Hepatitis B surface antigen presentation and HLA-DRB1*-: lessons from twins and peptide binding studies
Hepatitis B surface antigen presentation and HLA-DRB1*-: lessons from twins and peptide binding studies
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02765.x
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发表时间:
2005-05-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Hoehler, T
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作者:
Kruger, A;Adams, P;Hoehler, T
The aim of this study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms of the genetic association between certain HLA-DRB1* alleles and the immune response to HBsAg vaccination. Therefore, HBsAg peptide binding to HLA-DR molecules was measured in vitro by peptide binding ELISAs. Additionally, HBsAg-specific T cell reaction and cytokine profile of immune response were analysed ex vivo in ELISPOT assays and DR-restriction of T-cell proliferative responses was investigated with HBsAg specific T cell clones. In addition, we compared HBsAg specific T cell responses of 24 monozygotic and 3 dizygotic twin pairs after HBsAg vaccination. Our results showed that the peptide binding assays did not reflect antigen presentation in vivo. DR alleles associated with vaccination failure like DRB1*0301 and 0701 efficiently presented HBsAg peptides. In 11 of 24 investigated monozygotic twin pairs we observed pronounced differences in the recognition of HBsAg peptides. This study indicates that HLA-DR associations with HBsAg vaccination response are not caused by differences in peptide binding or by a shift in the Th1/Th2 profile. Our findings strongly argue for differences in the T cell recognition of peptide/MHC complexes as the critical event in T cell responsiveness to HBsAg.