Despite large-scale T cell activation, only a minor subset of T cells responding in vitro to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans differentiate into effector T cells.
Despite large-scale T cell activation, only a minor subset of T cells responding in vitro to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans differentiate into effector T cells.
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尽管大规模 T 细胞激活,但只有一小部分 T 细胞在体外对伴放线放线杆菌做出反应,分化为效应 T 细胞。
DOI:
10.1034/j.1600-0765.2000.035003127.x
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Kreutzer,DL
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作者:
Zadeh,HH;Tanavoli,S;Haines,DD;Kreutzer,DL
Recent studies in our laboratory have demonstrated thatActinobacillus actinomycetemcomitanshas a potent T cell stimulatory effect, activating more than half of all T cells. However, since the fate of these activated T cells was not known, the present study sought to determine whether all of these T cells differentiate into effector cells. To that end, the intracellular expression of T cell cytokines (IL‐2, IFN‐γ, IL‐4 and IL‐10) in response toA. actinomycetemcomitanswas determined by flow cytometry. Results demonstrated a time‐dependent increase in the expression of the cytokines, most reaching peak levels at 24–48 h. At 48 h, the proportion of T cells expressing each of the cytokines were as follows: IL‐2 (1.7%±0.3), IFN‐γ(1.8%±0.5), IL‐4 (1.0%±0.2) and IL‐10 (1.5%±0.5). These data indicated that only 2–5% of all T cells stimulated withA. actinomycetemcomitansexpressed any T cell cytokines. The finding of large‐scale T cell activation in the absence of cytokine expression suggests that the activation of T cells in response toA. actinomycetemcomitansis incomplete. To investigate this phenomenon, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were cultured withA. actinomycetemcomitansfor 24 h followed by sorting of the activated (CD69+) cells by immunomagnetic separation and restimulation with phorbol 12‐myristate 13‐acetate (PMA) and ionomycin. Results demonstrated that nearly 90% of the T cells were unresponsive to further restimulation. A possible explanation for this unresponsiveness is the induction of clonal anergy among the responding T cells. To determine possible preferential effects of the stimulation on specific cytokines, the expression of each cytokine among T cells responding toA. actinomycetemcomitanswas compared to the maximum levels achieved by PMA+ionomycin stimulation. Results showed that number of IL‐2+and IFN‐γ+T cells observed in response toA. actinomycetemcomitanswere between 2% and 7% of those seen in response to PMA+ionomycin. Conversely, the proportions of T cells expressing IL‐4 or IL‐10 were between 35% and 90% of those following stimulation with PMA+ionomycin. Hence,A. actinomycetemcomitansappears to more preferentially induce T cells