scholarly journals Differential Expression and Function of Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) Subtypes in Human Primary CD4+ T Cells: Predominant Role of PDE4D

2007 ◽  
Vol 178 (8) ◽  
pp. 4820-4831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Peter ◽  
S. L. Catherine Jin ◽  
Marco Conti ◽  
Armin Hatzelmann ◽  
Christof Zitt
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Predominant Role ◽  
Phosphodiesterase 4 ◽  
And Function

Differential Expression and Function of α-Mannosidase I in Stimulated Naive and Memory CD4+ T Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Gebuhr ◽  
Kathrin Keeren ◽  
Katrin Vogt ◽  
Conny Höflich ◽  
Christine Appelt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
And Function ◽  
Memory Cd4 T Cells

scholarly journals T-bet represses collagen-induced arthritis by suppressing Th17 lineage commitment through inhibition of RORγt expression and function

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaru Shimizu ◽  
Yuya Kondo ◽  
Reona Tanimura ◽  
Kotona Furuyama ◽  
Masahiro Yokosawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
T Helper 1 ◽  
Collagen Induced Arthritis ◽  
Over Expression ◽  
Th17 Differentiation ◽  
And Function ◽  
Arthritic Joints

AbstractT-bet is a key transcription factor for the T helper 1 lineage and its expression level is negatively correlated to inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our previous study using T-bet transgenic mice revealed over-expression of T-bet completely suppressed collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), a murine model of RA, indicating a potential suppressive role of T-bet in the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis. Here, we show T-bet-deficiency exacerbated CIA. T-bet in CD4 + T cells, but not in CD11c + dendritic cells, was critical for regulating the production of IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-22, and TNFα from CD4 + T cells. T-bet-deficient CD4 + T cells showed higher RORγt expression and increased IL-17A production in RORγt-positive cells after CII immunization. In addition, T-bet-deficient naïve CD4 + T cells showed accelerated Th17 differentiation in vitro. CIA induced in CD4-Cre T-betfl/fl (cKO) mice was more severe and T-bet-deficient CD4 + T cells in the arthritic joints of cKO mice showed higher RORγt expression and increased IL-17A production. Transcriptome analysis of T-bet-deficient CD4 + T cells revealed that expression levels of Th17-related genes were selectively increased. Our results indicate that T-bet in CD4 + T cells repressed RORγt expression and function resulting in suppression of arthritogenic Th17 cells and CIA.

scholarly journals Aberrant Contraction of Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cells after Infection in the Absence of Gamma Interferon or Its Receptor

2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 6252-6263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodie S. Haring ◽  
John T. Harty
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Important Regulator ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
And Function ◽  
Deficient Mice

ABSTRACT Several lines of evidence from different model systems suggest that gamma interferon (IFN-γ) is an important regulator of T-cell contraction after antigen (Ag)-driven expansion. To specifically investigate the role of IFN-γ in regulating the contraction of Ag-specific CD4 T cells, we infected IFN-γ−/− and IFN-γR1−/− mice with attenuated Listeria monocytogenes and monitored the numbers of Ag-specific CD4 T cells during the expansion, contraction, and memory phases of the immune response to infection. In the absence of IFN-γ or the ligand-binding portion of its receptor, Ag-specific CD4 T cells exhibited normal expansion in numbers, but in both strains of deficient mice there was very little decrease in the number of Ag-specific CD4 T cells even at time points later than day 90 after infection. This significant delay in contraction was not due to prolonged infection, since mice treated with antibiotics to conclusively eliminate infection exhibited the same defect in contraction. In addition to altering the number of Ag-specific CD4 T cells, the absence of IFN-γ signaling also changed the phenotype of cells generated after infection. IFN-γR1−/− Ag-specific CD4 T cells reacquired expression of CD127 more quickly than wild-type cells, and more IFN-γR1−/− CD4 T cells were capable of producing both IFN-γ and interleukin 2 following Ag stimulation. From these data we conclude that IFN-γ regulates the contraction, phenotype, and function of Ag-specific CD4 T cells generated after infection.

scholarly journals Expansion and function of Foxp3-expressing T regulatory cells during tuberculosis

2007 ◽  
Vol 204 (9) ◽  
pp. 2159-2169 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Scott-Browne ◽  
Shahin Shafiani ◽  
Glady's Tucker-Heard ◽  
Kumiko Ishida-Tsubota ◽  
Jason D. Fontenot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
T Regulatory Cells ◽  
Persistent Infections ◽  
Colony Forming Units ◽  
And Function ◽  
Aerosol Infection ◽  
Lymphoid Aggregates

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) frequently establishes persistent infections that may be facilitated by mechanisms that dampen immunity. T regulatory (T reg) cells, a subset of CD4+ T cells that are essential for preventing autoimmunity, can also suppress antimicrobial immune responses. We use Foxp3-GFP mice to track the activity of T reg cells after aerosol infection with Mtb. We report that during tuberculosis, T reg cells proliferate in the pulmonary lymph nodes (pLNs), change their cell surface phenotype, and accumulate in the pLNs and lung at a rate parallel to the accumulation of effector T cells. In the Mtb-infected lung, T reg cells accumulate in high numbers in all sites where CD4+ T cells are found, including perivascular/peribronchiolar regions and within lymphoid aggregates of granulomas. To determine the role of T reg cells in the immune response to tuberculosis, we generated mixed bone marrow chimeric mice in which all cells capable of expressing Foxp3 expressed Thy1.1. When T reg cells were depleted by administration of anti-Thy1.1 before aerosol infection with Mtb, we observed ∼1 log less of colony-forming units of Mtb in the lungs. Thus, after aerosol infection, T reg cells proliferate and accumulate at sites of infection, and have the capacity to suppress immune responses that contribute to the control of Mtb.

The role of CCR2+ CD4 T cells in lung fibrosis

Pneumologie ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Milger ◽  
Y Yu ◽  
E Brudy ◽  
M Irmler ◽  
A Skapenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Lung Fibrosis

scholarly journals Ceramide Synthase 2 Null Mice Are Protected from Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma with Higher T Cell Receptor Signal Strength in CD4+ T Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2713
Author(s):  
Sun-Hye Shin ◽  
Kyung-Ah Cho ◽  
Hee-Soo Yoon ◽  
So-Yeon Kim ◽  
Hee-Yeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Acyl Chain ◽  
Signal Strength ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Ceramide Synthase ◽  
Asthmatic Patients

(1) Background: six mammalian ceramide synthases (CerS1–6) determine the acyl chain length of sphingolipids (SLs). Although ceramide levels are increased in murine allergic asthma models and in asthmatic patients, the precise role of SLs with specific chain lengths is still unclear. The role of CerS2, which mainly synthesizes C22–C24 ceramides, was investigated in immune responses elicited by airway inflammation using CerS2 null mice. (2) Methods: asthma was induced in wild type (WT) and CerS2 null mice with ovalbumin (OVA), and inflammatory cytokines and CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4)+ T helper (Th) cell profiles were analyzed. We also compared the functional capacity of CD4+ T cells isolated from WT and CerS2 null mice. (3) Results: CerS2 null mice exhibited milder symptoms and lower Th2 responses than WT mice after OVA exposure. CerS2 null CD4+ T cells showed impaired Th2 and increased Th17 responses with concomitant higher T cell receptor (TCR) signal strength after TCR stimulation. Notably, increased Th17 responses of CerS2 null CD4+ T cells appeared only in TCR-mediated, but not in TCR-independent, treatment. (4) Conclusions: altered Th2/Th17 immune response with higher TCR signal strength was observed in CerS2 null CD4+ T cells upon TCR stimulation. CerS2 and very-long chain SLs may be therapeutic targets for Th2-related diseases such as asthma.

scholarly journals Development of Autologous, Oligoclonal, Poorly Functioning T Lymphocytes in a Patient With Autosomal Recessive Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Caused by Defects of the Jak3 Tyrosine Kinase

Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 949-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duilio Brugnoni ◽  
Luigi D. Notarangelo ◽  
Alessandra Sottini ◽  
Paolo Airò ◽  
Marta Pennacchio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency ◽  
Combined Immunodeficiency ◽  
T Helper ◽  
T Helper 1 ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
And Function

Abstract Defects of the common gamma chain subunit of the cytokine receptors (γc) or of Jak3, a tyrosine kinase required for γc signal transduction, result in T−B+ severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). However, atypical cases, characterized by progressive development of T lymphocytes, have been also reported. We describe a child with SCID caused by Jak3 gene defects, which strongly but not completely affect Jak3 protein expression and function, who developed a substantial number (>3,000/μL) of autologous CD3+CD4+ T cells. These cells showed a primed/activated phenotype (CD45R0+ Fas+HLA-DR+ CD62Llo), defective secretion of T-helper 1 and T-helper 2 cytokines, reduced proliferation to mitogens, and a high in vitro susceptibility to spontaneous (caused by downregulation of bcl-2 expression) as well as activation-induced cell death. A restricted T-cell receptor repertoire was observed, with oligoclonal expansion within each of the dominant segments. These features resemble those observed in γc-/y and in Jak3−/−mice, in which a population of activated, anergic T cells (predominantly CD4+) also develops with age. These results suggest that residual Jak3 expression and function or other Jak3-independent signals may also permit the generation of CD4+ T cells that undergo in vivo clonal expansion in humans; however, these mechanisms do not allow development of CD8+ T cells, nor do they fully restore the functional properties of CD4+ T lymphocytes.

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