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Regulatory role of host CD8+ T lymphocytes in experimental graft-versus-host disease across a single major histocompatibility complex class II incompatibility
Authors:de Lavareille Aurore  Prigogine Cynthia  Paulart Frédéric  Nagy Nathalie  Habran Claude  Haddou Najate Ouled  Le Moine Alain  Salmon Isabelle  Goldman Michel  Flamand Véronique
Institution:Institute for Medical Immunology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:BACKGROUND: CD8+ T cells are known to regulate type 2 helper T cell (Th2) alloreactive immune responses but their mode of activation is unclear. We investigated the role of host CD8+ T cells in experimental Th2-type graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) where donor/recipient disparity is restricted to a single major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen. METHODS: Immunoglobulin (Ig) E serum levels, eosinophilia and lymphoid tissue hyperplasia were compared after injection of bm12 CD4+ T cells in either wild-type or CD8+ T cell-deficient (CD8-/-) C57BL/6 mice. In vitro, we explored effects of the addition of CD8+ T cells from wild-type or IFN-gamma-/- mice in mixed leukocyte cultures prepared with beta2 microglobulin-deficient (beta2m-/-) CD4+ T cells as responders or beta2m dendritic cells as stimulators. RESULTS: HyperIgE resolved after 3 weeks in wild-type hosts whereas it persisted for 6 weeks in CD8-/- hosts. Eosinophil infiltrates in lymph nodes were significantly enhanced in CD8-/- hosts. Increased serum levels of IL-5 and IL-13 in CD8-/- hosts confirmed the enhancement of Th2-type responses in the context of recipient CD8+ T cell deficiency. Hyperplasia of lymph nodes and spleen were similar in both groups, as well as in vivo proliferation of donor CD4+ T cells. In vitro, CD8+ T cell regulation of the alloreactive Th2 response depended on their production of IFN-gamma and did not require expression of beta2m on CD4+ T cells or antigen-presenting cells. CONCLUSIONS: Host CD8+ T cells regulate alloreactive Th2 responses during graft-versus-host disease through an IFN-gamma dependent pathway, independently of the recognition of beta2m-associated MHC class I molecules.
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