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  • Title: CD28- T lymphocytes. Antigenic and functional properties.
    Author: Azuma M, Phillips JH, Lanier LL.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1993 Feb 15; 150(4):1147-59. PubMed ID: 8381831.
    Abstract:
    A subset of CD8+ alpha beta-TCR/CD3+ T lymphocytes in adult human peripheral blood lacks expression of CD28, a membrane receptor for the B7/BB1 B cell differentiation Ag that is involved in T cell activation. CD28-8+ T cells were not observed in the thymus and were present at only low frequency in cord blood, suggesting that these cells may represent a type of "memory" population. Consistent with this interpretation, CD28-8+ T cells were morphologically large, granular lymphocytes and expressed CD54 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1), CD58 (lymphocyte function-associated Ag-3 (LFA)), and high levels of CD11a (LFA-1), but did not express Ag associated with acute activation (e.g., HLA-DR, CD25, CD69). Freshly isolated CD28-8+ T lymphocytes mediated potent anti-CD3 redirected cytotoxicity against FcR-bearing targets, demonstrating that the CD3/TCR complex is functional and that these cells possess cytolytic activity. However, the anti-CD3-induced proliferative response of CD28-8+ T cells was substantially less than CD28+8+ T cells and this deficiency could not be overcome by addition of exogenous IL-2. A large panel of T cell clones were produced from the CD28+8+ and CD28-8+ T cell populations by single cell sorting using a flow cytometer. CD28 expression was stable on clones derived from CD28+8+ T lymphocytes, whereas CD28 expression was quite variable and apparently reexpressed on some clones generated from the CD28-8+ T cell population. As with the freshly isolated cells, CD28-8+ T cell clones were cytotoxic, but anergic to anti-CD3- induced proliferation and could not be costimulated using B7 or CD58 (LFA-3) murine L cell transfectants. These results indicate that CD28- and CD28+ T cells may play different roles in an immune response.
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