Type I IFNs are central to a vast array of immunological functions. Their early induction in innate immune responses provides one of the most important priming mechanisms for the subsequent establishment of acquired immune responses. The outcome is either promotion or inhibition of these responses, but the conditions under which one or the other prevails remain to be defined. The main objective of the present study has been to determine the involvement of IFN on murine CD4+ CD25- Th cell activation, as well as to define the role played by this cytokine on CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell proliferation and function. Although IFN induces CD4+ CD25- Th cells co-incubated with APCs to produce large amounts of IL-2, at the same time their ability to respond to its proliferative effects is prevented. Moreover, in medium supplemented with IFN, IL-2 induced CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell proliferation is also inhibited. Notably, IFN also leads to a decrease of the CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell suppressive activity. Altogether, these findings indicate that trough a direct effect on APC activation and by affecting CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell- mediated suppression, IFN promotes and drives CD4+ CD25- Th cell activation.
L’IFN-α è un mediatore di notevole importanza della risposta immunitaria. Tale citochina è in grado di indurre la risposta innata, fornendo lo stimolo per l’attivazione e la formazione della risposta immunitaria acquisita. Lo scopo principale di questo lavoro è determinare se e come IFNα è coinvolto nell’attivazione delle cellule CD4+CD25- T helper (Th) e valutare l’effetto dell’IFN-α sull’attività soppressoria delle cellule CD4+CD25+ T regolatorie (Treg) murine. I nostri risultati mostrano come IFNα promuova la produzione di IL-2 da parte delle cellule CD4+CD25- Th, quando stimolate in presenza di APC. Nonostante ciò, l’abilità di queste cellule nel rispondere allo stimolo proliferativo trasdotto da IL-2 viene inibito. IL-2 è una citochina nota per essere stimolo proliferativo per le cellule CD4+CD25+ Treg. Quando le cellule CD4+CD25+ Treg vengono co-incubate in presenza di IFNα e IL-2, la proliferazione cellulare appare inibita. Inoltre IFNα sembra ridurre l’attività soppressoria delle cellule Treg. In conclusione i nostri risultati dimostrano che IFNα agendo direttamente sulle cellule APC e riducendo l’attività delle cellule CD4+CD25+ Treg sostengono e guidano l’attivazione delle cellule CD4+CD25- Th.
Dettori, B. (2010). Effetti immunoregolatori degli interferoni di prima classe sull’attivita’ delle cellule CD4+CD25- t helper e delle cellule CD4+CD25+ Treg [10.58015/dettori-beatrice_phd2010-06-14].
Effetti immunoregolatori degli interferoni di prima classe sull’attivita’ delle cellule CD4+CD25- t helper e delle cellule CD4+CD25+ Treg.
DETTORI, BEATRICE
2010-06-14
Abstract
Type I IFNs are central to a vast array of immunological functions. Their early induction in innate immune responses provides one of the most important priming mechanisms for the subsequent establishment of acquired immune responses. The outcome is either promotion or inhibition of these responses, but the conditions under which one or the other prevails remain to be defined. The main objective of the present study has been to determine the involvement of IFN on murine CD4+ CD25- Th cell activation, as well as to define the role played by this cytokine on CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell proliferation and function. Although IFN induces CD4+ CD25- Th cells co-incubated with APCs to produce large amounts of IL-2, at the same time their ability to respond to its proliferative effects is prevented. Moreover, in medium supplemented with IFN, IL-2 induced CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell proliferation is also inhibited. Notably, IFN also leads to a decrease of the CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell suppressive activity. Altogether, these findings indicate that trough a direct effect on APC activation and by affecting CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell- mediated suppression, IFN promotes and drives CD4+ CD25- Th cell activation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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