , innate immune system , innate lymphoid cell , acquired immune system , immunology , effector , context (archaeology) , lymphocyte , population , immune system , medicine , paleontology , environmental health
Summary Innate and adaptive lymphocytes employ diverse effector programs that provide optimal immunity to pathogens and orchestrate tissue homeostasis, or conversely can become dysregulated to drive progression of chronic inflammatory diseases. Emerging evidence suggests that CD 4 + T helper cell subsets and their innate counterparts, the innate lymphoid cell family, accomplish these complex biological roles by selectively programming their cellular metabolism in order to instruct distinct modules of lymphocyte differentiation, proliferation, and cytokine production. Further, these metabolic pathways are significantly influenced by tissue microenvironments and disease states. Here, we summarize our current knowledge on how cell‐intrinsic metabolic factors modulate the context‐dependent bioenergetic pathways that govern innate and adaptive lymphocytes. Further, we propose that a greater understanding of these pathways may lead to the identification of unique features in each population and provoke the development of novel therapeutic strategies to modulate lymphocytes in health and disease.