CD4+PD-1+T Cells Acting as Regulatory Cells during the Induction of Anterior Chamber-Associated Immune Devation

Q. Meng, P. Yang, B. Li, H. Zhou, X. Huang, L. Zhu, Y. Ren, A. Kijlstra

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Abstract

To study the expression and functional characteristics of programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligands in the spleens of mice undergoing anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). METHODS: ACAID was induced in BALB/c mice by intracameral injection of ovalbumin (OVA). The expression of PD-1 and its ligands in the spleens of ACAID mice was determined by quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting, and flow cytometry. In vitro proliferation assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and adoptive transfer assays were used to investigate the functional characteristics of splenic CD4+PD-1+ T cells of ACAID mice. RESULTS: Both mRNA and protein of PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2 were markedly upregulated in the spleens of ACAID mice compared with controls. CD4+PD-1+ T cells from ACAID mice produced large amounts of IL-10 and exhibited in vitro antigen-specific suppressive activity. CD4+PD-1+ T cells from ACAID mice were able to significantly inhibit the antigen-specific, delayed-type hypersensitivity response when adoptively transferred to naive mice. CONCLUSIONS: CD4+PD-1+ T cells from ACAID mice, as regulatory cells, are involved in the induction of antigen-specific suppression in association with enhanced expression of IL-10. CD4+PD-1+ T cells in the murine spleen may represent a substantial population of regulatory T cells possibly responsible for the induction of ACAID after intracameral injection of antigen.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4444-4452
JournalInvestigative ophthalmology and visual science
Volume47
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • death-1 pd-1 pathway
  • responses in-vivo
  • b7 family
  • rheumatoid-arthritis
  • allograft survival
  • th2 cells
  • expression
  • eye
  • tolerance
  • privilege

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