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CD4+CD57+ T cells derived from peripheral blood do not support immunoglobulin production by B cells

Andersson, Eva LU ; Ohlin, Mats LU orcid ; Borrebaeck, Carl A K LU and Carlsson, Roland LU (1995) In Cellular Immunology 163(2). p.245-253
Abstract

A small subpopulation of CD4+ T cells found in peripheral blood coexpresses the CD57+ marker normally found on, e.g., NK cells. It is known that this population occurs in a higher frequency in certain diseases. The same antigen has also been shown to be expressed on CD4+ T cells derived from germinal centers. The localization of this cell population to specialized lymphoid structures suggests that it may play a role in the evolution of the antibody response following antigenic stimulation in vivo. We have examined the ability of peripheral blood helper T cells coexpressing CD57 to participate in B cell activation/differentiation and evaluated their responses to polyclonal stimulation. The... (More)

A small subpopulation of CD4+ T cells found in peripheral blood coexpresses the CD57+ marker normally found on, e.g., NK cells. It is known that this population occurs in a higher frequency in certain diseases. The same antigen has also been shown to be expressed on CD4+ T cells derived from germinal centers. The localization of this cell population to specialized lymphoid structures suggests that it may play a role in the evolution of the antibody response following antigenic stimulation in vivo. We have examined the ability of peripheral blood helper T cells coexpressing CD57 to participate in B cell activation/differentiation and evaluated their responses to polyclonal stimulation. The CD4+CD57+ T cells do not express mRNA for a number of different cytokines or for the CD40 ligand after activation in vitro. Furthermore these cells do not induce differentiation of B cells into immunoglobulin-producing cells. Consequently, despite their CD4 phenotype and their ability to be activated, to express the IL-2 receptor, and to enter into the cell cycle, they do not act as T helper cells under conditions where CD4+/CD57- cells normally do so. The findings suggest that this peripheral blood helper T cell population is functionally different from regular CD4+ T cells. The basis for the lack of proper costimulatory signals for immunoglobulin production might be related to the low expression of CD28.

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  author       = {{Andersson, Eva and Ohlin, Mats and Borrebaeck, Carl A K and Carlsson, Roland}},
  issn         = {{0008-8749}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{245--253}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Cellular Immunology}},
  title        = {{CD4+CD57+ T cells derived from peripheral blood do not support immunoglobulin production by B cells}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/cimm.1995.1123}},
  doi          = {{10.1006/cimm.1995.1123}},
  volume       = {{163}},
  year         = {{1995}},
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