|
|
||||||||
Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Although the phenomenon of immunosuppression is well established, the mechanisms involved in the generation of lymphocytes with down-regulatory activity are poorly understood. Unlike anti-CD3 antibodies, mitogenic combinations of anti-CD2 antibodies do not stimulate human PBL to produce IgM or IgG. In determining the reason for this difference, we have found that anti-CD2 triggers an inhibitory circuit facilitated by TGF-ß provided by NK cells. Stimulation of PBL with anti-CD2, but not anti-CD3, generated substantial amounts of active TGF-ß. NK cells were found to be a significant source of TGF-ß and were the only lymphocyte population that constitutively produced this cytokine. Anti-CD2 enhanced the production of active TGF-ß by purified NK cells. TGF-ß. After the removal of NK cells or the addition of anti-TGF-ß, anti-CD2 could stimulate Ig production. Anti-TGF-ß had to be added within the first 24 h for a maximal effect. Moreover, a short, overnight exposure of CD8+ T cells to TGF-ß could prime them for suppressor activity provided that IL-2 was also present. Thus, the presence of active TGF-ß coincident with CD8+ T cell activation can condition these cells to mediate down-regulatory activity, and NK cells can serve as the source of this cytokine.
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
G. Chen, G. Han, J. Wang, R. Wang, R. Xu, B. Shen, J. Qian, and Y. Li Essential roles of TGF-{beta} in anti-CD3 antibody therapy: reversal of diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice independent of Foxp3+CD4+ regulatory T cells J. Leukoc. Biol., February 1, 2008; 83(2): 280 - 287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
L. Das and A. D. Levine TGF-{beta} Inhibits IL-2 Production and Promotes Cell Cycle Arrest in TCR-Activated Effector/Memory T Cells in the Presence of Sustained TCR Signal Transduction J. Immunol., February 1, 2008; 180(3): 1490 - 1498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
G. Deniz, G. Erten, U. C. Kucuksezer, D. Kocacik, C. Karagiannidis, E. Aktas, C. A. Akdis, and M. Akdis Regulatory NK Cells Suppress Antigen-Specific T Cell Responses J. Immunol., January 15, 2008; 180(2): 850 - 857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Zhang, A. Barber, and C. L. Sentman Chimeric NKG2D Modified T Cells Inhibit Systemic T-Cell Lymphoma Growth in a Manner Involving Multiple Cytokines and Cytotoxic Pathways Cancer Res., November 15, 2007; 67(22): 11029 - 11036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. Cerboni, A. Zingoni, M. Cippitelli, M. Piccoli, L. Frati, and A. Santoni Antigen-activated human T lymphocytes express cell-surface NKG2D ligands via an ATM/ATR-dependent mechanism and become susceptible to autologous NK- cell lysis Blood, July 15, 2007; 110(2): 606 - 615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M.-L. Cheng, H.-W. Chen, J.-P. Tsai, Y.-P. Lee, Y.-C. Shih, C.-M. Chang, and C.-C. Ting Clonal restriction of the expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ memory T cells by transforming growth factor-{beta} J. Leukoc. Biol., May 1, 2006; 79(5): 1033 - 1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
H.-P. Kim, B.-G. Kim, J. Letterio, and W. J. Leonard Smad-dependent Cooperative Regulation of Interleukin 2 Receptor {alpha} Chain Gene Expression by T Cell Receptor and Transforming Growth Factor-{beta} J. Biol. Chem., October 7, 2005; 280(40): 34042 - 34047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. G. Zheng, J. H. Wang, J. D. Gray, H. Soucier, and D. A. Horwitz Natural and Induced CD4+CD25+ Cells Educate CD4+CD25- Cells to Develop Suppressive Activity: The Role of IL-2, TGF-{beta}, and IL-10 J. Immunol., May 1, 2004; 172(9): 5213 - 5221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. G. Zheng, J. H. Wang, M. N. Koss, F. Quismorio Jr., J. D. Gray, and D. A. Horwitz CD4+ and CD8+ Regulatory T Cells Generated Ex Vivo with IL-2 and TGF-{beta} Suppress a Stimulatory Graft-versus-Host Disease with a Lupus-Like Syndrome J. Immunol., February 1, 2004; 172(3): 1531 - 1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Vigouroux, E. Yvon, H.-J. Wagner, E. Biagi, G. Dotti, U. Sili, C. Lira, C. M. Rooney, and M. K. Brenner Induction of Antigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells following Overexpression of a Notch Ligand by Human B Lymphocytes J. Virol., October 15, 2003; 77(20): 10872 - 10880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
D. A. Horwitz, S. G. Zheng, and J. D. Gray The role of the combination of IL-2 and TGF-{beta} or IL-10 in the generation and function of CD4+ CD25+ and CD8+regulatory T cell subsets J. Leukoc. Biol., October 1, 2003; 74(4): 471 - 478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. M. Rigby, T. Rouse, and E. H. Field Total lymphoid irradiation nonmyeloablative preconditioning enriches for IL-4-producing CD4+-TNK cells and skews differentiation of immunocompetent donor CD4+ cells Blood, March 1, 2003; 101(5): 2024 - 2032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Z.-Q. Wu, A. Q. Khan, Y. Shen, K. M. Wolcott, W. Dawicki, T. H. Watts, R. S. Mittler, and C. M. Snapper 4-1BB (CD137) Differentially Regulates Murine In Vivo Protein- and Polysaccharide-Specific Immunoglobulin Isotype Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae Infect. Immun., January 1, 2003; 71(1): 196 - 204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. G. Zheng, J. D. Gray, K. Ohtsuka, S. Yamagiwa, and D. A. Horwitz Generation Ex Vivo of TGF-{beta}-Producing Regulatory T Cells from CD4+CD25- Precursors J. Immunol., October 15, 2002; 169(8): 4183 - 4189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Yamagiwa, J. D. Gray, S. Hashimoto, and D. A. Horwitz A Role for TGF-{{beta}} in the Generation and Expansion of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells from Human Peripheral Blood J. Immunol., June 15, 2001; 166(12): 7282 - 7289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. J. Wagar, M. A. Cromwell, L. D. Shultz, B. A. Woda, J. L. Sullivan, R. M. Hesselton, and D. L. Greiner Regulation of Human Cell Engraftment and Development of EBV-Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Hu-PBL-scid Mice J. Immunol., July 1, 2000; 165(1): 518 - 527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Y. Shibuya, W.-Z. Wei, M. Zormeier, J. Ensley, W. Sakr, R. H. Mathog, R. J. Meleca, G. H. Yoo, C. H. June, B. L. Levine, et al. Anti-CD3/Anti-CD28 Bead Stimulation Overcomes CD3 Unresponsiveness in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, April 1, 2000; 126(4): 473 - 479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Crawford, D. Gabuzda, V. Pantazopoulos, J. Xu, C. Clement, E. Reinherz, and C. A. Alper Circulating CD2+ Monocytes Are Dendritic Cells J. Immunol., December 1, 1999; 163(11): 5920 - 5928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. Traynor and R. K. Burt Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for active systemic lupus erythematosus Rheumatology, August 1, 1999; 38(8): 767 - 772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
P. Youinou and R. Le Corre The multi-faceted role of transforming growth factor-beta in systemic lupus erythematosus Lupus, February 1, 1999; 8(2): 87 - 88. [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K Ohtsuka, J D Gray, M M Stimmler, and D A Horwitz The relationship between defects in lymphocyte production of transforming growth factor-{beta}1 in systemic lupus erythematosus and disease activity or severity Lupus, February 1, 1999; 8(2): 90 - 94. [Abstract] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K Ohtsuka, J D Gray, F P Quismorio Jr, W Lee, and D A Horwitz Cytokine-mediated down-regulation of B cell activity in SLE: effects of interleukin-2 and transforming growth factor-beta Lupus, February 1, 1999; 8(2): 95 - 102. [Abstract] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Ohtsuka, J. D. Gray, M. M. Stimmler, B. Toro, and D. A. Horwitz Decreased Production of TGF-{beta} by Lymphocytes from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus J. Immunol., March 1, 1998; 160(5): 2539 - 2545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |