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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cell Biology and Immunobiology of the Skin, Department of Dermatology, University Münster, Münster, Germany; and
The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hapten sensitization through UV-exposed skin induces tolerance that is mediated via the induction of hapten-specific T suppressor cells. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying tolerance induction remain unclear to date. We show here that the apoptosis-related surface Ag Fas (APO-1, CD95) and its ligand, Fas ligand (FasL) are critically involved, since Fas-deficient lpr mice and FasL-deficient gld mice do not develop UV-induced tolerance. Adoptive transfer experiments revealed that the mediation of tolerance does not require the expression of Fas or FasL by the T suppressor cells but does require the expression of both molecules by the cells of mice receiving the T suppressor cells. To identify the mechanisms involved, the effect of suppressor cells on Ag-presenting dendritic cells (DC) was studied. Coincubation of hapten-pulsed DC with T cells that were obtained from UV-tolerized mice resulted in an enhanced death rate of DC, and this cell death was dependent upon Fas expression. The addition of IL-12, which recently was found to break established tolerance in vivo, prevented DC death. Moreover, IL-12 did not only rescue DC from T suppressor cell-induced death but also from apoptosis induced by rFasL, suggesting that IL-12 may interfere with the Fas/FasL system. Together, these data indicate a crucial role for the Fas/FasL system in UV-induced tolerance, and suggest that UV-induced T suppressor cells may act by inducing the cell death of APCs via the Fas pathway. The ability of IL-12 to break established tolerance may be due to the prevention of DC death induced by T suppressor cells.
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