Development and cytolytic function of intestinal intraepithelial T lymphocytes in antigen-minimized mice
Development and cytolytic function of intestinal intraepithelial T lymphocytes in antigen-minimized mice
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2567.1996.d01-740.x
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发表时间:
1996-10-01
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6.4
通讯作者:
Ohwaki, M
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作者:
KawaguchiMiyashita, M;Shimizu, K;Ohwaki, M
Intraepithelial T lymphocytes in the small intestine (IEL) consist of alpha beta T-tell receptor (TCR)-bearing T cells (alpha beta-IEL) and gamma delta TCR-bearing T cells (gamma delta-IEL). Development and cytolytic activation uf alpha beta-IEL sharply attenuate in germ-free (GF) mice fed a natural diet (Nat-GF), but the number and cytotoxicity of gamma delta-IEL are comparable between conventional(CV) and Nat-GF mice, In this report. we compared the properties of IEL in Nat-GF mice and GF mice fed antigen-minimized diet (AgM-GF mice) of C57BL/6 strain to evaluate an influence of gut antigenic load on IEL development. Numbers of alpha beta-IEL and gamma delta-IEL in AgM-GF mice were less by 1.9- and 1.4-fold than those in Nat-GF mice, respectively. Significant decreases in the proportions of CD4(+)8(-), CD4(-)8 alpha beta(+), and CD4(+)8(+) subsets and a resultant increase in the ratio of CD4(-)8 alpha alpha(+) subset were evident in alpha beta-IEL of Nat-Gf mice compared with CV mice, but the subset constitution of alpha beta-IEL was similar between Nat-GF and AgM-GF mice. In contrast, relative composition of gamma delta-IEL was not different between CV. Nat-GF, and AgM-GF mice, alpha beta-IEL displayed low cytolytic activity in were almost deprived of their cytotoxicity under the antigen-minimized gamma delta-IEL were strongly cytolytic ill Nat-GF mice their cytolytic activity was remarkably reduced in AgM-GF mice. These results indicate that gamma delta-IEL are activated independently of microbial colonization in the gastrointestinal tract but their activation occurs in response to the exogenous antigenic substances other than live micro-organisms.