Expression of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL in thymocytes during thymus regeneration
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
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: 896-911, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
4-1BB, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily, is a major costimulatory receptor that is rapidly expressed on the surface of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells after antigen- or mitogen-induced activation. The interaction of 4-1BB with 4-1BBL regulates immunity and promotes the survival and expansion of activated T cells. In this study, the expression of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL was examined during regeneration of the murine thymus following acute cyclophosphamide-induced involution. Four-color flow cytometry showed that 4-1BB and 4-1BBL were present in the normal thymus and were preferentially expressed in the regenerating thymus, mainly in CD4+CD8+ double-positive (DP) thymocytes. Furthermore, the CD4loCD8lo, CD4+CD8lo and CD4loCD8+ thymocyte subsets, representing stages of thymocyte differentiation intermediate between DP and single-positive (SP) thymocytes, also expressed 4-1BB and 4-1BBL during thymus regeneration but to a lesser degree. Interestingly, the 4-1BB and 4-1BBL positive cells among the CD4+CD8+ DP thymocytes present during thymus regeneration were TCR(hi) and CD69+ unlike the corresponding controls. Moreover, the 4-1BB and 4-1BBL positive cells among the intermediate subsets present during thymus regeneration also exhibited TCRhi/int and CD69+/int phenotypes, indicating that 4-1BB and 4-1BBL are predominantly expressed by the positively selected population of the CD4+CD8+ DP and the intermediate thymocytes during thymus regeneration. RT-PCR and Western blot analyses confirmed the presence and elevated levels of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL mRNA and protein in thymocytes during thymus regeneration. We also found that the interaction of 4-1BB with 4-1BBL promoted thymocyte adhesion to thymic epithelial cells. Our results suggest that 4-1BB and 4-1BBL participate in T lymphopoiesis associated with positive selection during recovery from acute thymic involution.
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Asunto principal:
Regeneración
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Timo
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ARN Mensajero
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Linfocitos T
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Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos
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Adhesión Celular
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Diferenciación Celular
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Línea Celular
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Células Cultivadas
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Regulación de la Expresión Génica
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Revista:
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Año:
2009
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