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  • Title: The effect of interleukin-2 on suppressor T lymphocytes in autoimmune thyroid disease.
    Author: Yoshikawa N, Morita T, Arreaza G, Resetkova E, Mukuta T, Volpé R.
    Journal: Clin Invest Med; 1995 Apr; 18(2):91-8. PubMed ID: 7788961.
    Abstract:
    We have investigated the effects of interleukin-2 (IL-2) on the activation of suppressor T lymphocytes in autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) as an autoimmune disease control; this was accomplished by measuring the expression of major histocompatibility complex class II (HLA-DR), CD25 (IL-2 alpha receptor (R)), and IL-2 beta R expression on their surfaces by flow cytometric analysis. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), obtained from 10 patients with Graves' disease (GD), 11 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), 9 with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and 10 normal persons (N), were cultured for 7 d in the presence or absence of IL-2 at a final concentration of 50 U/mL. CD8+ cells were isolated from cultured PBMC with immunomagnetic beads, and were stained with fluorescent-conjugated monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD11b, anti-IL-2 alpha R, anti-IL-2 beta R, and anti-HLA-DR); the activation of CD8+CD11b+ ("suppressor") T cells (Ts) by IL-2 was then analyzed on a flow cytometer. In the absence of IL-2, i.e., in the autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (AMLR), Ts from patients with GD, HT, and IDDM showed significantly lower activation as compared to N when analyzed by HLA-DR expression, but were not significantly different when IL-2R expression was measured. We determined the Stimulation Index (SI) of the activation of T lymphocytes by IL-2 for comparison between N and patients. With stimulation of 50 U/mL of IL-2, SI of HLA-DR+ Ts was significantly (p < 0.05 to 0.01) lower in GD, HT, and IDDM as compared with N.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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