4-1BB triggering ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by modulating the balance between Th17 and regulatory T cells.
J Immunol
; 187(3): 1120-8, 2011 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-21715692
ABSTRACT
Agonistic anti-4-1BB Ab is known to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. 4-1BB triggering typically leads to the expansion of CD8(+) T cells, which produce abundant IFN-γ, and this in turn results in IDO-dependent suppression of autoimmune responses. However, because neutralization of IFN-γ or depletion of CD8(+) T cell only partially abrogates the effect of 4-1BB triggering, we sought to identify an additional mechanism of 4-1BB-triggered suppression of autoimmune responses using IFN-γ- or IFN-γR-deficient mice. 4-1BB triggering inhibited the generation of Th17 cells that is responsible for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis induction and progression, and increased Foxp3(+)CD4(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells, particularly among CD4(+) T cells. This was not due to a direct effect of 4-1BB signaling on CD4(+) T cell differentiation 4-1BB signaling not only reduced Th17 cells and increased Treg cells in wild-type mice, which could be due to IFN-γ production by the CD8(+) T cells, but also did so in IFN-γ-deficient mice, in that case by downregulating IL-6 production. These results show that although secondary suppressive mechanisms evoked by 4-1BB triggering are usually masked by the strong effects of IFN-γ, 4-1BB signaling seems to modulate autoimmune responses by a number of mechanisms, and modulation of the Th17 versus Treg cell balance is one of those mechanisms.
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Assunto principal:
Diferenciação Celular
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Linfócitos T Reguladores
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Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental
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Membro 9 da Superfamília de Receptores de Fatores de Necrose Tumoral
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Células Th17
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article