Activated γδ T Cells Promote the Activation of Uveitogenic T Cells and Exacerbate EAU Development
Activated γδ T Cells Promote the Activation of Uveitogenic T Cells and Exacerbate EAU Development
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DOI:
10.1167/iovs.10-6758
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发表时间:
2011-07-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Sun, Deming
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作者:
Nian, Hong;Shao, Hui;Sun, Deming
PURPOSE. To determine how the activation of gamma delta T cells affects the generation of uveitogenic alpha beta T cells and the development of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU).METHODS. gamma delta T cells were isolated from B6 mice immunized with the uveitogenic peptide IRBP(1-20) and alpha beta T cells from immunized TCR-delta(-/-) mice. Resting gamma delta T cells were prepared by culture of separated gamma delta T cells in cytokine-free medium for 3 to 5 days, when they showed downregulation of CD69 expression. Activated gamma delta T cells were prepared by incubating resting gamma delta T cells with anti-gamma delta TCR (GL3) for 2 days. Responder alpha beta T cells were cocultured with immunizing antigen and antigen-presenting cells. The numbers of antigen-specific T cells expressing IL-17 or IFN-gamma were determined by intracellular staining followed by FACS analysis after stimulation, with or without the addition of purified gamma delta T cells. The cytokines in the culture medium were measured by ELISA.RESULTS. Highly enriched gamma delta T cells exert widely different effects on autoreactive alpha beta T cells in EAU, depending on the activation status of the gamma delta T cells. Whereas nonactivated gamma delta T cells had little effect on the activation of interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein-specific alpha beta T cells in vitro and in vivo, activated gamma delta T cells promoted the generation of uveitogenic T cells and exacerbated the development of EAU.CONCLUSIONS. The functional ability of gamma delta T cells is greatly influenced by their activation status. Activated gamma delta T cells exacerbate EAU through increased activation of uveitogenic T cells. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011;52:5920-5927) DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6758