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Increased GABA(A) channel subunits expression in CD8(+) but not in CD4(+) T cells in BB rats developing diabetes compared to their congenic littermates

Kumar Mendu, Suresh LU ; Åkesson, Lina LU ; Jin, Zhe LU ; Edlund, Anna LU ; Cilio, Corrado LU ; Lernmark, Åke LU orcid and Birnira, Bryndis (2011) In Molecular Immunology 48(4). p.399-407
Abstract
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system is also present in the pancreatic islet beta cells where it may function as a paracrine molecule and perhaps as an immunomodulator of lymphocytes infiltrating the pancreatic islet. We examined CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells from diabetes prone (DRlyp/lyp) or resistant (DR+/+) congenic biobreeding (BB) rats for expression of GABA(A) channels. Our results show that BB rat CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells express alpha 1, alpha 2, alpha 3, alpha 4, alpha 6, beta 3, gamma 1, delta, rho 1 and rho 2 CABA(A) channel subunits. In CD8(+) T cells from DRlyp/lyp animals the subunits were significantly upregulated relative to expression levels in the CD8+ T cells... (More)
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system is also present in the pancreatic islet beta cells where it may function as a paracrine molecule and perhaps as an immunomodulator of lymphocytes infiltrating the pancreatic islet. We examined CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells from diabetes prone (DRlyp/lyp) or resistant (DR+/+) congenic biobreeding (BB) rats for expression of GABA(A) channels. Our results show that BB rat CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells express alpha 1, alpha 2, alpha 3, alpha 4, alpha 6, beta 3, gamma 1, delta, rho 1 and rho 2 CABA(A) channel subunits. In CD8(+) T cells from DRlyp/lyp animals the subunits were significantly upregulated relative to expression levels in the CD8+ T cells from DR+/+ rats as well as from CD4(+) T cells from both DRlyp/lyp and DR+/+ rats. Functional channels were formed in the T cells and physiological concentrations of GABA (100 nM) decreased T cell proliferation. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that GABA in the islets of Langerhans may diminish inflammation by inhibition of activated T lymphocytes. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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GABA, Diabetes, Lymphocytes, GABA(A) subunits, Proliferation, Immunomodulation
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Molecular Immunology
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48
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399 - 407
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Pergamon Press Ltd.
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1872-9142
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10.1016/j.molimm.2010.08.005
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English
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  author       = {{Kumar Mendu, Suresh and Åkesson, Lina and Jin, Zhe and Edlund, Anna and Cilio, Corrado and Lernmark, Åke and Birnira, Bryndis}},
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  keywords     = {{GABA; Diabetes; Lymphocytes; GABA(A) subunits; Proliferation; Immunomodulation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{399--407}},
  publisher    = {{Pergamon Press Ltd.}},
  series       = {{Molecular Immunology}},
  title        = {{Increased GABA(A) channel subunits expression in CD8(+) but not in CD4(+) T cells in BB rats developing diabetes compared to their congenic littermates}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3267556/1890918.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.molimm.2010.08.005}},
  volume       = {{48}},
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