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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
T cells contribute to the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke by yet unknown mechanisms. Mice with transgenic T-cell receptors (TCRs) and mutations in costimulatory molecules were used to define the minimal immunologic requirements for T cell-mediated ischemic brain damage. Stroke was induced in recombination activating gene 1-deficient (RAG1(-/-)) mice devoid of T and B cells, RAG1(-/-) mice reconstituted with B cells or T cells, TCR-transgenic mice bearing 1 single CD8(+) (2C/RAG2, OTI/RAG1 mice) or CD4(+) (OTII/RAG1, 2D2/RAG1 mice) TCR, mice lacking accessory molecules of TCR stimulation (CD28(-/-), PD1(-/-), B7-H1(-/-) mice), or mice deficient in nonclassical T cells (natural killer T [NKT] and gammadelta T cells) by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Stroke outcome was assessed at day 1. RAG1(-/-) mice and RAG1(-/-) mice reconstituted with B cells developed significantly smaller brain infarctions compared with controls, but thrombus formation after FeCl(3)-induced vessel injury was unimpaired. In contrast, TCR-transgenic mice and mice lacking costimulatory TCR signals were fully susceptible to tMCAO similar to mice lacking NKT and gammadelta T cells. These findings were corroborated by adoptive transfer experiments. Our data demonstrate that T cells critically contribute to cerebral ischemia, but their detrimental effect neither depends on antigen recognition nor TCR costimulation or thrombus formation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1528-0020
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3835-42
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Early detrimental T-cell effects in experimental cerebral ischemia are neither related to adaptive immunity nor thrombus formation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Wuerzburg, D-97080 Wuerzburg, Germany. christoph.kleinschnitz@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't