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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
Invariant NK T (iNKT) cells are a distinct subset of T cells that rapidly produce an array of immunoregulatory cytokines upon activation. Cytokines produced by iNKT cells subsequently transactivate other leukocytes and elicit their respective effector functions. In this way, iNKT cells play a central role in coordinating the development of immune responses in a variety of settings. However, the mechanisms governing the quality of the iNKT cell response elicited remain poorly defined. To address whether changes in the CD1d expression pattern could regulate iNKT cell function, we generated a transgenic (Tg) mouse model in which thymocytes and peripheral T cells express high levels of CD1d (Lck-CD1d Tg+ mice). The expression of CD1d by T cells was sufficient to rescue development of iNKT cells in mice deficient of endogenous CD1d. However, the relative proportions of iNKT cell subsets in Lck-CD1d Tg+ mice were distinctly different from those in wild-type mice, suggesting an altered developmental program. Additionally, iNKT cells were hyporesponsive to antigenic stimulation in vivo. Interestingly, Lck-CD1d Tg+ mice develop liver pathology in the absence of any exogenous manipulation. The results of these studies suggest that changes to the CD1d expression program modulate iNKT cell development and function.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
176
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1421-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Antigen Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Antigens, CD1, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Antigens, CD1d, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Galactosylceramides, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Immune Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck), pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:16424169-T-Lymphocyte Subsets
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A cell-type specific CD1d expression program modulates invariant NKT cell development and function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural