Minimally Activated CD8 Autoreactive T Cells Specific for IRBP Express a High Level of Foxp3 and Are Functionally Suppressive
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
- Vol. 48 (5), 2178-2184
- https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.06-1189
Abstract
Results in previous reports have demonstrated that immunization of the EAU-prone B6 mouse activates both CD4 and CD8 IRBP-specific T cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate structural and functional differences between CD4 and CD8 autoreactive T cells activated by the uveitogenic peptide. Purified CD4 and CD8 isolated from B6 mice immunized with an uveitogenic peptide, interphotoreceptor retin-oid-binding protein (IRBP)1-20, were stimulated in vitro with various doses of immunizing peptide. The activated T cells were determined for cytokine production, expression of Foxp3, and suppressor activity. CD4 autoreactive T cells underwent full activation when stimulated with high or medium concentrations of immunizing peptide, whereas a high dose of antigenic peptide resulted in only modest activation of CD8 autoreactive T cells. When stimulated by a low dose (<0.1 μg/mL) of antigen or by of a high dose of antigen and a small amount of TGF-β1, the minimally activated CD8 T cells expressed a high level of Foxp3 and gained suppressor function. Minimally activated CD8 autoreactive T cells can be functionally suppressive and may neutralize the tissue-damaging effect of the CD4 autoreactive T cells.Keywords
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