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  • Title: CD4-CD8- human T cells: phenotypic heterogeneity and activation requirements of freshly isolated "double-negative" T cells.
    Author: Bender A, Kabelitz D.
    Journal: Cell Immunol; 1990 Jul; 128(2):542-54. PubMed ID: 2141552.
    Abstract:
    In the present study we have analyzed the in vitro activation requirements of freshly isolated CD4-CD8- "double-negative" (DN) human peripheral blood T cells. DN cells were isolated from E+ cells by removal of CD4+, CD8+, and CD16+ cells through consecutive steps of C'-mediated lysis and panning. While the majority (79.0 +/- 12.0%) of DN cells were TCR gamma delta+ as shown by staining with mAb TCR delta-1, a minor fraction (6.7 +/- 4.7%) expressed TCR alpha beta as revealed by staining with mAb BMA031. Within the gamma delta+ DN fraction, most cells reacted with mAb Ti gamma A which delineates a V gamma 9JPC gamma 1 epitope, whereas a minor fraction stained with mAb delta TCS-1 which identifies a V delta 1J delta 1 epitope. Functional studies performed at low cell number (1000) per microculture indicated that DN cells can be activated by anti-CD3 mAb, PHA and allogeneic stimulator cells, provided that exogenous growth factors are supplied. Both rIl-2 and rIl-4 acted as efficient growth factors for DN cells, and a synergistic stimulatory effect of rIl-2 and rIl-4 was observed when DN cells were cocultured with allogeneic LCL stimulator cells. As compared to unseparated E+ cells, isolated DN responder cells had a reduced capacity to secrete Il-2 upon PHA stimulation in the presence of LCL feeder cells. The majority of DN cells maintained their CD3+ CD4-CD8- phenotype upon coculture with allogeneic LCL stimulator cells. These data demonstrate that CD3+ DN cells in human peripheral blood are heterogeneous with respect to TCR expression. In addition, they show that freshly isolated DN cells are deficient in Il-2 production but may be normally stimulated by anti-CD3, PHA, or alloantigen if exogenous growth factors (rIL-2 and/or rIl-4) are provided.
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