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A domain that is often neglected in the assessment of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) functionality is the extracellular spacer module. However, several studies have elucidated that membrane proximal epitopes are best targeted through CARs comprising long spacers, while short spacer CARs exhibit highest activity on distal epitopes. This finding can be explained by the requirement to have an optimal distance between the effector T cell and target cell. Commonly used long spacer domains are the CH2-CH3 domains of IgG molecules. However, CARs containing these spacers generally show inferior in vivo efficacy in mouse models compared to their observed in vitro activity, which is linked to unspecific Fcγ-Receptor binding and can be abolished by mutating the respective regions. Here, we first assessed a CAR therapy targeting membrane proximal CD20 using such a modified long IgG1 spacer. However, despite these mutations, this construct failed to unfold its observed in vitro cytotoxic potential in an in vivo model, whageous central memory CAR T cell phenotype with lower release of inflammatory cytokines. In summary, we developed a novel spacer that combines cytotoxic potential with an advantageous T cell and cytokine release phenotype, which make this an interesting candidate for future clinical applications.Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects thousands of people worldwide. Recently, alterations in metabolism and gut microbiome have emerged as key regulators of SLE pathogenesis. However, it is not clear about the coordination of gut commensal bacteria and SLE metabolism. Here, by integrating 16S sequencing and metabolomics data, we characterized the gut microbiome and fecal and serum metabolome alterations in patients with SLE. Microbial diversity sequencing revealed gut microflora dysbiosis in SLE patients with significantly increased beta diversity. The metabolomics profiling identified 43 and 55 significantly changed metabolites in serum and feces samples in SLE patients. Notably, lipids accounted for about 65% altered metabolites in serum, highlighted the disruption of lipid metabolism. Integrated correlation analysis provided a link between the gut microbiome and lipid metabolism in patients with SLE, particularly according to regulate the conversion of primary bile acids to secondary bile acids. Overall, our results illustrate the perturbation of the gut microbiome and metabolome in SLE patients which may facilitate the development of new SLE interventions.TCRαβ+CD8αα+ intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) are abundant in gastrointestinal (GI) tract and play an important role in regulation of mucosal immunity and tolerance in the gut. However, it is unknown whether TCRαβ+CD8αα+ IELs exist in the oral mucosa and if yes, what controls their development. We here identified and characterized TCRαβ+CD8αα+ IELs from the murine oral mucosa. We showed that the number and function of TCRαβ+CD8αα+ IELs were regulated by TGF-β. We further revealed that oral TCRαβ+CD8αα+ IELs could be altered under systemic inflammatory conditions and by antibiotic treatment at the neonatal age of the mice. Our findings have revealed a previously unrecognized population of oral IELs that may regulate oral mucosal immune responses.Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections represent a major burden of disease in infants and are the second most prevalent cause of death worldwide. Human milk immunoglobulins provide protection against RSV. However, many infants depend on processed bovine milk-based nutrition, which lacks intact immunoglobulins. We investigated the potential of bovine antibodies to neutralize human RSV and facilitate-cell immune activation. We show cow's milk IgG (bIgG) and Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) have a similar RSV neutralization capacity, even though bIgG has a lower pre-F to post-F binding ratio compared to human IVIG, with the majority of bIgG binding to pre-F. RSV is better neutralized with human IVIG. Consequently, we enriched RSV specific T cells by culturing human PBMC with a mixture of RSV peptides, and used these T cells to study the effect of bIgG and IVIG on the activation of pre-F-pecific T cells. bIgG facilitated in vitro T cell activation in a similar manner as IVIG. Moreover, bIgG was able to mediate T cell activation and internalization of pathogens, which are prerequisites for inducing an adaptive viral response. Using in vivo mouse experiments, we showed that bIgG is able to bind the murine activating IgG Fc Receptors (FcγR), but not the inhibiting FcγRII. Intranasal administration of the monoclonal antibody palivizumab, but also of bIgG and IVIG prevented RSV infection in mice. The concentration of bIgG needed to prevent infection was ~5-fold higher compared to IVIG. In conclusion, the data presented here indicate that functionally active bIgG facilitates adaptive antiviral T cell responses and prevents RSV infection in vitro and in vivo.Interleukin 27 (IL-27) plays diverse immune regulatory roles in autoimmune disorders and promotes the generation of IL-10-producing CD4+ T cells characterized by producing the immunosuppressive cytokine IL-10. However, whether IL-27 participates in pathological progress of Sjögren syndrome (SS) through regulating CD4+IL-10+ T cells remains unknown. Here we aimed to explore the potential role of IL-27 and CD4+IL-10+ T cells in the pathogenesis of SS. The IL-27 gene knockout non-obese diabetic (Il-27-/-NOD) mice were generated and injected with exogenous IL-27. Exogenous injection of IL-27 and neutralization of IL-27 with anti-IL-27 antibody in NOD mice were performed. The histopathologic changes in submandibular glands, lacrimal glands and lung, salivary flow rate, and percentages of CD4+IL-10+ T cells were determined. And, ovalbumin-immunized C57L/B6 mice were injected with IL-27 to detect the percentage of CD4+IL-10+ T cells. 10058-F4 in vivo In vitro, splenic naive T cells from C57L/B6 mice were cultured with IL-27 for 4 days to induce the differentiation of CD4+IL-10+ T cells. In addition, IL-27, IL-10, and CD4+IL-10+ T cells were determined in health control and SS patients. The results showed that Il-27-/-NOD mice had more severe disease and lower level of CD4+IL-10+ T cells than control mice. And IL-27 promoted the generation and differentiation of CD4+IL-10+ T cells in vivo and in vitro significantly. In agreement with the findings in the SS-like mice, patients with SS showed lower levels of IL-27, IL-10, and CD4+IL-10+ T cells. Our findings indicated that IL-27 deficiency aggravated SS by regulating CD4+IL-10+ T cells. Targeting IL-27 and CD4+IL-10+ T cells may be a novel therapy for patients with SS.