Staphylococcal enterotoxin B- mediated T cell immune response induces apoptosis in bladder cancer cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. S10
Author(s):  
Patricia L. Willert ◽  
Frank G.E. Perabo ◽  
Andreas Wirger ◽  
Berthold Amann ◽  
Doris H. Schmidt ◽  
...  
2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1119-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govindarajan Rajagopalan ◽  
Manisha Singh ◽  
Moon M. Sen ◽  
Narayana S. Murali ◽  
Karl A. Nath ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Endogenous superantigen-mediated thymic negative selection resulted in a paucity of mature T cells bearing T-cell receptor (TCR) Vβ8 in the periphery. Consequently, the magnitude of immune response to exogenous superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B, which activates TCR Vβ8+ T cells, was significantly reduced and conferred protection from superantigen-induced mortality.


Author(s):  
Luiz Stark Aroeira ◽  
Concepción G. Mouton ◽  
José L. Toran ◽  
Elizabeth Sally Ward ◽  
Carlos Martínez-A.

Immunology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAWAKAMI ◽  
MATSUOKA ◽  
TSUBOI ◽  
URAYAMA ◽  
NAKASHIMA ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (5) ◽  
pp. R1434-R1439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa E. Goehler ◽  
Ron P. A. Gaykema ◽  
Michael K. Hansen ◽  
Jayme L. Kleiner ◽  
Steven F. Maier ◽  
...  

The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) occupies a pivotal point within the network of brain nuclei coordinating critical host-defense responses. In mice, T cell-dependent immune stimuli, including the bacterial superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), can activate the PVH. To determine whether T cell-dependent immune stimuli activate the PVH in rats, we assessed plasma corticosterone (Cort) levels, fever responses, and c-Fos expression in the PVH in animals treated with intraperitoneal injections of SEB. In animals with previously implanted abdominal thermisters, intraperitoneal injection of 1 mg/kg SEB resulted in a significant rise in body temperature, with a latency of 3.5–4 h. In separate animals, intraperitoneal injection of 1 mg/kg SEB resulted in a significant elevation of plasma Cort and induced c-Fos expression in parvocellular neurons within the PVH. These results support the idea that T cell-dependent immune stimuli activate brain pathways mediating host-defense responses such as fever and neuroendocrine changes.


2001 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 5949-5952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanny N. Lauw ◽  
Sandrine Florquin ◽  
Peter Speelman ◽  
Sander J. H. van Deventer ◽  
Tom van der Poll

ABSTRACT In the present study, the roles of interleukin 12 (IL-12) and IL-18 and their possible interaction during superantigen-induced responses were studied by injection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) into mice. These data suggest that the role of IL-12 in SEB-induced responses is limited to sustaining gamma interferon release by an IL-18-independent mechanism.


1996 ◽  
Vol 183 (6) ◽  
pp. 2481-2488 ◽  
Author(s):  
H W Mittrücker ◽  
A Shahinian ◽  
D Bouchard ◽  
T M Kündig ◽  
T W Mak

We used CD28-deficient mice to analyze the importance of CD28 costimulation for the response against Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) in vivo. CD28 was necessary for the strong expansion of V beta 8+ T cells, but not for deletion. The lack of expansion was not due to a failure of SEB to activate V beta 8+ T cells, as V beta 8+ T cells from both CD28-/- and CD28+/+ mice showed similar phenotypic changes within the first 24 h after SEB injection and cell cycle analysis showed that an equal percentage of V beta 8+ T cells started to proliferate. However, the phenotype and the state of proliferation of V beta 8+ T cells was different at later time points. Furthermore, in CD28-/- mice injection with SEB led to rapid induction of unresponsiveness in SEB responsive T cells, indicated by a drastic reduction of proliferation after secondary SEB stimulation in vitro. Unresponsiveness could also be demonstrated in vivo, as CD28-/- mice produced only marginal amounts of TNF alpha after rechallenge with SEB. In addition CD28-/- mice were protected against a lethal toxic shock induced by a second injection with SEB. Our results indicate that CD28 costimulation is crucial for the T cell-mediated toxicity of SEB and demonstrate that T cell stimulation in the absence of CD28 costimulation induces unresponsiveness in vivo.


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