T cell receptor-triggered activation of intraepithelial lymphocytes in vitro.
Int Immunol
; 5(2): 145-53, 1993 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) of the mouse small intestine were examined for their potential to respond to TCR signalling in vitro. Purified IEL subsets were activated using mAbs specific for CD3, TCR alpha beta or TCR gamma delta. Thy-1+ IEL, regardless of TCR type, proliferated equally well in response to anti-TCR mAb with or without exogenous IL-2. In contrast, Thy-1- TCR alpha beta, CD8 beta- IEL required exogenous IL-2 for proliferation. No such requirement was observed for Thy-1- TCR gamma delta IEL proliferation. IEL proliferation in the absence of added IL-2 was due to an IL-2 secretion/IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) autocrine pathway, since mAbs specific for IL-2 and IL-2R inhibited IEL proliferation. Thy-1+ CD8 beta- CD4+CD8+ IEL were unresponsive to TCR-induced proliferation but exhibited high levels of cytolytic activity upon TCR-triggering. Thy-1- non-cytolytic IEL were induced to express Thy-1 and cytolytic activity following activation in vitro. In addition, the involvement of the co-stimulatory molecule CD28 in IEL activation was tested. CD28 was weakly expressed by fresh IEL and anti-CD28 mAb had no effect on TCR-triggered proliferation. However, anti-TCR stimulation increased CD28 expression on a subset of TCR alpha beta IEL and the addition of anti-CD28 mAb resulted in increased IL-2 production, but not in increased proliferation. Our results indicate that IEL, including the purported extrathymic CD8 beta- subset, can respond to TCR-driven signals via proliferation and/or cytolytic activity.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Activación de Linfocitos
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Subgrupos de Linfocitos T
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Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T gamma-delta
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Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T alfa-beta
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Complejo CD3
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Intestino Delgado
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Immunol
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM