RT Journal Article T1 Innate Lymphoid cells groups 1 and 3 in the epitelial compartment of functional human intestinal allografts T2 Innate Lymphoid cells groups 1 and 3 in the epitelial compartment of functional human intestinal allografts A1 Talayero, Paloma A1 Mancebo Sierra, María Esther A1 Calvo Pulido, Jorge A1 Rodríguez Muñoz, Sarbelio A1 Bernardo, I. A1 Laguna Goya, Rocio A1 Cano Romero, Francisco A1 García-Sesma Pérez-Fuentes, Álvaro A1 Loinaz Segurola, Carmelo A1 Jiménez Romero, Luis Carlos A1 Justo Alonso, Iago A1 Paz Artal, Estela Natividad AB We examined intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) in 213 ileal biopsies from 16 bowel grafts and compared them with 32 biopsies from native intestines. During the first year posttransplantation, grafts exhibited low levels of IELs (percentage of CD103(+) cells) principally due to reduced CD3(+) CD8(+) cells, while CD103(+) CD3(-) cell numbers became significantly higher. Changes in IEL subsets did not correlate with histology results, isolated intestine, or multivisceral transplants, but CD3(-) IELs were significantly higher in patients receiving corticosteroids. Compared with controls, more CD3(-) IELs of the grafts expressed CD56, NKp44, interleukin (IL)-23 receptor, retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt), and CCR6. No difference was observed in granzyme B, and CD3(-) CD127(+) cells were more abundant in native intestines. Ex vivo, and after in vitro activation, CD3(-) IELs in grafts produced significantly more interferon (IFN)-γ and IL-22, and a double IFNγ(+) IL-22(+) population was observed. Epithelial cell-depleted grafts IELs were cytotoxic, whereas this was not observed in controls. In conclusion, different from native intestines, a CD3(-) IEL subset predominates in grafts, showing features of natural killer cells and intraepithelial ILC1 (CD56(+) , NKp44(+) , CCR6(+) , CD127(-) , cytotoxicity, and IFNγ secretion), ILC3 (CD56(+) , NKp44(+) , IL-23R(+) , CCR6(+) , RORγt(+) , and IL-22 secretion), and intermediate ILC1-ILC3 phenotypes (IFNγ(+) IL-22(+) ). Viability of intestinal grafts may depend on the balance among proinflammatory and homeostatic roles of ILC subsets. PB Elsevier SN 1600-6135 YR 2016 FD 2016-01-15 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98794 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98794 LA eng NO Talayero P, Mancebo E, Calvo-Pulido J, Rodríguez-Muñoz S, Bernardo I, Laguna-Goya R, Cano-Romero FL, García-Sesma A, Loinaz C, Jiménez C, Justo I, Paz-Artal E. Innate Lymphoid Cells Groups 1 and 3 in the Epithelial Compartment of Functional Human Intestinal Allografts. Am J Transplant. 2016 Jan;16(1):72-82. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13435 NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III NO Unión Europea NO Fundación Mutua Madrileña DS Docta Complutense RD 15 abr 2025