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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
Active T cell recognition of islet antigens has been postulated as the pathogenic mechanism in human type 1 diabetes, but evidence is scarce. If T cells are engaged, they are expected to display increased clonal size and exhibit a T helper (Th)1/Th2 differentiation state. We used a peptide library that covers tyrosine phosphatase IA-2, a target antigen expressed in pancreatic beta cells, to probe 8 diabetic patients and 5 HLA-matched controls. When tested in a high resolution IFNgamma/IL-4 double color ELISPOT assay directly ex vivo, the number of IA-2-reactive IFNgamma producing cells was 17-fold higher in patients than in controls and IL-4 producing cells were not present. An average of 9 peptides was recognized in the patients vs. one in the controls. Determinant recognition primarily involved CD4+ cells and showed high variability among the patients. Furthermore, anti-CD28 antibody signal enhances quantitative assessment of effector T cells in T1D patients. In vitro expansion with peptides and IL-2 results in detection of responding cells in the controls and loss of disease specificity of the T cell response. Together these data provide strong evidence for the active targeting of IA-2 by Th1 memory effector cells in human type 1 diabetes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0896-8411
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Elsevier Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased in vivo frequency of IA-2 peptide-reactive IFNgamma+/IL-4- T cells in type 1 diabetic subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't