EXOGENOUS SUPERANTIGENS ACUTELY TRIGGER DISTINCT LEVELS OF PERIPHERAL T-CELL TOLERANCE/IMMUNOSUPPRESSION - DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP

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作者
MIETHKE, T [1 ]
WAHL, C [1 ]
GAUS, H [1 ]
HEEG, K [1 ]
WAGNER, H [1 ]
机构
[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,INST MED MICROBIOL & HYG,D-81675 MUNICH,GERMANY
关键词
SUPERANTIGEN; TOLERANCE;
D O I
10.1002/eji.1830240827
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Ligand-specific immunosuppression requires an understanding of the parameters that control peripheral T cell tolerance. T cell receptor (TcR) transgenic mice offer a clear advantage for studying post-thymic tolerance mechanisms in vivo that are operational in a monoclonal T cell population with preselected antigen specificity. Yet it is unclear whether the rules defined in monoclonal T cells of genetically manipulated mice reflect those operative in clonally diverse peripheral T cells of normal mice. To analyze acute tolerance mechanisms in unselected peripheral T cells, we challenged normal mice with the superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and analyzed ligand-reactive V beta 8(+) T cells for TcR-triggered tolerance mechanisms such as anergy, TcR down-regulation, or apoptosis. Upon challenge with graded doses of SEB (0.001-10 mu g) V beta 8(+) T cells become anergic within 6-16 h. Importantly, a dosage effect of SEB in regard to the level of anergy induced was observed. Anergy induced by low concentrations of SEB (0.001-0.1 mu g) is transient and is overcome by clonal growth,while higher concentrations of SEB (0.1-10 mu g) cause long-lasting anergy resistant to cell cycle progression. At high SEB concentrations (1-10 mg) about 50% of the anergic V beta 8(+) T cells additionally down-regulate their TcR-CD3 complex, followed by a loss of CD2, CD4, CD8 accessory molecules. In parallel, T cell phenotype-negative but genotypically V beta 8(+) T cells are generated. The T cell phenotype-negative cells reacquire their V beta 8(+) T cell phenotype upon culture in vitro. In vivo, a subset of V beta 8(+) cells, defined by an intermediate stage of TcR down-regulation, i.e. V beta 8(low)CD3(+) cells, but not T cell phenotype-negative cells are selectively programmed for apoptosis, which occurs within 1 h. These data suggest that SEB triggers distinct tolerance pathways which operate in a hierarchical fashion in clonally diverse ligand-reactive T cells. Specifically, the results illustrate the power of exogenous superantigens to exploit these distinct tolerance pathways, thereby achieving distinct levels of immunosuppression.
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