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Memory Phenotype of CD8+ T Cells in MHC Class Ia-Deficient Mice
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kurepa, Zoran Su, Jie Forman, James |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | $B6.K^{b−}D^{b−}$ mice are devoid of class Ia but express normal levels of class Ib molecules. They have low levels of CD8 T cells in both the thymus as well as peripheral T cell compartments. Although the percentage of splenic CD8αα T cells is increased in these animals, ∼90% of CD8 T cells are CD8αβ. In contrast to B6 animals, most of the CD8 T cells from these mice have a memory phenotype $(CD44^{high}CD122^{high}$ $CD62L^{low}$) including both CD8αβ and CD8αα subsets. In the thymus of $B6.K^{b−}D^{b−}$ animals, there is a decrease in the percentage of SP CD8 T cells, although most are $CD44^{low}$, similar to that seen in B6 mice. The spleens from day 1-old B6 and $B6.K^{b−}D^{b−}$ mice have a relatively high proportion of $CD44^{high}CD62L^{low}$ CD8 T cells. However, by day 28 most CD8 T cells in B6 mice have a naive phenotype while in $B6.K^{b−}D^{b−}$ mice the memory phenotype remains. Unlike $CD44^{high}$ cells that are found in B6 animals, most $CD44^{high}$ cells from $B6.K^{b−}D^{b−}$ mice do not secrete IFN-γ rapidly upon activation. The paucity of CD8 T cells in $B6.K^{b−}D^{b−}$ mice might be due in part to their inability to undergo homeostatic expansion. Consistent with this, we found that CD8 T cells from these animals expand poorly in X-irradiated syngeneic hosts compared with B6 CD8 T cells that respond to class Ia Ags. We examined homeostatic expansion of B6 CD8 T cells in single as well as double class Ia knockout mice and were able to estimate the fraction of cells reactive against class Ia vs class Ib molecules. |
| Ending Page | 5420 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 5414 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.170.11.5414 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jimmunol.org/content/170/11/5414.full.pdf |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 170 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2003-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | B6.k Cd8 T Cells Class Ia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |