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Most immature CD4+CD8+ thymocytes express only a small number of T cell receptor (TCR) molecules on their surface, and the TCR molecules they do express are only marginally capable of transducing intracellular signals. TCR expression and function was not intrinsically low in immature CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, but was found to be actively inhibited by CD4-mediated signals. Indeed, release of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes from CD4-mediated signals resulted in significant increases in both TCR expression and signaling function. These results suggest that, in CD4+CD8+ cells developing in the thymus, increased TCR expression and function requires release from CD4-mediated inhibition.  相似文献   

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In order to examine the mechanisms by which clonal deletion of autoreactive T cells occurs, a peptide antigen was used to induce deletion of antigen-reactive thymocytes in vivo. Mice transgenic for a T cell receptor (TCR) that reacts to this peptide contain thymocytes that progress from the immature to the mature phenotype. Intraperitoneal administration of the peptide antigen to transgenic mice results in a rapid deletion of the immature CD4+ CD8+ TCRlo thymocytes. Apoptosis of cortical thymocytes can be seen within 20 hours of treatment. These results provide direct evidence for the in vivo role of apoptosis in the development of antigen-induced tolerance.  相似文献   

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The maturation of T cells in the thymus is dependent on the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. By disruption of the MHC class II Ab beta gene in embryonic stem cells, mice were generated that lack cell surface expression of class II molecules. These MHC class II-deficient mice were depleted of mature CD4+ T cells and were deficient in cell-mediated immune responses. These results provide genetic evidence that class II molecules are required for the maturation and function of mature CD4+ T cells.  相似文献   

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The delivery of CD4 help to CD8+ T cell responses requires interactions between CD40 and CD40 ligand and is thought to occur through antigen-presenting cell (APC) activation. Here we show that generation of memory CD8+ T cells displaying an enhanced capacity for cell division and cytokine secretion required CD4 help but not CD40 expression by the APCs. Activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells expressed CD40; and in the absence of this protein, CD8+ T cells were unable to differentiate into memory cells or receive CD4 help. These results suggest that, like B cells, CD8+ T cells receive CD4 help directly through CD40 and that this interaction is fundamental for CD8+ T cell memory generation.  相似文献   

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A model for human lymphocyte ontogeny has been developed in a normal mouse. Human bone marrow, depleted of mature T and B lymphocytes, and bone marrow from mice with severe combined immunodeficiency were transplanted into lethally irradiated BALB/c mice. Human B and T cells were first detected 2 to 4 months after transplantation and persisted for at least 6 months. Most human thymocytes (30 to 50 percent of total thymocytes) were CD3+CD4+CD8+. Human immunoglobulin was detected in some chimeras, and a human antibody response to dinitrophenol could be generated after primary and secondary immunization.  相似文献   

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Effects of cyclosporine A on T cell development and clonal deletion   总被引:29,自引:0,他引:29  
Cyclosporine A (CsA) is an important immunosuppressive drug that is widely used in transplantation medicine. Many of its suppressive effects on T cells appear to be related to the inhibition of T cell receptor (TCR)-mediated activation events. Paradoxically, in certain situations CsA is responsible for the induction of a T cell-mediated autoimmunity. The effects of CsA on T cell development in the thymus were investigated to elucidate the physiologic events underlying this phenomenon. Two major effects were revealed: (i) CsA inhibits the development of mature single positive (CD4+8- or CD4-8+) TCR-alpha beta+ thymocytes without discernibly affecting CD4-8- TCR-gamma delta+ thymocytes and (ii) CsA interferes with the deletion of cells bearing self-reactive TCRs in the population of single positive thymocytes that do develop. This suggests a direct mechanism for CsA-induced autoimmunity and may have implications for the relative contribution of TCR-mediated signaling events in the development of the various T cell lineages.  相似文献   

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Intestinal intraepithelial T lymphocytes (IELs) are likely to play a key role in host mucosal immunity and, unlike other T cells, have been proposed to differentiate from local precursors rather than from thymocytes. We show here that IELs expressing the alphabeta T cell receptor are derived from precursors that express RORgammat, an orphan nuclear hormone receptor detected only in immature CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, fetal lymphoid tissue-inducer (LTi) cells, and LTi-like cells in cryptopatches within the adult intestinal lamina propria. Using cell fate mapping, we found that all intestinal alphabeta T cells are progeny of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, indicating that the adult intestine is not a significant site for alphabeta T cell development. Our results suggest that intestinal RORgammat+ cells are local organizers of mucosal lymphoid tissue.  相似文献   

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The expression of the V(D)J [variable (diversity) joining elements] recombination activating genes, RAG-1 and RAG-2, has been examined during T cell development in the thymus. In situ hybridization to intact thymus and RNA blot analysis of isolated thymic subpopulations separated on the basis of T cell receptor (TCR) expression demonstrated that both TCR- and TCR+ cortical thymocytes express RAG-1 and RAG-2 messenger RNA's. Within the TCR+ population, RAG expression was observed in immature CD4+CD8+ (double positive) cells, but not in the more mature CD4+CD8- or CD4-CD8+ (single positive) subpopulations. Thus, although cortical thymocytes that bear TCR on their surface continue to express RAG-1 and RAG-2, it appears that the expression of both genes is normally terminated during subsequent thymic maturation. Since thymocyte maturation in vivo is thought to be regulated through the interaction of the TCR complex with self major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens, these data suggest that signals transduced by the TCR complex might result in the termination of RAG expression. Consistent with this hypothesis, thymocyte TCR cross-linking in vitro led to rapid termination of RAG-1 and RAG-2 expression, whereas cross-linking of other T cell surface antigens such as CD4, CD8, or HLA class I had no effect.  相似文献   

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Proteasomes are responsible for generating peptides presented by the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules of the immune system. Here, we report the identification of a previously unrecognized catalytic subunit called beta5t. beta5t is expressed exclusively in cortical thymic epithelial cells, which are responsible for the positive selection of developing thymocytes. Although the chymotrypsin-like activity of proteasomes is considered to be important for the production of peptides with high affinities for MHC class I clefts, incorporation of beta5t into proteasomes in place of beta5 or beta5i selectively reduces this activity. We also found that beta5t-deficient mice displayed defective development of CD8(+) T cells in the thymus. Our results suggest a key role for beta5t in generating the MHC class I-restricted CD8(+) T cell repertoire during thymic selection.  相似文献   

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Cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses were evaluated in humans immunized with recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) envelope glycoprotein gp160. Some vaccinees had gp160-specific CTLs that were shown by cloning to be CD4+. Although induced by exogenous antigen, most gp160-specific CTL clones also recognized gp160 synthesized endogenously in target cells. These clones lysed autologous CD4+ T lymphoblasts infected with HIV. Of particular interest were certain vaccine-induced clones that lysed HIV-infected cells, recognized gp160 from diverse HIV isolates, and did not participate in "innocent bystander" killing of noninfected CD4+ T cells that had bound gp120.  相似文献   

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The CD8+ cytotoxic T cell response to pathogens is thought to be CD4+ helper T cell independent because infectious agents provide their own inflammatory signals. Mice that lack CD4+ T cells mount a primary CD8 response to Listeria monocytogenes equal to that of wild-type mice and rapidly clear the infection. However, protective memory to a challenge is gradually lost in the former animals. Memory CD8+ T cells from normal mice can respond rapidly, but memory CD8+ T cells that are generated without CD4 help are defective in their ability to respond to secondary encounters with antigen. The results highlight a previously undescribed role for CD4 help in promoting protective CD8 memory development.  相似文献   

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Major histocompatibility class I proteins display viral and self antigens to potentially responsive cells and are important for the maturation of T cells; beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2M) is required for their normal expression. Mouse chimeras derived from embryonic stem cells with a disrupted beta 2M gene transmitted the inactivated gene to their progeny. Animals homozygous for the mutated beta 2M gene were obtained at expected frequencies after further breeding. The homozygotes appeared normal, although no class I antigens could be detected on their cells and the animals are grossly deficient in CD4- CD8+ T cells, which normally mediate cytotoxic T cell function.  相似文献   

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The mechanisms that allow antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to selectively present extracellular antigen to CD8+ effector T cells (cross-presentation) or to CD4+ T helper cells are not fully resolved. We demonstrated that APCs use distinct endocytosis mechanisms to simultaneously introduce soluble antigen into separate intracellular compartments, which were dedicated to presentation to CD8+ or CD4+ T cells. Specifically, the mannose receptor supplied an early endosomal compartment distinct from lysosomes, which was committed to cross-presentation. These findings imply that antigen does not require intracellular diversion to access the cross-presentation pathway, because it can enter the pathway already during endocytosis.  相似文献   

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目的:研究系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)患者外周血CD 4 CD 25 调节性T细胞及Foxp3基因的表达水平,了解它们在SLE发病机制中的作用。方法:分别收集25例SLE患者(SLE组)及健康人(对照组)外周抗凝静脉血,分离纯化T淋巴细胞。PE标记抗CD 4单抗,F ITC标记的抗CD 25单抗,作双色流式细胞术,分析SLE患者外周血CD 4 CD 25 调节性T细胞百分率,RT-PCR检测T细胞Foxp3 mRNA表达。结果:SLE组外周血CD 4 T、CD 4 CD 25 T细胞百分率及T细胞Foxp3 mRNA水平均低于对照组(P<0.01),并且CD 4 CD 25 T细胞百分率与Foxp3mRNA水平呈依赖关系(P<0.01)。结论:SLE患者外周血存在细胞免疫功能失调,CD 4 CD 25 调节性T细胞数量减少和Foxp3mRNA表达下调可能与SLE的免疫学发病机制有关。  相似文献   

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[目的]研制出猪CD127(调节因子IL-7受体α链)流式单克隆抗体,为研究分析猪淋巴细胞亚群,尤其是猪Treg细胞亚群提供流式细胞分析抗体,也为进一步探究猪抗病性状与免疫机制间的关系打下基础.[方法]克隆猪CD127基因片段,通过原核载体诱导表达出相应的融合蛋白,以纯化后的融合蛋白免疫Balb/c小鼠,然后取其脾细胞与SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞融合,综合ELISA和流式细胞仪检测筛选出亚克隆抗体,并采用Western blotting验证所得亚克隆抗体能否与猪淋巴细胞上的CD127特异性结合.[结果]猪CD127基因cDNA全长1999 bp,第49~1428 bp为开放阅读框(ORF),编码459个氨基酸,其中前21位氨基酸为信号肽,成熟肽N端第1~219位氨基酸为胞外蛋白,第220~242位氨基酸为跨膜蛋白,第243~459位氨基酸为胞内蛋白.以pET28a和pET32a原核载体诱导表达CD127胞外片段可获得大小介于34~43 kD的融合蛋白,经Ni亲和层析柱纯化后用于免疫Balb/c小鼠,6只免疫小鼠血清中的多克隆抗体均能对猪淋巴细胞中的CD3阳性细胞(CD3+)进行共标记,其中以M2和M4两只免疫小鼠抗血清对CD3+的共标记效果较优,分群清晰;但流式细胞仪检测发现,仅2.3%的CD3+能与M2混合池培养基上清液中的分泌抗体共标记,而67.0%的CD3+能与M4混合池培养基上清液中的分泌抗体共标记,且分群清晰.从M4混合池中筛选出6株效价稳定的亚克隆细胞株(1E2、1D8、2F3、2F8、3C6和4E1),且以1D8、2F3、2F8和3C6亚克隆抗体标记的CD3+较多,其培养基上清液中的分泌抗体在猪胸腺和肌肉样品中均能检测出大小约50 kD的单一目的条带.[结论]制备获得的猪CD127流式单克隆抗体可与T淋巴细胞表面的IL-7受体特异性结合,同时在流式细胞仪检测过程中可用于猪Treg细胞亚群检测.  相似文献   

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为了进一步了解AA肉鸡血液T淋巴细胞及其CD4 、CD8 亚群所占比例的变化规律及对免疫系统中的重要作用,使用流式细胞仪对1、3、5、7、14、21、28、35、42、的日龄AA肉鸡血液CD3 T淋巴细胞和CD4 、CD8 T细胞亚群比例进行检测.结果表明,1~5日龄CD3 T淋巴细胞含量逐渐升高,7日龄突然下降,14~21日龄急速升高,并达到最高峰后急速下降至28日龄,35~49日龄时相对趋于平稳状态;CD4 T细胞含量1~3日龄明显低于其余日龄,3~5日龄急速上升,7~14日龄增加缓慢,21日龄时达到最高峰后急速下降至28日龄,35~49日龄时基本趋于平稳状态;CD8 T细胞含量1~5日龄缓慢上升,5~7日龄急速下降后,再急速上升到14日龄,14~28日龄再下降,此后直至49日龄均在此水平上处于平稳状态.CD4 /CD8 比例:1~7日龄缓慢增加,7~14日龄比例急速下降至最低,14~21日龄时比例增加到最高峰后急速下降至28日龄,但比例数值高于前1~7日龄,28~49日龄比例趋于平稳状态.表明AA雏鸡在1~7日龄时其免疫功能逐渐提高,14日龄时细胞免疫功能明显减弱,这可能与CD8 T淋巴细胞含量高有关,21日龄时机体细胞免疫水平达最高状态,在28日龄后肉鸡细胞免疫功能基本保持稳定状态,但仍需要加强饲养管理.  相似文献   

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GADS is an adaptor protein implicated in CD3 signaling because of its ability to link SLP-76 to LAT. A GADS-deficient mouse was generated by gene targeting, and the function of GADS in T cell development and activation was examined. GADS- CD4-CD8- thymocytes exhibited a severe block in proliferation but still differentiated into mature T cells. GADS- thymocytes failed to respond to CD3 cross-linking in vivo and were impaired in positive and negative selection. Immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that the association between SLP-76 and LAT was uncoupled in GADS- thymocytes. These observations indicate that GADS is a critical adaptor for CD3 signaling.  相似文献   

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Memory T cells maintain their numbers for long periods after antigen exposure. Here we show that CD8+ T cells of memory phenotype divide slowly in animals. This division requires interleukin-15 and is markedly increased by inhibition of interleukin-2 (IL-2). Therefore, the numbers of CD8+ memory T cells in animals are controlled by a balance between IL-15 and IL-2.  相似文献   

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