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The Peyer’s Patch Microenvironment Suppresses T Cell Responses to Chemokines and Other Stimuli¹

Department of Immunobiology, DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Immunosurveillance of mucosal sites presents immune cells with challenges not encountered in the periphery. T cells in the gut must distinguish enteric pathogens from innocuous non-self Ag derived from food or commensal bacteria. The mechanisms that regulate T cells in the gut remain incompletely understood. We assessed the effect of the Peyer’s patch microenvironment on T cell responses to chemokines. Chemokines are believed to play an important role during T cell priming by facilitating T cell migration into and within lymphoid tissues as well as T cell encounter and interaction with APCs. We found a profound suppression of chemokine-stimulated T cell chemotaxis and actin polymerization in Peyer’s patch relative to lymph node. Chemokine hyporesponsiveness is imposed upon T cells within hours of their entry into Peyer’s patches and is reversed following their removal. Suppression was not restricted to chemokine stimulation, as T cell responses to Con A and PMA were also suppressed. The global nature of this defect is further underscored by an impairment in calcium mobilization. Evidence indicates that a soluble factor contributes to this hyporesponsiveness, and comparison of Peyer’s patches and lymph nodes revealed striking differences in their chemokine and cytokine constitution, indicating a marked Th2 bias in the Peyer’s patches. The role of the Th2 microenvironment in mediating suppression is suggested by the ability of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis to elicit hyporesponsiveness in lymph node T cells. The suppressive milieu encountered by T cells in Peyer’s patches may be critical for discouraging undesired immune responses and promoting tolerance.

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