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Hepatocytes and IL-15 : A favorable microenvironment for T cell survival and CD8+ T cell differentiation

Correia, Margareta P. ; Cardoso, Elsa M. ; Pereira, Carlos F. LU orcid ; Neves, Rui ; Uhrberg, Markus and Arosa, Fernando A. (2009) In Journal of Immunology 182(10). p.6149-6159
Abstract

Human intrahepatic lymphocytes are enriched in CD1d-unrestricted T cells coexpressing NKR. Although the origin of this population remains controversial, it is possible to speculate that the hepatic microenvironment, namely epithelial cells or the cytokine milieu, may play a role in its shaping. IL-15 is constitutively expressed in the liver and has a key role in activation and survival of innate and tissue-associated immune cells. In this in vitro study, we examined whether hepatocyte cell lines and/or IL-15 could play a role in the generation of NK-like T cells. The results show that both HepG2 cells and a human immortalized hepatocyte cell line increase survival and drive basal proliferation of T cells. In addition, IL-15 was capable... (More)

Human intrahepatic lymphocytes are enriched in CD1d-unrestricted T cells coexpressing NKR. Although the origin of this population remains controversial, it is possible to speculate that the hepatic microenvironment, namely epithelial cells or the cytokine milieu, may play a role in its shaping. IL-15 is constitutively expressed in the liver and has a key role in activation and survival of innate and tissue-associated immune cells. In this in vitro study, we examined whether hepatocyte cell lines and/or IL-15 could play a role in the generation of NK-like T cells. The results show that both HepG2 cells and a human immortalized hepatocyte cell line increase survival and drive basal proliferation of T cells. In addition, IL-15 was capable of inducing Ag-independent up-regulation of NKR, including NKG2A, Ig-like receptors, and de novo expression of CD56 and NKp46 in CD8+CD56- T cells. In conclusion, our study suggests that hepatocytes and IL-15 create a favorable microenvironment for T cells to growth and survive. It can be proposed that the increased percentage of intrahepatic nonclassical NKT cells could be in part due to a local CD8+ T cell differentiation.

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  author       = {{Correia, Margareta P. and Cardoso, Elsa M. and Pereira, Carlos F. and Neves, Rui and Uhrberg, Markus and Arosa, Fernando A.}},
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  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{6149--6159}},
  publisher    = {{American Association of Immunologists}},
  series       = {{Journal of Immunology}},
  title        = {{Hepatocytes and IL-15 : A favorable microenvironment for T cell survival and CD8+ T cell differentiation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.0802470}},
  doi          = {{10.4049/jimmunol.0802470}},
  volume       = {{182}},
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