The diverse N-glycosylation profiles of CD4+CD25- and CD4+CD25+ T cells in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

2025
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dc.abstract.enHashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is one of the most common organ-specific autoimmune diseases, characterized by chronic thyroid gland inflammation. Helper T (Th) $CD4^{+}$ cells, whose surface receptors are highly glycosylated, are involved in the pathomechanism of HT. Our study aimed to characterize N-glycosylation profiles in two pools of $CD4^{+}$ T cells, defined by the expression of $CD4^{+}$ late activation marker ($CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$) and CD25-negative cells ($CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$) in HT. Two study groups were recruited: HT1 with elevated thyroid autoantibodies and TSH level within the normal range without hypothyroidism, and HT2, hypothyroid HT patients, adequately metabolically controlled while on L-thyroxine replacement therapy, and healthy subjects to the control group (CTR). N-glycans from $CD4^{+}$ cell proteins, released using N-glycosidase F, were analyzed by MALDI-Tof mass spectrometry. RT-qPCR was used to determine the expression of selected glycogenes. We found significant differences in the glycome of $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ and $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ cells. In homeostasis (CTR), a predominance of complex-type glycans was observed in $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ cells, whereas the oligomannose-type structures prevail in $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ lymphocytes. In autoimmunity and progressive thyroid dysfunction, the rearrangement of N-glycans in Th cells was observed, in opposite directions in the $CD4^{+}$ pools. Complex-type structures are replaced by oligomannose forms in $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ in the HT1 group, while in HT2, a restoration of glycosylation profile to the level of CTR was detected. $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ cells accelerated complex-type synthesis in HT1, which was normalized in HT2 patients. Changes in the profile of N-linked glycans are partially reflected in the expression of mannosidases and glycosyltransferases. Our study demonstrates for the first time the diverse N-glycosylation profiles in $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ and $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ cells, and the rearrangement of N-glycan structures specific for each pool of Th cells in HT. Further studies are needed to determine the functional aspect of the identified N-glycosylation changes during thyroid autoimmunity.
dc.affiliationWydział Biologii : Instytut Zoologii i Badań Biomedycznych
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Fizjoterapii
dc.affiliationWydział Lekarski : Klinika Endokrynologii
dc.affiliationSzkoła Doktorska Nauk Ścisłych i Przyrodniczych
dc.cm.idOmegaUJCMd24b46f5d54b4f309dd53628a1508483pl
dc.contributor.authorTrzos, Sara - 376292
dc.contributor.authorSzewczyk, Marta - 175305
dc.contributor.authorLink-Lenczowski, Paweł - 116201
dc.contributor.authorSokołowski, Grzegorz - 355079
dc.contributor.authorTrofimiuk-Müldner, Małgorzata - 133685
dc.contributor.authorBocian, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorPocheć, Ewa - 131461
dc.date.accession2025-09-14pl
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-10T06:54:43Z
dc.date.available2025-10-10T06:54:43Z
dc.date.createdat2025-09-15T10:20:14Zen
dc.date.issued2025
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dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume16
dc.identifier.articleid1633344
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fimmu.2025.1633344
dc.identifier.eissn1664-3224
dc.identifier.issn1664-3224pl
dc.identifier.projectDRC AI
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/562437
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1633344/fullpl
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
dc.pbn.affiliationDziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu : nauki medyczne
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dc.share.typeOtwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.en$CD4^{+}$ T cells
dc.subject.enN-glycosylation
dc.subject.enN-glycans
dc.subject.englycosyltransferases
dc.subject.enHashimoto’s thyroiditis
dc.subject.enautoimmunity
dc.subject.enL-thyroxine
dc.subtypeArticle
dc.titleThe diverse N-glycosylation profiles of CD4+CD25- and CD4+CD25+ T cells in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
dc.title.journalFrontiers in Immunology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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dc.abstract.en
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is one of the most common organ-specific autoimmune diseases, characterized by chronic thyroid gland inflammation. Helper T (Th) $CD4^{+}$ cells, whose surface receptors are highly glycosylated, are involved in the pathomechanism of HT. Our study aimed to characterize N-glycosylation profiles in two pools of $CD4^{+}$ T cells, defined by the expression of $CD4^{+}$ late activation marker ($CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$) and CD25-negative cells ($CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$) in HT. Two study groups were recruited: HT1 with elevated thyroid autoantibodies and TSH level within the normal range without hypothyroidism, and HT2, hypothyroid HT patients, adequately metabolically controlled while on L-thyroxine replacement therapy, and healthy subjects to the control group (CTR). N-glycans from $CD4^{+}$ cell proteins, released using N-glycosidase F, were analyzed by MALDI-Tof mass spectrometry. RT-qPCR was used to determine the expression of selected glycogenes. We found significant differences in the glycome of $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ and $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ cells. In homeostasis (CTR), a predominance of complex-type glycans was observed in $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ cells, whereas the oligomannose-type structures prevail in $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ lymphocytes. In autoimmunity and progressive thyroid dysfunction, the rearrangement of N-glycans in Th cells was observed, in opposite directions in the $CD4^{+}$ pools. Complex-type structures are replaced by oligomannose forms in $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ in the HT1 group, while in HT2, a restoration of glycosylation profile to the level of CTR was detected. $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ cells accelerated complex-type synthesis in HT1, which was normalized in HT2 patients. Changes in the profile of N-linked glycans are partially reflected in the expression of mannosidases and glycosyltransferases. Our study demonstrates for the first time the diverse N-glycosylation profiles in $CD4^{+}CD25^{-}$ and $CD4^{+}CD25^{+}$ cells, and the rearrangement of N-glycan structures specific for each pool of Th cells in HT. Further studies are needed to determine the functional aspect of the identified N-glycosylation changes during thyroid autoimmunity.
dc.affiliation
Wydział Biologii : Instytut Zoologii i Badań Biomedycznych
dc.affiliation
Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Fizjoterapii
dc.affiliation
Wydział Lekarski : Klinika Endokrynologii
dc.affiliation
Szkoła Doktorska Nauk Ścisłych i Przyrodniczych
dc.cm.idOmegapl
UJCMd24b46f5d54b4f309dd53628a1508483
dc.contributor.author
Trzos, Sara - 376292
dc.contributor.author
Szewczyk, Marta - 175305
dc.contributor.author
Link-Lenczowski, Paweł - 116201
dc.contributor.author
Sokołowski, Grzegorz - 355079
dc.contributor.author
Trofimiuk-Müldner, Małgorzata - 133685
dc.contributor.author
Bocian, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.author
Pocheć, Ewa - 131461
dc.date.accessionpl
2025-09-14
dc.date.accessioned
2025-10-10T06:54:43Z
dc.date.available
2025-10-10T06:54:43Z
dc.date.createdaten
2025-09-15T10:20:14Z
dc.date.issued
2025
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume
16
dc.identifier.articleid
1633344
dc.identifier.doi
10.3389/fimmu.2025.1633344
dc.identifier.eissn
1664-3224
dc.identifier.issnpl
1664-3224
dc.identifier.project
DRC AI
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/562437
dc.identifier.weblinkpl
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1633344/full
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.pbn.affiliation
Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu : nauki medyczne
dc.rights
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
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CC-BY
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.type
Otwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.en
$CD4^{+}$ T cells
dc.subject.en
N-glycosylation
dc.subject.en
N-glycans
dc.subject.en
glycosyltransferases
dc.subject.en
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
dc.subject.en
autoimmunity
dc.subject.en
L-thyroxine
dc.subtype
Article
dc.title
The diverse N-glycosylation profiles of CD4+CD25- and CD4+CD25+ T cells in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
dc.title.journal
Frontiers in Immunology
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JournalArticle
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