The Journal of Immunology, Vol 156, Issue 5 1824-1831, Copyright © 1996 by American Association of Immunologists

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TCRV beta 7+ Th2 cells mediate UVB-induced suppression of murine contact photosensitivity by releasing IL-10

H Yagi, Y Tokura, H Wakita, F Furukawa and M Takigawa
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.

In murine contact photosensitivity, a cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, preirradiation of the photosensitization site with UVB induced Ag-specific, afferent limb-acting, CD4+CD8- suppressor T cells (Ts). The present study examined usage of TCR V beta and production of immunosuppressive cytokines in Ts propagated in vitro. Spleen cells from UVB-preirradiated, 3,3',4',5- tetracholorosalicylanilide (TCSA)-photosensitized mice were stimulated with 3000-rad-irradiated lymph node cells (LNC) from TCSA/UVA- sensitized mice (LNCTCSA) in the presence of rIL-t. After several rounds of antigenic stimulation, a T cell line (B+TCL) consisted exclusively of CD3+CD4+CD8- V beta 7+ and V beta 13+ populations. Transfer to naive recipients of B+TCL treated with anti-V beta mAb plus complement revealed that the V beta 7+ cells suppressed both the in vivo and the in vitro aspects of contact photosensitivity to TCSA in an Ag-specific manner. The in vitro suppressive activity of B+TCL was neutralized by anti-IL-10 mAb, but not by anti-IL-4 mAb, indicating a crucial role of IL-10 in UBV-induced suppression. Upon stimulation with 3000-rad-irradiated-LNCTCSA, B+TCL released IL-4 and IL-10 but not IL- 2, and V beta 7+ cells produced IL-10. The reverse transcriptase-PCR detected mRNA for IL-4 and IL-10 but not that for IL-2, IFN-gamma, or TGF-beta in B+TCL stimulated with or without concanavalin A. In accordance with the findings in B+TCL, spleen cells from UVB preirradiation plus TCSA/UVA mice contained V beta 7+ T cells that suppressed contact photosensitivity to TCSA and produced substantial amounts of IL-4 that provided a microenvironment for Th2 cell generation. We conclude that UVB preirradiation and photosensitization result in the generation of V beta 7+ Th2 cells that suppress contact photosensitivity by releasing IL-10. The dysfunction of effector Th1 cells underlying UVB suppression of delayed-type hypersensitivity seems to be due not only to altered APC function but also to counteraction of Th2 cells by Th1 cells.

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