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Tissue destruction caused by cytotoxic T lymphocytes induces deletional tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Autoimmune diseases tend to be chronic and progressive, but how these responses are sustained is not clear. One cell type that might contribute to autoimmunity is the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL), which, as a consequence of causing tissue destruction and production of cytokines, could provide a sustained supply of antigen and inflammatory signals for dendritic cells to maintain immune stimulation. Here we examined whether such CTL-mediated tissue damage alone could provide antigen in the right context to recruit immune effectors and sustain autoimmunity. We show that while CTL-mediated tissue damage caused the release of self-antigens that stimulated the proliferation of naive autoreactive CD8(+) T cells, such responses failed to precipitate disease and, instead, led to deletional tolerance. These findings indicate that despite the capacity of CTLs to produce inflammatory cytokines and to cause tissue damage, their responses are not sustaining, but instead favor induction of self-tolerance.

SUBMITTER: Parish IA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2656177 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tissue destruction caused by cytotoxic T lymphocytes induces deletional tolerance.

Parish Ian A IA Waithman Jason J Davey Gayle M GM Belz Gabrielle T GT Mintern Justine D JD Kurts Christian C Sutherland Robyn M RM Carbone Francis R FR Heath William R WR

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20090220 10

Autoimmune diseases tend to be chronic and progressive, but how these responses are sustained is not clear. One cell type that might contribute to autoimmunity is the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL), which, as a consequence of causing tissue destruction and production of cytokines, could provide a sustained supply of antigen and inflammatory signals for dendritic cells to maintain immune stimulation. Here we examined whether such CTL-mediated tissue damage alone could provide antigen in the right c ...[more]

PMID: 19234128

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Project description:Peripheral tolerance induction is critical for the maintenance of self-tolerance and can be mediated by immunoregulatory T cells or by direct induction of T cell anergy or deletion. While the molecular processes underlying anergy have been extensively studied, little is known about the molecular basis for peripheral T cell deletion. Here, we determined the gene expression signature of peripheral CD8+ T cells undergoing deletional tolerance, relative to those undergoing immunogenic priming or lymphopenia-induced proliferation. From these data, we report the first detailed molecular signature of cells undergoing deletion. Consistent with defective cytolysis, these cells exhibited deficiencies in granzyme up-regulation. Furthermore, they showed antigen-driven Bcl-2 down-regulation and early up-regulation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bim, consistent with the requirement of this BH3-only protein for peripheral T cell deletion. Bim up-regulation was paralleled by defective IL-7Ra chain re-expression, suggesting that Bim-dependent death may be triggered by loss of IL-7/IL-7R signaling. Finally, we observed parallels in molecular signatures between deletion and anergy suggesting that these tolerance pathways may not be as molecularly distinct as previously surmised. NaÃ¯ve (CD44lo) OT-I T cells were CFSE labelled and transferred in a model of deletional tolerance (RIP-OVAhi mice), a model of immunity (mice primed with OVA coated splenocytes and LPS) or a model of lymphopenia induced proliferation (Rag-/- mice). 60 hrs (RIP-OVAhi and OVA coated splenocytes) or 5 days (Rag-/-) after transfer, OT-I cells that had undergone two or more divisions as determined by CFSE dilution were sorted, RNA extracted and samples were prepared for hybridisation to Affymetrix microarrays. As a control for naive cells, CFSE labelled OT-I cells were injected into antigen-free B6 mice and the undivided naive cells were sorted after 60 hrs and also used for microarray analysis. Two replicates were prepared for the naive cells, cells from RIP-OVAhi mice and cells from OVA coated splenocyte primed mice, while one replicate was prepared for the cells from Rag-/- mice.

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Tissue destruction caused by cytotoxic T lymphocytes induces deletional tolerance.

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