The Journal of Immunology, Vol 155, Issue 1 149-162, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Expression of CD45RB and CD27 identifies subsets of CD4+ memory T cells with different capacities to induce B cell differentiation

C Tortorella, H Schulze-Koops, R Thomas, JB Splawski, LS Davis, LJ Picker and PE Lipsky
Harold C. Simmons Arthritis Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235, USA.

The capacity of four subsets of CD4+ memory T cells, defined by expression of CD45RB and CD27, to provide help for B cells was examined. Larger amounts of Ig were induced by CD45RBdimCD27- cells compared with the CD45RBdimCD27+ population, whereas CD45RBbrightCD27+ or CD27- cells were poor inducers of Ig synthesis. Mitomycin C treatment, which prevents suppressive activity, markedly enhanced Ig production supported by each subset except for CD45RBbrightCD27- cells. Mitomycin C-treated CD45RBdim cells remained the most efficient inducers of Ig production, but no difference was detected between CD27+ and CD27- cells. The subsets also differed in their ability to proliferate and secrete cytokines, but these differences did not explain variations in the capacity to provide help for B cells. Both CD27- subsets exhibited decreased proliferation and uniquely secreted IL-4, with the CD45RBdimCD27- subset producing the greatest quantities of IL-4. No differences in IL-2 and IFN-gamma production were found. IL- 10 secretion increased with the acquisition of the CD45RBdim phenotype and, within the CD45RBdim cells, with the loss of CD27. Staining for cytoplasmic cytokines indicated that individual populations of CD27- CD4+ helper T cells produced either IL-4 or IFN-gamma, whereas more than half of the IL-4 producers also synthesized IL-2. Finally, the different abilities of CD4+ memory T cell subsets to support B cell differentiation did not relate to variations in the expression of CD40 ligand. These results indicate that within the CD4+ memory T cell population an increase of helper activity associates with the shift from a CD45RBbright to a CD45RBdim phenotype. Within the CD45RBdim subset, the loss of CD27 is associated with a reduction of suppressive activity.

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