Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
We present the first evidence of a T lymphocyte response to N-formylated peptides in humans. N-formylated peptide sequences from self (mitochondrial) and foreign (microbial) antigens were used to isolate antigen-specific T cell clones from healthy individuals, including a set of monozygotic twins. The observed response differed from that previously described in mouse (CD4(+) phenotype and MHC class II restriction in humans vs. CD8(+) phenotype and class I restriction in mice). These lymphocytes produce substantial amounts of IFN-gamma. They were isolated in only one of the monozygotic twins, which suggests that their expansion in the healthy immune repertoire is independent of the genetic background. Our result will help in assessing the relevance of N-formylated peptide-specific T cells in protection against infections within the human immune system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0014-2980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2762-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Antigen Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Interleukin-4, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-N-Formylmethionine, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:11536175-T-Lymphocyte Subsets
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
T cell response to N-formylated peptides in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosciences, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't