C1-esterase inhibitor blocks T lymphocyte proliferation and cytotoxic T lymphocyte generation in vitro |
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Authors: | Nissen MH; Bregenholt S; Nording JA; Claesson MH |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Anatomy, The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | We have previously shown that activated C1s complement and activated T
cells cleave beta2-microglobulin (beta2m) in vitro leading to the formation
of desLys58 beta2m. This process can specifically be inhibited by
C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-inh). Furthermore we showed that exogenously
added desLys58 beta2m in nanomolar amounts to a one-way allogenic mixed
lymphocyte culture (MLC) increased the endogenous production of IL-2 and
the generation of allo-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. C1-inh was
purified from fresh human plasma and added to human or murine MLC and
mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte cultures grown in the presence of
complement-inactivated serum. Read-outs were cell proliferation, lymphokine
production and development of T cell-mediated cytotoxicity. We found that
addition of C1-inh to MLC and mitogen- exposed murine and human lymphocyte
cultures inhibited proliferation, the development of allospecific cytotoxic
activity, and changed the endogenous production of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, IL-12
and IFN-gamma. These data clearly demonstrate a regulatory function of
C1-inh on T cell- mediated immune functions.
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