CD4+ CD25+调节性T细胞AICD机制的研究

目的探讨CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞活化诱导的细胞死亡（AICD）发生的机制。方法CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞以磁性细胞分离器（MACS）从BALB／c小鼠或DO11．10小鼠的静息T细胞分离纯化。体外细胞增殖抑制实验证实其免疫调节作用。CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的AICD以CD3／CD28单克隆抗体活化或以特异性OVA323-339肽、抗原提呈细胞活化等两种方法获得。CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞凋亡相关基因的表达通过实时定量PCR检测。流式细胞仪检测细胞的凋亡率。进一步观察FasL中和抗体、TRAIL中和抗体及caspase抑制剂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％，该细胞可特异性表达Foxp3基因，能明显抑制效应性T细胞的体外增殖。CD3／CD28抗体以及OVA特异性抗原活化8d的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞AICD达39％～45％。活化前后的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞死亡受体家族表达发生明显变化；FasL、TRAIL中和抗体及zVAD-fmk可明显抑制CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞的凋亡。结论FasL／Fas及其他凋亡相关分子可能参与了CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞的凋亡。     

天然CD4+CD25+Treg细胞的研究进展

天然CD4+ CD25+ Treg细胞在针对自身抗原和外来抗原的免疫应答中起关键控制作用,其缺乏或功能性的缺陷将导致多重病理性的失调.本文就近年在其产生、作用机制以及与免疫耐受的诱导关系等方面的研究进展进行了综述.     

慢性乙型肝炎患者CD4~+和CD8~+T细胞亚群的研究

目的:比较不同感染状态慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)患者外周血CD4+和CD8+T细胞亚群的差异。方法:收集CHB患者78例,根据感染状态分为乙型肝炎e抗原(HBeAg)阳性且肝功能正常、HBeAg阳性且肝功能异常和HBeAg阴性3组。13例健康志愿者(正常对照组)来自曙光医院体检中心。应用流式细胞术(FCM)检测不同感染状态CHB患者外周血中CD4+CD25+、CD8+CD28-、CD4+CD95+、CD8+CD95+细胞亚群的分布情况,并对各亚群分布情况与HBeAg和HBVD-NA水平的相关性进行分析。结果:与正常对照组相比,HBeAg(+)肝功能正常组的CD4+CD25+/CD4+和CD4+CD95+/CD4+明显升高(P<0.01,P<0.05),3个感染组CD8+CD28-/CD8+值均明显升高(P<0.01);与HBeAg(+)肝功能正常组相比,HBeAg(+)肝功能异常组和HBeAg(-)组的CD4+CD25+/CD4+明显降低(P<0.01),HBeAg(-)组CD8+CD95+/CD8+明显降低(P<0.05),HBeAg(+)肝功能异常组的CD8+CD95+/CD8+明显降低(P<0.01)。CD4+CD25+/CD4+,CD4+CD95+/CD4+与HBVDNA呈正相关(P<0.01,P<0.05),CD8+CD28-/CD8+与HBVDNA和HBeAg均呈正相关(P<0.01)。结论:CHB患者外周血中CD4+CD25+、CD8+CD28-T、CD4+CD95+细胞表达频率增加,可能对慢性乙肝病毒感染过程中的免疫耐受起一定作用。     

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞在肿瘤免疫中的作用

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞(Tr)是体内自然发生的调节性T细胞的重要亚群,具有无反应性和免疫抑制两大特性,主要通过与靶细胞的直接接触而起作用,其在体内不仅参与自身免疫性疾病、移植排斥反应等,还在肿瘤的发生、发展及免疫治疗中发挥重要作用.近几年来,Tr在肿瘤免疫中的作用倍受关注.     

树突状细胞扩增抗原特异性CD4+ CD25+调节性T细胞研究进展

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞(Tr)是同时具有免疫低反应性和免疫抑制性功能两大特征的T细胞.研究证实,CD4+ CD25+ Tr在抑制器官特异性自身免疫性疾病及GVHD是抗原特异性的,因此,应用器官特异性而不是多克隆性的Tr将大大促进以Tr为基础的免疫治疗.而具有调节活性的CD4+ CD25+ Tr仅占人类外周血CIM+ T细胞的1%～2%,因此,研究体外大量扩增的方法 对于以Tr基础的治疗至关重要.研究表明,树突状细胞(DC)作为机体强有力的专职抗原递呈细胞可以扩增具有抗原特异性的CD4+ CD25+ Tr且能增加后者的抑制活性,这为治疗自身免疫性疾病及GVHD提供了新的治疗前景.     

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。     

CD4~+CD25~+T细胞在CD8~+T细胞抗肿瘤免疫中的调节作用

实验旨在研究CD4+CD25+T细胞在CD8+T细胞抗肿瘤免疫中的调节作用。将小鼠脾脏中分离的单个核细胞分为两组,即去除CD4+CD25+T细胞组和未去除CD4+CD25+T细胞组,测定树突状细胞提呈的肿瘤抗原多肽刺激不同T细胞增殖活性、细胞因子IFN-γ分泌,以及多肽特异性CD8+T细胞对同源性胃癌细胞株MFC的杀伤活性。结果显示预先去除未致敏T细胞中的CD4+CD25+T细胞,所诱导的特异性CD8+CTL对肿瘤细胞免疫应答增强,表现为反应性T细胞对树突状细胞提呈的肿瘤抗原多肽增殖反应增强,IFN-γ分泌量提高及CD8+T细胞对MFC杀伤活性增强。这些结果表明,预先去除未致敏T细胞中的CD4+CD25+T细胞,肿瘤抗原多肽修饰的树突状细胞肿瘤疫苗效能可明显增加。CD4+CD25+T细胞在CD8+T细胞抗肿瘤免疫中起下调作用。     

The life (and death) of CD4+CD28null T cells in inflammatory diseases

Inflammation contributes to the development and perpetuation of several disorders and T lymphocytes orchestrate the inflammatory immune response. Although the role of T cells in inflammation is widely recognized, specific therapies that tackle inflammatory networks in disease are yet to be developed. CD4⁺CD28^null T cells are a unique subset of helper T lymphocytes that recently shot back into the limelight as potential catalysts of inflammation in several inflammatory disorders such as autoimmunity, atherosclerosis and chronic viral infections. In contrast to conventional helper T cells, CD4⁺CD28^null T cells have an inbuilt ability to release inflammatory cytokines and cytotoxic molecules that can damage tissues and amplify inflammatory pathways. It comes as no surprise that patients who have high numbers of these cells have more severe disease and poor prognosis. In this review, I provide an overview on the latest advances in the biology of CD4⁺CD28^null T cells. Understanding the complex functions and dynamics of CD4⁺CD28^null T cells may open new avenues for therapeutic intervention to prevent progression of inflammatory diseases.     

Peripheral T lymphocyte depletion by apoptosis after CD4 ligation in vivo: selective loss of CD44- and 'activating' memory T cells.

We have demonstrated that a single intravenous bolus of rat anti-CD4 MoAb caused a small but prolonged increase in apoptosis in murine lymph nodes. We have quantified this process using the novel Highly Optimized Microscope Environment (HOME) interactive images analysis system and shown that the increase in apoptosis was sufficient to account for the observed depletion of the peripheral CD4+ T cell subset. This occurred in the absence of any other exogenous signal. Furthermore, there was no evidence of an inflammatory or necrotic response in the tissues, indicating that this was unlikely to be Fc or complement-mediated antibody killing. The anti-CD4-induced depletion selectively removed CD44- T cells. Using mice previously immunized with yeast-derived HIV-1 p24 recombinant protein there was sparing of memory T cell function after in vivo anti-CD4 treatment, except during a window of less than 24 h duration, when simultaneous exposure to antigen and anti-CD4 antibody resulted in the depletion of specific memory T lymphocyte function. This indicated that a very minor alteration in the frequency of apoptosis had a marked effect on cell number over time, and suggested that opportunistic infection associated with CD4+ T cell depletion may be explained by loss of memory cells when there is antigenic stimulation at the same time as CD4 ligation. These results have implications for the pathology of HIV-associated disease which is associated with ligation of CD4 molecules in vivo.     

Foxp3在CD25+CD4+调节性T细胞发育和功能中作用的研究进展

CD25+CD4+调节性T细胞(Treg)是显性耐受的重要调节细胞,在免疫病理、自身免疫耐受的维持、针对病原体和肿瘤的免疫反应调节过程中发挥着关键的作用.Foxp3作为X染色体编码的叉头蛋白转录因子家族的一员,是Treg发育、分化和功能发挥所必不可少的.研究Foxp3调控机制及其在Treg生物功能中的作用对于Treg和显性耐受的研究具有极其重要的意义.     

Foxp3在CD25+CD4+调节性T细胞发育和功能中作用的研究进展

CD25+CD4+调节性T细胞(Treg)是显性耐受的重要调节细胞,在免疫病理、自身免疫耐受的维持、针对病原体和肿瘤的免疫反应调节过程中发挥着关键的作用.Foxp3作为X染色体编码的叉头蛋白转录因子家族的一员,是Treg发育、分化和功能发挥所必不可少的.研究Foxp3调控机制及其在Treg生物功能中的作用对于Treg和显性耐受的研究具有极其重要的意义.     

小鼠CD4＋ CD25＋免疫调节性T细胞体外扩增及功能检测的研究

目的 探讨小鼠CD4＋ CD25＋调节性T细胞（Tregs）的体外扩增方法及扩增后Tregs的免疫功能.方法 利用免疫磁珠法分离小鼠Tregs;采用anti-CD3mAb＋rIL-2和Allo-APC＋rIL-2两种方法进行体外扩增,通过TRANSWELL培养系统、细胞因子表达及CFSE染色标记等方法检测Tregs免疫抑制作用的机制.结果 体外分离的Tregs纯度为89.5％;活细胞率约为98％.Tregs扩增的倍数在两组各时间点差异无统计学意义.扩增后CD4＋ CD25＋T细胞、CD4＋T细胞和CD4＋ CD25-T细胞的每分钟计数（CPM）分别为1 470、12 700和14 300.混合淋巴细胞反应（MLR）中当CD4＋：CD25＋T细胞的比例为1∶1时,抑制率为79％,比例为8∶1时,抑制率为33％.CFSE标记后,进入分裂周期的CD4＋T细胞的百分比在未加入CD4＋ CD25＋T细胞组为83.7％,加入CD4＋ CD25＋T细胞组为31.7％,差异具有统计学意义（P=0.0006）.CD4＋ CD25＋T细胞对CD4＋T细胞的增殖抑制率在Transwell和Non-Transwell的培养系统中分别为＜5％和95％.Transwell培养组中IL-2含量高于Non-Transwell组,差异具有统计学意义[Transwell培养组为（158.33±2.08）pg/mL,Non-Transwell组为（23.00±2.00） pg/mL,P ＜0.0001].结论 采用免疫磁珠法分离小鼠Tregs可行,Tregs可有效扩增;Tregs的作用机制为抑制CD4＋T细胞的增殖及抑制CD4＋T细胞分泌IL-2;其抑制作用需要细胞-细胞间接触;体外扩增后的Tregs仍具有免疫特性,其体外免疫抑制作用增强.     

CD4+ CD25+调节性T细胞在肾脏疾病中的作用

CD4+ CD25+ 调节性T细胞(Tr)是一个具有独立功能的T细胞亚群,是机体维持自身免疫耐受的重要组成部分,在免疫病理、移植物耐受、阻止自身免疫反应和维持机体免疫平衡方面都有一定作用,其T细胞亚群在多种免疫性疾病中发挥重要的调节作用,但国内外有关该群细胞在肾脏疾病中作用的报道较少.     

CD73 expression on extracellular vesicles derived from CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells contributes to their regulatory function

CD4⁺CD25⁺Foxp3⁺ Treg cells maintain immunological tolerance. In this study, the possibility that Treg cells control immune responses via the production of secreted membrane vesicles, such as exosomes, was investigated. Exosomes are released by many cell types, including T cells, and have regulatory functions. Indeed, TCR activation of both freshly isolated Treg cells and an antigen‐specific Treg‐cell line resulted in the production of exosomes as defined morphologically by EM and by the presence of tetraspanin molecules LAMP‐1/CD63 and CD81. Expression of the ecto‐5‐nucleotide enzyme CD73 by Treg cells has been shown to contribute to their suppressive function by converting extracellular adenosine‐5‐monophosphate to adenosine, which, following interaction with adenosine receptors expressed on target cells, leads to immune modulation. CD73 was evident on Treg cell derived exosomes, accordingly when these exosomes were incubated in the presence of adenosine‐5‐monophosphate production of adenosine was observed. Most importantly, CD73 present on Treg cell derived exosomes was essential for their suppressive function hitherto exosomes derived from a CD73‐negative CD4⁺ T‐cell line did not have such capabilities. Overall our findings demonstrate that CD73‐expressing exosomes produced by Treg cells following activation contribute to their suppressive activity through the production of adenosine.     

HIV persistence in subsets of CD4+ T cells: 50 shades of reservoirs

Antiretroviral therapy controls HIV replication but does not eliminate the virus from the infected host. The persistence of a small pool of cells harboring integrated and replication-competent HIV genomes impedes viral eradication efforts. The HIV reservoir was originally described as a relatively homogeneous pool of resting memory CD4+ T cells. Over the past 20 years, the identification of multiple cellular subsets of CD4+ T cells endowed with distinct biological properties shed new lights on the heterogeneity of HIV reservoirs. It is now clear that HIV persists in a large variety of CD4+ T cells, which contribute to HIV persistence through different mechanisms. In this review, we summarize recent findings indicating that specific biological features of well-characterized subsets of CD4+ T cells individually contribute to the persistence of HIV. These include an increased sensitivity to HIV infection, specific tissue locations, enhanced survival and heightened capacity to proliferate. We also discuss the relative abilities of these cellular reservoirs to contribute to viral rebound upon ART interruption. Together, these findings reveal that the HIV reservoir is not homogeneous and should be viewed as a mosaic of multiple cell types that all contribute to HIV persistence through different mechanisms.     

Differences in responsiveness to CD3 stimulation between naive and memory CD4+ T cells cannot be overcome by CD28 costimulation

Activation of naive CD4⁺ T cells is essential for the induction of primary immune responses. However, this subset is less responsive to signaling via T cell receptor/CD3 (TcR/CD3) complex than memory CD4⁺ cells. For mitogenic activation of T cells, in addition to triggering of the TcR/CD3 complex, costimulatory signals are required that can be generated by surface structures present on the antigen-presenting cells. We investigated here whether differences in responsiveness to TcR/CD3 stimulation of naive and memory cells can be overcome by the costimulatory pathway B7/CD28. Using a B7-dependent system we show that even in the presence of optimal CD28 costimulation, CD4⁺ naive cells still have more stringent TcR/CD3 activation requirements than memory cells. Furthermore, titration of the B7 signal revealed that for activation of naive CD4⁺ cells a higher level of cross-linking of CD28 molecules is required than for memory cells. Thus, our results show that at least two signals are required for activation of both CD4⁺ memory and naive cells, but that for activation of naive cells higher cross-linking of both CD3 and CD28 molecules is necessary.     

CD4+Foxp3+调节性T细胞表达升高提示免疫应答而非移植耐受

目的 探讨诱导CD4+Foxp3+调节性T细胞(regulatory T cells,Tregs)表达的机制及其在移植耐受中可能的作用.方法 构建新生移植耐受小鼠动物模型,分析移植耐受与同种异体反应性T细胞、Tregs表达及嵌合体的关系;运用过继转移实验、EGFP转基因小鼠,研究移植排斥过程中Tregs表达及抗原特异性.结果 新生耐受小鼠形成嵌合体,同种异体反应性T细胞被克隆清除,但Tregs表达与初始小鼠相同;同种异体反应性T细胞识别抗原诱导免疫反应,Tregs在移植排斥反应中表达升高,且不仅同种异体反应性Tregs表达升高,非同种异体反应性Tregs表达也升高.结论 Tregs在移植排斥中非特异性诱导产生,可能为一种负反馈免疫调控机制.     

CD3-induced apoptosis of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes in the absence of clonotypic T cell antigen receptor

Clonal selection of T cells mediated through the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) mostly occurs at the CD4⁺CD8⁺ double positive thymocyte stage. Immature CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes expressing self-reactive TCR are induced to die upon clonotypic engagement of TCR by self antigens. CD3 engagement by antibody of the surface TCR-CD3 complex is known to induce apoptosis of CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes, a process that is generally thought to represent antigen-induced negative selection in the thymus. The present study shows that the CD3-induced apoptosis of CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes can occur even in TCRα^? mutant mice which do not express the TCRαβ/CD3 antigen receptor. Anti-CD3 antibody induces death of CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes in TCRα^? mice either in cell cultures or upon administration in vivo. Interestingly, most surface CD3 chains expressed on CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes from TCRα^? mice are not associated with clonotypic TCR chains, including TCRβ. Thus, apoptosis of CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes appear to be induced through the CD3 complex even in the absence of clonotypic antigen receptor chains. These results shed light on previously unknown functions of the clonotype-independent CD3 complex expressed on CD4⁺CD8⁺ thymocytes, and suggest its function as an apoptotic receptor inducing elimination of developing thymocytes.     

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。