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Th3 Cells in Peripheral Tolerance. II. TGF--Transgenic Th3 Cells Rescue IL-2-Deficient Mice from Autoimmunity¹

Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115

We developed a transgenic (Tg) mouse that expresses TGF- under control of the IL-2 promoter to investigate Th3 cell differentiation both in vitro and in vivo. We previously found that repetitive in vitro Ag stimulation results in constant expression of Foxp3 in TGF--Tg Th3 cells that acquire regulatory function independent of surface expression of CD25. To examine the differentiation and function of Th3 cells in vivo and to compare them with thymic-derived CD4⁺CD25⁺ regulatory T cells (Treg), we introduced the TGF- transgene into T cells of IL-2-deficient (IL-2^–/–) mice. We found that the induction, differentiation, and function of TGF--derived Foxp3⁺ Th3 cells were independent of IL-2, which differs from thymic Tregs. In an environment that lacks functional CD25⁺ thymic-derived Tregs, expression of the TGF- transgene in IL-2^–/– mice led to the induction of distinct CD25^– regulatory cells in the periphery. These cells expressed Foxp3 and efficiently controlled hyperproliferation of T cells and rescued the IL-2^–/– mouse from lethal autoimmunity. Unlike IL-2^–/– animals, TGF-/IL-2^–/– mice had normal numbers of T cells, B cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells and did not have splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, or inflammation in multiple organs. Accumulation of Foxp3⁺ cells over time, however, was dependent on IL-2. Our results suggest that TGF--derived Foxp3⁺CD25^+/– Th3 regulatory cells represent a different cell lineage from thymic-derived CD25⁺ Tregs in the periphery but may play an important role in maintaining thymic Tregs in the peripheral immune compartment by secretion of TGF-.

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¹ This work was supported by National Multiple Sclerosis Society Fellowship Grant FG1479A1/1 (to Y.C.) and by National Institutes of Health Grants AI435801 and NS38037 (to H.L.W.).

² Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Howard L. Weiner, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail address: hweiner{at}rics.bwh.harvard.edu

³ Abbreviations used in this paper: Treg, regulatory T cell; Tg, transgenic; iTreg, induced Treg; WT, wild type; LN, lymph node; DC, dendritic cell.

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