Increased CD4+Foxp3+ T Cells in BAFF-Transgenic Mice Suppress T Cell Effector Responses

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作者
Walters, Stacey [1 ]
Webster, Kylie E. [1 ]
Sutherland, Andrew [1 ]
Gardam, Sandra [1 ]
Groom, Joanna [1 ]
Liuwantara, David [1 ]
Marino, Eliana [1 ]
Thaxton, Jessica [1 ]
Weinberg, Anita [1 ]
Mackay, Fabienne [1 ]
Brink, Robert [1 ]
Sprent, Jonathon [1 ]
Grey, Shane T. [1 ]
机构
[1] St Vincents Hosp, Garvan Inst Med Res, Immunol & Inflammat Program, Gene Therapy & Autoimmun Grp, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
关键词
B-CELL; ACTIVATING FACTOR; TNF FAMILY; RECEPTOR; BCMA; COSTIMULATION; STIMULATION; PATHWAYS; DISEASE; ANTIGEN;
D O I
10.4049/jimmunol.182.2.793
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
The cytokine B cell activation factor or the TNF family (BAFF) is considered to perform a proinflammatory function. This paradigm is particularly true for B cell-dependent immune responses; however the exact role for BAFF in regulating T cell immunity is in-defined. To directly assess the effect of BAFF upon T cells, we analyzed T cell-dependent immune responses in BAFF-transgenic (Tg) mice. We found that T cell responses in BAFF-Tg mice are profoundly compromised, as indicated by their acceptance of islet allografts and delayed skin graft rejection. However, purified BAFF-Tg effector T cells could reject islet allografts with a normal kinetic, suggesting that the altered response did not relate to a defect in T cell function per se. Rather, we found that BAFF-Tg mice harbored an increased number of peripheral CD4(+)Foxp3(+) T cells. A large proportion of the BAFF-expanded CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) were CD62L(low)CD103(high) and ICAM-1(high), a phenotype consistent with an ability to home to inflammatory sites and prevent T cell effector responses. Indeed, depiction of the endogenous BAFF-Tg Tregs allowed allograft rejection to proceed, demonstrating that the increased Tregs were responsible for preventing alloimmunity. The ability, of BAFF to promote Treg expansion was not T cell intrinsic, as Tregs did not express high levels of BAFF receptor 3, nor did excessive BAFF trigger NF-kappa B2 processing in Tregs. In contrast, we found that BAFF engendered Treg expansion through an indirect, B cell-dependent mechanism. Thus, under certain conditions, BAFF can play a surprising anti-inflammatory role in T cell biology by promoting the expansion of Treg cells. The Journal of Immunology, 2009, 182: 793-801.
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