Obesity decreases B cell responses in young and elderly individuals.
Obesity decreases B cell responses in young and elderly individuals.
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10.1002/oby.21383
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2016-03
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Blomberg BB
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Frasca D;Ferracci F;Diaz A;Romero M;Lechner S;Blomberg BB
To evaluate the effects of obesity-associated inflammation on influenza vaccine responses. We measured in young and elderly individuals, both lean and with obesity, antibody responses to influenza vaccination. We found a decrease in in vivo vaccine responses, circulating switched memory and transitional B cells and an increase in pro-inflammatory late/exhausted memory B cells. In vitro B cell function was measured by activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and E47, markers of optimal antibody responses. Moreover, IL-6 production was increased, whereas IL-10 production was decreased, in cultures of B cells from individuals with obesity. Markers of immune activation (TNF-α, TLR4, micro-RNAs) in unstimulated B cells were also found increased and were negatively correlated with B cell function. In order to reveal potential mechanisms, we stimulated B cells from lean individuals in vitro with leptin, the adipokine increased in obesity. Leptin increased phospho-STAT3, crucial for TNF-α production, and decreased phospho-AMPK, the energy sensing enzyme upstream of phospho-p38 MAPK and E47. Leptin-induced phospho-STAT3 and phospho-AMPK levels were similar to those in B cells from individuals with obesity. These results demonstrate that leptin can be responsible for decreased B cell function in obesity.