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  • Title: [Influence of high mobility group box-1 protein on the correlation between regulatory T cells and CD4+ CD25- T cells of spleen in mice].
    Author: Zhang Y, Yao YM, Yu Y, Wu Y, Sheng ZY.
    Journal: Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi; 2008 Feb 01; 46(3):217-20. PubMed ID: 18683721.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) on the immunosuppression function of splenic regulatory T cells (Tregs) and its potential regulatory mechanism underlying the effect on CD4+ CD25- T cells in mice. METHODS: CD4+ CD25+ Tregs isolated from the spleens of male BALB/c mice by magnetic beads were seeded on 96-well (1 x 10(5) cells/well) cell culture plates coated with 1 microg/ml anti-CD3 and soluble CD28. After being stimulated with HMGB1 for different time and concentrations, the secretions of IL-2 and IL-10 were analyzed by ELISA. Tregs stimulated for 72 hours were cultured with CD4+ CD25- T cells together. The suppressive activity of CD4+ CD25+ Treg to CD4+ CD25- T cells was analyzed by MTT test. IL-2, IL-10, IL-4, and interferon (IFN)-gamma in the cell suspensions were determined by ELISA. RESULTS: After stimulation with HMGB1, the suppressive activity of splenic Tregs in mice were significantly down-regulated at 72 hours, when the proportion of Tregs to CD4+ CD25- T cells was 1 : 1. The secretion of IL-2 of Tregs stimulated by HMGB1 was not markedly changed (P > 0.05), while a dose-dependent decrease between IL-10 induction and HMGB1 concentration was obviously (P < 0.05). When CD4+ CD25- T cells were cultured with stimulated Tregs, comparing with unstimulated-Treg group, levels of IL-2 and IFN-gamma were elevated following the increased concentration of HMGB1 (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Meanwhile the secretion of IL-4 and IL-10 significantly decreased when cultured with stimulated Tregs (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggested that HMGB1 stimulation can result in significant down-regulation of immunosuppression of splenic Tregs in mice. HMGB1 might be a potential immunoregulatory signal that influences the proliferation of effector T cells, secretion of IL-2 and cells-polarization by inhibiting CD4+ CD25+ Tregs activity.
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