scholarly journals CD91 Derived Treg Epitope Modulates Regulatory T Lymphocyte Response, Regulates Expression of Costimulatory Molecules on Antigen-Presenting Cells, and Rescues Pregnancy in Mouse Pregnancy Loss Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7296
Author(s):  
Anna Ewa Kedzierska ◽  
Daria Lorek ◽  
Anna Slawek ◽  
Tomasz Grabowski ◽  
Anna Chelmonska-Soyta
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Immune Tolerance ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Immune Dysregulation ◽  
Pregnancy Failure ◽  
Preimplantation Stage ◽  
Antigen Presenting ◽  
Fetal Antigens

The loss of immune tolerance to fetal antigens may result in reproductive failure. The downregulated number and activity of T regulatory lymphocytes, which are critical for the establishment of immune tolerance to fetal antigens, during pregnancy may lead to miscarriage. The adoptive transfer of Tregs prevents fetal loss in abortion-prone mice. Recently, we demonstrated that the administration of tregitopes, which are short peptides found in human and mouse immunoglobulins (IgGs), decreased the incidence of abortions in female CBA/J mice mated with DBA/2J mice. Here, two non-IgG source peptides (SGS and LKD) that can potentially bind to the major histocompatibility complex II (MHC II) with high affinity and induce Treg expansion were designed in silico. The immune dysregulation-induced pregnancy failure mouse model was used to evaluate the effect of SGS and LKD on immune response and pregnancy outcome. The fetal death rate in the SGS-treated group was lower than that in the phosphate-buffered saline-treated group. SGS and LKD upregulated the splenic pool of Tregs and modulated the T-helper cell (Th1)/Th2-related cytokine response at the preimplantation stage. Additionally, SGS and LKD downregulated the expression of CD80 and MHC class II molecules in splenic CD11c+ antigen-presenting cells. Thus, SGS treatment can result in beneficial pregnancy outcomes. Additionally, SGS peptide-mediated immunomodulation can be a potential therapeutic strategy for immune dysregulation-induced pregnancy failure.

Allotransplantation of culture-isolated neonatal rat islet tissue. Absence of MHC class II positive antigen-presenting cells in nonimmunogenic islets

Diabetes ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. D. Hegre ◽  
R. J. Ketchum ◽  
H. Popiela ◽  
C. R. Eide ◽  
R. M. Meloche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Islet Tissue ◽  
Antigen Presenting

scholarly journals Stratification of Antigen-presenting Cells within the Normal Cornea

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. OED.S2813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared E. Knickelbein ◽  
Simon C. Watkins ◽  
Paul G. Mcmenamin ◽  
Robert L. Hendricks
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Basement Membrane ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Apical Surface ◽  
Bone Marrow Derived Cells ◽  
Green Fluorescent ◽  
Antigen Presenting

The composition and location of professional antigen presenting cells (APC) varies in different mucosal surfaces. The cornea, long considered an immune-privileged tissue devoid of APCs, is now known to host a heterogeneous network of bone marrow-derived cells. Here, we utilized transgenic mice that express enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) from the CD 11c promoter (pCD11c) in conjunction with immunohistochemical staining to demonstrate an interesting stratification of APCs within non-inflamed murine corneas. pCD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs) reside in the basal epithelium, seemingly embedded in the basement membrane. Most DCs express MHC class II on at least some dendrites, which extend up to 50 μm in length and traverse up 20 μm tangentially towards the apical surface of the epithelium. The DC density diminishes from peripheral to central cornea. Beneath the DCs and adjacent to the stromal side of the basement membrane reside pCD11c–CD11b+ putative macrophages that express low levels of MHC class II. Finally, MHC class II–pCD11c–CD11b+ cells form a network throughout the remainder of the stroma. This highly reproducible stratification of bone marrow-derived cells is suggestive of a progression from an APC function at the exposed corneal surface to an innate immune barrier function deeper in the stroma.

Endocytosis and Biosynthetic Transport of Murine MHC Class II Molecules in Antigen Presenting Cells

Endocytosis ◽  
1992 ◽  
pp. 341-342
Author(s):  
J. Davoust ◽  
P. Cosson ◽  
J. M. Escola ◽  
J. Henry ◽  
M. Humbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Antigen Presenting ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

scholarly journals Sensitivity of Dendritic Cells to Microenvironment Signals

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Maria Motta ◽  
Vivian Mary Rumjanek
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Tumor Growth ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Immune Tolerance ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Antigen Presenting ◽  
The Way

Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells capable of either activating the immune response or inducing and maintaining immune tolerance. They do this by integrating stimuli from the environment and changing their functional status as a result of plasticity. The modifications suffered by these cells have consequences in the way the organism may respond. In the present work two opposing situations known to affect dendritic cells are analyzed: tumor growth, leading to a microenvironment that favors the induction of a tolerogenic profile, and organ transplantation, which leads to a proinflammatory profile. Lessons learned from these situations may help to understand the mechanisms of modulation resulting not only from the above circumstances, but also from other pathologies.

Allotransplantation of Culture-Isolated Neonatal Rat Islet Tissue: Absence of MHC Class II Positive Antigen-Presenting Cells in Nonimmunogenic Islets

Diabetes ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. D. Hegre ◽  
R. J. Ketchum ◽  
H. Popiela ◽  
C. R. Eide ◽  
R. M. Meloche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Islet Tissue ◽  
Antigen Presenting

scholarly journals Quantitative Analysis of the Efficiency of Clonal Deletion in the Thymus

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Spain ◽  
Leslie J. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Negative Selection ◽  
Gene Dosage ◽  
Antigen Presenting Cells ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Clonal Deletion ◽  
Self Tolerance ◽  
Antigen Presenting ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

One of the major mechanisms for establishing self-tolerance is the clonal deletion of self-reactive T cells during their development in the thymus. Using a TCR transgenic mouse model, we have established a quantitativeex vivoassay for examining the sensitivity and specificity of negative selection. Thymic organ cultures established from mice of varying MHC haplotypes were incubated with antigen, and the efficiency of clonal deletion assessed. We show here that clonal deletion of CD4+8+thymocytes is sensitive to both the gene dosage and the allelic variation of MHC class II molecules expressed on thymic antigen-presenting cells. We also find that when epithelial cells in the thymic cortex are the only antigen-presenting cells expressing the appropriate MHC class II molecules, negative selection of CD4+8+cells is as efficient as when antigen is presented on all thymic antigen-presenting cells. These studies demonstrate that the induction of self-tolerance via clonal deletion in the thymus is a function not only of antigen concentration, but also of MHC class II cell-surface density. In addition, together with the reports of others, these results confirm that cortical epithelial cells can mediate negative selection, and demonstrate that they do so in the intact thymic microenvironment.

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