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  • Title: Epicutaneous immunization induces alphabeta T-cell receptor CD4 CD8 double-positive non-specific suppressor T cells that inhibit contact sensitivity via transforming growth factor-beta.
    Author: Szczepanik M, Bryniarski K, Tutaj M, Ptak M, Skrzeczynska J, Askenase PW, Ptak W.
    Journal: Immunology; 2005 May; 115(1):42-54. PubMed ID: 15819696.
    Abstract:
    Since it was previously shown that protein antigens applied epicutaneously in mice induce allergic dermatitis mediated by production of T helper 2 (Th2) cytokines we postulated that this might induce suppression of Th1 immunity. Here we show that epicutaneous immunization of normal mice with a different protein antigen applied on the skin in the form of a patch induces a state of subsequent antigen-non-specific unresponsiveness caused by suppressor T cells (Ts) that inhibit sensitization and elicitation of effector T-cell responses. Suppression is transferable in vivo by alphabeta-T-cell receptor CD4(+) CD8(+) double positive lymphocytes harvested from lymphoid organs of skin patched animals and are not major histocompatibility complex-restricted nor antigen specific. Both CD25(+) and CD25(-) CD4(+) CD8(+) T cells are able to suppress adoptive transfer of Th1 effector cells mediating cutaneous contact sensitivity. In vivo treatment with monoclonal antibodies showed that the cytokines interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10 and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) are involved in the induction of the Ts cells. Additionally, using IL-10(-/-) mice we found that IL-10 is involved in skin induced tolerance. Further in vitro experiments showed that lymph node cells of skin tolerized mice non-specifically suppress [(3)H]thymidine incorporation by antigen-stimulated immune cells and this effect can be abolished by adding anti-TGF-beta, but not anti-IL-4 nor anti-IL-10 antibodies. These studies indicate the crucial role of TGF-beta in skin induced tolerance due to non-antigen-specific Ts cells and also show that IL-4, IL-10 and TGF-beta play an important role in the induction of epicutaneously induced Ts cell suppression.
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