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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
Human and mouse CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells have been intensively studied through the last decade. However, little is known about this subset in other species. This study describes the phenotype of rat CD4(+)CD25(+) Foxp3(+) T cells and the site in which they exert regulation in a transfer-induced autoimmune diabetes model. Several proteins and mRNAs are up-regulated in unstimulated rat CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells compared with CD4(+)CD25(-) T cells, including Foxp3, Lag-3, CD80, interleukin 10 (IL-10) and CTLA-4. To investigate CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells in vivo, we transferred three million diabetogenic T cells either alone or in combination with two million CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells to 30-day-old BB rats. The pancreas and the pancreatic lymph nodes were examined as two potential regulatory sites. Time-course analysis of pancreatic histology following diabetogenic T-cell transfers revealed insulitis from about 14 days after transfer. By contrast, rats receiving both diabetogenic T cells and CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells had no insulitis at any time. Moreover, the frequency of diabetogenic T cells in the pancreatic lymph nodes 2 days after transfer was significantly reduced in rats receiving both subsets. These data indicate that the primary site of T-cell regulation is in the draining lymph nodes and not the pancreas in our model.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0300-9475
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-29
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Characteristics of rat CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells and their ability to prevent not only diabetes but also insulitis in an adoptive transfer model in BB rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article