Expression and Function of TLR2 on CD4 Versus CD8 T Cells
Immune Network
;
: 127-132, 2009.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-99215
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a fundamental role in innate immunity through their capacity to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Also, TLRs that are expressed in T cells are reported to function as co-stimulatory receptors. However, the functional capacity of TLRs on CD4 T and CD8 T cells has not been directly compared. Here we compared CD4 and CD8 T cell responses to TLR2 ligand plus TCR-mediated stimulation.METHODS:
TLR2 expression was analyzed on T cell subsets under naive and alloantigen-primed conditions. We analyzed the effects of TLR2 co-stimulation on proliferation and survival of T cell subsets in vitro when stimulated with soluble anti-CD3 in the presence or absence of synthetic ligand Pam3CSK4.RESULTS:
TLR2 expression on CD8 T cells was induced following activation; this expression was much higher than on CD4 T cells. Thus, the molecule was constitutively expressed on Listeria-specific memory CD8 T cells. Based on these expression levels, proliferation and survival were markedly elevated in CD8 T cells in response to the TLR2 co-stimulation by Pam3CSK4 compared with those in CD4 T cells.CONCLUSION:
Our data show that TLR2 co-stimulation is more responsible for proliferation and survival of CD8 T cells than for that of CD4 T cells.
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Main subject:
T-Lymphocytes
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T-Lymphocyte Subsets
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Toll-Like Receptors
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Immunity, Innate
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Memory
Language:
English
Journal:
Immune Network
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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