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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Regulatory T (T(R)) cells manifest constitutive expression of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4), but the function of CTLA-4 in mediating the regulatory function of T(R) cells is unclear. We show here that mouse CD4+CD25+ cells, either resting or induced to overexpress CTLA-4 by treatment with antibody to CD3, initiated tryptophan catabolism in dendritic cells through a CTLA-4-dependent mechanism. This process required B7 expression and cytokine production by the dendritic cells. In contrast, T(R) cells cultured in the presence of bacterial lipopolysaccharide induced tryptophan catabolism by dendritic cells in a CTLA-4-independent but cytokine-dependent way. Thus, regulation of immunosuppressive tryptophan catabolism in dendritic cells might represent a major mechanism of action of T(R) cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1529-2908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1206-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Antigens, CD80, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Antigens, Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-CTLA-4 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Immune Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Receptors, Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Tryptophan, pubmed-meshheading:14578884-Tryptophan Oxygenase
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of tryptophan catabolism by regulatory T cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't