CD4+CD25-T细胞凋亡机制的研究

目的：探讨CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞AICD发生的机制.方法：磁性细胞分离器（MACS）分离CD4^＋CD25^- T细胞.以CD3/CD28单克隆抗体活化BALB/c小鼠CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞或以OVA323-339肽、抗原递呈细胞活化DO11.10小鼠CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞两种方式建立AICD模型.基因芯片检测CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞和CD4＋CD25＋T细胞凋亡相关基因的表达.流式细胞仪检测细胞的凋亡率.并观察FasL中和抗体、TRAIL中和抗体及zVAD-fmk对CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞凋亡的影响.结果：MACS成功分离CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞,纯度可达98%.建立了CD3/CD28抗体以及OVA特异性抗原活化的CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞AICD模型,CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞凋亡率达35%～40%.基因芯片分析发现CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞相对高表达TRAIL、FAS,而CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞相对高表达DR5、FasL.FasL、TRAIL中和抗体及zVAD-fmk可明显抑制CD4＋CD25＋T细胞的凋亡.结论：FasL、TRAIL及其它凋亡相关分子可能参与了CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞的凋亡.     

CD4+ CD25+调节性T细胞对树突状细胞的杀伤作用

目的 探讨CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞是否对树突状细胞发挥免疫调节作用及其可能的机制。方法 用MACS（magnetic cell sorting）从BALB／c小鼠静息T细胞分离纯化CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞，体外细胞增殖实验观察其对CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的免疫抑制作用；GM-CSF／IL-4培养自体小鼠骨髓来源DC，FACS（fluorescence-activated cell sorting）鉴定其表面分子特性；以CD3／CD28单克隆抗体活化CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞，FACS体外杀伤实验研究其对自体DC的调节作用，并观察穿孔素抑制剂EGTA对上述作用的影响。结果 用MACS法成功分离出CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞，纯度可达98％，特异性表达而Faxp3基因，能明显抑制CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的体外增殖；骨髓来源的DC表达CDllc、MHCⅡ及少量协同刺激分子CD80、CD86；FACS体外杀伤实验证实以CD3／CD28抗体体外活化的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞对自体DC有显著杀伤作用（P〈0．05），穿孔素抑制剂EGTA能部分抑制该杀伤效应（P〈0．05）。结论 CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞可通过杀伤作用对自体DC发挥免疫调节作用，穿孔素／颗粒酶杀伤途径可能参与其中。     

环孢霉素A对OVA免疫TCR转基因DO11.10小鼠CD4+CD25+T细胞的影响

目的：研究免疫抑制剂Csh对处于免疫应答状态的小鼠脾脏调节性CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞影响。方法：采用流式细胞术检测卵白蛋白（OVA）免疫的DO11．10小鼠脾脏CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞及其中Foxp 3^＋T细胞的变化。结果：OVA免疫后脾脏CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞占CD4^＋T细胞百分数及Foxp 3^＋T细胞占CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞百分数均增加，显示CsA可明显减少正常及免疫应答状态下小鼠脾脏CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞及CD4^＋CD25^＋Foxp3^＋T细胞百分数。结论：CsA在抑制免疫应答的同时也可能抑制了免疫耐受的诱导。     

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞抑制小鼠自身免疫性甲状腺炎的发生

目的：研究CD4^ CD25^ Treg细胞对诱导小鼠实验性自身免疫性甲状腺炎(EAT)的影响。方法：磁性细胞分离器(MACS)分离CD4^ CD25^ T细胞，通过体外细胞增殖试验和IFN-γ的测定研究CD4^ CD25^ T细胞对CD4^ CD25^ T细胞的免疫抑制作用，同时通过过继转移试验研究CD4^ CD25^ T细胞抑制小鼠EAT的发生。结果：MACS分离的CD4^ CD25^ T细胞纯度可达到85％～94％，特异性表达FoxP3基因，体外能明显抑制效应性T细胞的增殖和IFN-γ的产生；将CD4^ CD25^ T细胞与病理性CD25^ T细胞共同注射正常小鼠，可抑制病理性T细胞诱导EAT的发生。结论：CD4^ CD25^ Treg细胞在体内外具有明显抑制效应性T细胞的功能。     

介导CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞发育与功能的一个关键基因--Foxp3

CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞是天然产生的调节性T细胞的重要亚群之一，在维持免疫系统稳态中发挥重要的作用。目前有关CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞分化发育的确切机制还不清楚。最近的研究发现Foxp3基因与CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞的分化发育和免疫调节功能的关系密切，进而提示Foxp3可能是CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞的一个特征性标志。     

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞的生物学特性及功能

对自身抗原产生免疫耐受是防止发生自身免疫病的关键。自1995年日本学者Sakaguchi等首次报道CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T（Treg）细胞以来，越来越多的研究证明这群T细胞在自身耐受的维持中发挥着重要的作用。CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞具有以下特点：①自身免疫防御作用；②自然条件下是处于无能（Anergy）状态；③抑制其他CD4^＋T细胞和CD8^＋T细胞的生物活性；④抑制活性是抗原非特异性的；⑤抑制方法可能通过细胞与细胞间直接接触，或经分泌抑制性细胞因子发挥免疫抑制效应；     

卵巢癌细胞培养上清诱导CD4+CD25-T细胞分化为CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞

目的研究卵巢癌细胞培养上清液是否能诱导外周血CD4^＋CD25^- T细胞转变为CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞。方法将外周血CD4^＋CD25^- T细胞分离后，对照组用CD3和CD28单抗活化，实验组在对照基础上加用卵巢癌细胞株SKOV3培养上清，72h后分离各组的CD25^＋和CD25^-T细胞，溴化脱氧尿嘧啶掺入标记法测定增殖能力及对静息的自体同源CD4^＋CD25^- T细胞的增殖抑制能力，流式细胞仪测定细胞糖皮质激素诱发型TNF受体（glucocorticoid-induced TNFR,GITR）与CTLA-4分子的表达，RT-PCR检测细胞卿mRNA的表达。结果与对照组相反，实验组的CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞具有免疫抑制功能，自身增殖能力下降，GITR和CTLA-4分子的表达和CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞相似，并被诱导表达转录因子Foxp3 mRNA。结论卵巢癌细胞分泌的可溶性物质能诱导外周血CD4^＋CD25^-T细胞转化为CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞。     

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞及相关细胞因子的研究进展

胸腺来源的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞（Treg）是机体维持自身免疫耐受的重要组成部分，约占CD4^＋T细胞的5％-10％。它具有免疫抑制及免疫无能的特性，是最重要的Treg细胞的亚群之一。近年发现CD4^＋CD25^＋Treg细胞主要通过分泌一些抑制性细胞因子和抑制自身反应性T细胞的免疫应答等方式在维持自身免疫耐受中扮演着重要的角色，其数量的缺乏或功能紊乱会导致各种自身免疫性疾病的发生。     

HIV Tat蛋白增加CD4+ T淋巴细胞bcl-2表达并抑制TRAIL诱导的细胞凋亡

目的探讨HIV Tat蛋白对CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞bcl-2表达的影响，并探讨肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体（TRAIL）与经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后的CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞凋亡的相互关系。方法用Western blot方法测定经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后，CD4＋ T淋巴细胞表达bcl-2的水平，以λ-氨基放线菌素D（7-AAD）和AnnexinV染色方法测定CD4＋ T淋巴细胞的凋亡。结果HIV Tat蛋白能明显增加CD4＋ T淋巴细胞bcl-2的表达，以100ng/ml为最佳浓度；7-AAD染色结果表明100ng/ml重组TRAIL能诱导53．85％±2．63％的CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞发生凋亡，如CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后，则仅有16．04％±5．26％的细胞发生凋亡，此作用能被多克隆抗-Tat蛋白抗体抑制。Annexin V染色取得了同样的结果。结论经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞bcl-2的表达明显增加，并能抑制由重组TRAIL诱导的细胞凋亡，提示HIV Tat蛋白是导致HIV在CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞内持续感染的重要调节蛋白，在HIV感染中起十分重要作用。     

丙型肝炎CD4^＋ CD25^＋调节性T细胞与HCV-RNA相关性

随着免疫调节的活化机制领域研究兴盛，很多研究都集中于一群T细胞，现在被称为CD4^＋ CD25^＋调节性T细胞（Tregs），这种细胞能抑制对自体抗原的免疫反应，从而限制自体免疫。     

Daily subcutaneous injections of peptide induce CD4+ CD25+ T regulatory cells

Peptide immunotherapy is being explored to modulate varied disease states; however, the mechanism of action remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the ability of a subcutaneous peptide immunization schedule to induce of CD4(+) CD25(+) T regulatory cells. DO11.10 T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mice on a Rag 2(-/-) background were injected subcutaneously with varied doses of purified ovalbumin (OVA(323-339)) peptide daily for 16 days. While these mice have no CD4(+) CD25(+) T regulatory cells, following this injection schedule up to 30% of the CD4(+) cells were found to express CD25. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) analysis of the induced CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells revealed increased expression of forkhead box P3 (FoxP3), suggesting that these cells may have a regulatory function. Proliferation and suppression assays in vitro utilizing the induced CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells revealed a profound anergic phenotype in addition to potent suppressive capability. Importantly, co-injection of the induced CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells with 5,6-carboxy-succinimidyl-fluorescence-ester (CFSE)-labelled naive CD4(+) T cells (responder cells) into BALB/c recipient mice reduced proliferation and differentiation of the responder cells in response to challenge with OVA(323-339) peptide plus adjuvant. We conclude that repeated subcutaneous exposure to low-dose peptide leads to de novo induction of CD4(+) CD25(+) FoxP3(+) T regulatory cells with potent in vitro and in vivo suppressive capability, thereby suggesting that one mechanism of peptide immunotherapy appears to be induction of CD4(+) CD25(+) Foxp3(+) T regulatory cells.     

High antigen dose and activated dendritic cells enable Th cells to escape regulatory T cell-mediated suppression in vitro

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical for peripheral tolerance and prevention of autoimmunity. In vitro coculture studies have revealed that increased costimulation breaks Treg-mediated suppression in response to anti-CD3 or antigen. However, it was unclear whether loss of suppression arose from inactivation of Tregs or whether increased stimulation caused Th cells to escape suppression. We have investigated conditions that allow or override Treg-mediated suppression using DO11.10 TCR-transgenic T cells and chicken ovalbumin peptide 323-339-pulsed antigen-presenting cells. Treg suppression of Th proliferation is broken with potent stimulation, using activated spleen cells and high antigen dose, but is intact at low antigen dose. Costimulation with CD80 and CD86 expressed on activated dendritic cells was essential for Th cell escape from suppression at a high antigen dose. Potently stimulated Tregs were functional since they reduced levels of IL-2, IFN-gamma, IL-4 and Th CD25 expression in cocultures. Furthermore, Tregs responding to high antigen dose and activated splenocytes retained the ability to suppress proliferation, but only of Th cells responding to a sub-optimal dose of independent antigen. Together, our results demonstrate that under conditions of strong antigen-specific stimulation, Tregs remain functional, but Th cells escape Treg-mediated suppression.     

过继转输TSA诱导的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞对不明原因复发性流产的治疗作用

目的观察过继转输TSA诱导的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞（CD4＋CD25＋Treg）对不明原因流产的作用机制及妊娠预后的影响。方法以雌性CBA/J×雄性BALB/c为正常妊娠模型,以雌性CBA/J×雄性DBA/2J为自然流产模型,使用免疫磁珠方法分选雌性CBA/J小鼠脾脏CD4^＋CD25^＋Treg细胞,并使用流式细胞术检测分选纯度。采用TSA对流产孕鼠外周CD4^＋/CD25^-T细胞Foxp3基因特定位点进行表观修饰,以实现Foxp3稳定、持久的表达,并将CD4^＋Treg分别转输至流产模型孕4d（着床期）的雌性CBA/J孕鼠,于孕14d分别观察宿主孕鼠的胚胎吸收率。结果与对照组比较,过继转输TSA诱导的CD4^＋CD25^＋Treg细胞的宿主孕鼠的胚胎吸收率（11.27%）显著下降。结论孕早期过继转输TSA诱导的CD4^＋CD25^＋Treg细胞疗法能诱导宿主母胎免疫耐受,有利于妊娠的维持。     

Regulatory T cells suppress autoreactive CD4+ T cell response to bladder epithelial antigen

AIM: To investigate the role of regulatory T (Treg) cells in CD4⁺ T cell-mediated bladder autoimmune inflammation. METHODS: Urothelium-ovalbumin (URO-OVA)/OT-II mice, a double transgenic line that expresses the membrane form of the model antigen (Ag) OVA as a self-Ag on the urothelium and the OVA-specific CD4⁺ T cell receptor specific for the I-A^b/OVA_323-339 epitope in the periphery, were developed to provide an autoimmune environment for investigation of the role of Treg cells in bladder autoimmune inflammation. To facilitate Treg cell analysis, we further developed URO-OVA^GFP-Foxp3/OT-II mice, a derived line of URO-OVA/OT-II mice that express the green fluorescent protein (GFP)-forkhead box protein P3 (Foxp3) fusion protein. RESULTS: URO-OVA/OT-II mice failed to develop bladder inflammation despite the presence of autoreactive CD4⁺ T cells. By monitoring GFP-positive cells, bladder infiltration of CD4⁺ Treg cells was observed in URO-OVA^GFP-Foxp3/OT-II mice. The infiltrating Treg cells were functionally active and expressed Treg cell effector molecule as well as marker mRNAs including transforming growth factor-β, interleukin (IL)-10, fibrinogen-like protein 2, and glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR). Studies further revealed that Treg cells from URO-OVA^GFP-Foxp3/OT-II mice were suppressive and inhibited autoreactive CD4⁺ T cell proliferation and interferon (IFN)-γ production in response to OVA Ag stimulation. Depletion of GITR-positive cells led to spontaneous development of bladder inflammation and expression of inflammatory factor mRNAs for IFN-γ, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and nerve growth factor in URO-OVA^GFP-Foxp3/OT-II mice. CONCLUSION: Treg cells specific for bladder epithelial Ag play an important role in immunological homeostasis and the control of CD4⁺ T cell-mediated bladder autoimmune inflammation.     

Antigen-specific and non-specific CD4+ T cell recruitment and proliferation during influenza infection

To track epitope-specific CD4(+) T cells at a single-cell level during influenza infection, the MHC class II-restricted OVA(323-339) epitope was engineered into the neuraminidase stalk of influenza/A/WSN, creating a surrogate viral antigen. The recombinant virus, influenza A/WSN/OVA(II), replicated well, was cleared normally, and stimulated both wild-type and DO11.10 or OT-II TCR transgenic OVA-specific CD4(+) T cells. OVA-specific CD4 T cells proliferated during infection only when the OVA epitope was present. However, previously primed (but not naive) transgenic CD4(+) T cells were recruited to the infected lung both in the presence and absence of the OVA(323-339) epitope. These data show that, when primed, CD4(+) T cells may traffic to the lung in the absence of antigen, but do not proliferate. These results also document a useful tool for the study of CD4 T cells in influenza infection.     

CD4+ T cells specific for a model latency-associated antigen fail to control a gammaherpesvirus in vivo

CD4(+) T cells play a major role in containing herpesvirus infections. However, their cellular targets remain poorly defined. In vitro CD4(+) T cells have been reported to kill B cells that harbor a latent gammaherpesvirus. We used the B cell-tropic murine gammaherpesvirus-68 (MHV-68) to test whether this also occurred in vivo. MHV-68 that expressed cytoplasmic ovalbumin (OVA) in tandem with its episome maintenance protein, ORF73, stimulated CD8(+) T cells specific for the H2-K(b)-restricted OVA epitope SIINFEKL and was rapidly eliminated from C57BL/6 (H2(b)) mice. However, the same virus failed to stimulate CD4(+) T cells specific for the I-A(d)/I-A(b)-restricted OVA(323-339) epitope. We overcame any barrier to the MHC class II-restricted presentation of an endogenous epitope by substituting OVA(323-339) for the CLIP peptide of the invariant chain (ORF73-IRES-Ii-OVA), again expressed in tandem with ORF73. This virus presented OVA(323-339) but showed little or no latency deficit in either BALB/c (H2(d)) or C57BL/6 mice. Latent antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells therefore either failed to recognize key virus-infected cell populations in vivo or lacked the effector functions required to control them.     

Early regulation of CD8 T cell alloreactivity by CD4+CD25- T cells in recipients of anti-CD154 antibody and allogeneic BMT is followed by rapid peripheral deletion of donor-reactive CD8+ T cells, precluding a role for sustained regulation

While acquisition of regulatory function by CD4+CD25- T cells has been reported following antigenic stimulation, "naturally occurring" regulatory CD4+ T cells (Treg) are believed to express CD25. We examined the mechanisms involved in peripheral CD8 T cell tolerance by induction of mixed chimerism using non-myeloablative conditioning with low-dose (3 Gy) total body irradiation and anti-CD154 antibody. Recipient CD4+ T cells were initially required for the induction of CD8 cell tolerance, but were not needed beyond 2 weeks. Depletion of CD25+ Treg prior to bone marrow transplantation and blockade of IL-2 with neutralizing antibody did not impede tolerance induction. Tolerance was dependent on CTLA4, but not on IFN-gamma. In C57BL/6 mice containing a fraction of 2C TCR transgenic CD8+ T cells, which recognize the MHC class I alloantigen Ld, induction of chimerism with L(d+), but not Ld-, bone marrow cells led to deletion of peripheral 2C+ CD8+ cells within 1 week in peripheral blood and spleen. Complete deletion required the presence of recipient CD4+ T cells. Thus, a novel, rapid form of regulation by CD4+CD25- T cells permits initial CD8 T cell tolerance in this model. Rapid peripheral deletion of donor-specific CD8 T cells precludes an ongoing requirement for CD4 T cell-mediated regulation.     

CD40 engagement of CD4+ CD40+ T cells in a neo-self antigen disease model ablates CTLA-4 expression and indirectly impacts tolerance

Biomarkers defining pathogenic effector T (Teff) cells slowly have been forthcoming and towards this we identified CD4⁺ T cells that express CD40 (CD4⁺CD40⁺) as pathogenic in the NOD type 1 diabetes (T1D) model. CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells rapidly and efficiently transfer T1D to NOD.scid recipients. To study the origin of CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells and disease pathogenesis, we employed a dual transgenic model expressing OVA_323–339 peptide as a neo‐self antigen on islet β cells and medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) and a transgenic TCR recognizing the OVA_323–339 peptide. CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells and Treg cells each recognizing the cognate neo‐antigen, rather than being deleted through central tolerance, drastically expanded in the thymus. In pancreatic lymph nodes of DO11.RIPmOVA mice, CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells and Treg cells are expanded in number compared with DO11 mice and importantly, Treg cells remain functional throughout the disease process. When exposed to neo‐self antigen, CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells do not express the auto‐regulatory CTLA‐4 molecule while naïve CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells do. DO11.RIPmOVA mice develop autoimmune‐type diabetes. CD40 engagement has been shown to prevent CTLA‐4 expression and injecting anti‐CD40 in DO11.RIPmOVA mice significantly exacerbates disease. These data suggest a unique means by which CD4⁺CD40⁺ T cells thwart tolerance.     

Helper CD4+ T cells for IgE response to a dietary antigen develop in the liver

BACKGROUND: Although T-cell responses to food antigens are normally inhibited either by deletion, active suppression, or both of antigen-specific T cells, T helper cells for IgE response to a food antigen still develop by unknown mechanisms in a genetically susceptible host. OBJECTIVE: We determined the site at which those IgE helper T cells develop. METHODS: We administered ovalbumin (OVA) orally to DO11.10 mice and studied CD4+ T cells in Peyer's patches, the spleen, and the liver. Helper activity for IgE response was assessed by adoptively transferring those CD4+ T cells to naive BALB/c mice, followed by systemic immunization with OVA. RESULTS: OVA-specific CD4+ T cells were deleted by cell death in the liver and Peyer's patches of DO11.10 mice fed OVA. OVA-specific CD4+ T cells that survived apoptosis in the liver expressed Fas ligand and secreted IL-4, IL-10, and transforming growth factor beta(1). CD4+ T cells producing IFN-gamma were deleted in the liver by repeated feeding of OVA. On transfer of CD4+ T cells to naive mice and systemic immunization with OVA, a marked increase in OVA-specific IgE response developed only in the mice that received hepatic CD4+ T cells from OVA-fed mice, the effect of which was not observed in the recipients of hepatic CD4+ T cells deficient in IL-4. In addition, significant suppression of delayed-type hypersensitivity and IgG(1)/IgG(2a) responses to OVA was observed in the recipients of hepatic CD4+ T cells, and this suppression required Fas/Fas ligand interaction. CONCLUSION: Together, these results suggested that a food antigen might negatively select helper T cells for IgE response to the antigen by preferential deletion of T(H)1 cells in the liver.