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B7/CD28 Costimulation Is Critical in Susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Corneal Infection: A Comparative Study Using Monoclonal Antibody Blockade and CD28-Deficient Mice¹

Department of Anatomy/Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201

Evidence suggests that Pseudomonas aeruginosa stromal keratitis and corneal perforation (susceptibility) is a CD4⁺ T cell-regulated inflammatory response following experimental P. aeruginosa infection. This study examined the role of Langerhans cells (LC) and the B7/CD28 costimulatory pathway in P. aeruginosa-infected cornea and the contribution of costimulatory signaling by this pathway to disease pathology. After bacterial challenge, the number of LC infiltrating the central cornea was compared in susceptible C57BL/6 (B6) vs resistant (cornea heals) BALB/c mice. LC were more numerous at 1 and 6 days postinfection (p.i.), but were similar at 4 days p.i., in susceptible vs resistant mice. Mature, B7 positive-stained LC in the cornea and pseudomonas Ag-associated LC in draining cervical lymph nodes also were increased significantly p.i. in susceptible mice. To test the relevance of these data, B6 mice were treated systemically and subconjunctivally with neutralizing B7 (B7-1/B7-2) mAbs. Treatment decreased corneal disease severity and reduced significantly the number of B7-positive cells as well as the recruitment and activation of CD4⁺ T cells in the cornea. IFN- mRNA levels also were decreased significantly in the cornea and in draining cervical lymph nodes of mAb-treated mice. When CD28^-/- animals were tested, they exhibited a less severe disease response (no corneal perforation) than wild-type B6 mice and had a significantly lower delayed-type hypersensitivity response to heat-killed pseudomonas Ag. These results support a critical role for B7/CD28 costimulation in susceptibility to P. aeruginosa ocular infection.

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