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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
The CD45RA and CD45RO isoforms have been reported to define complementary subsets among CD4+ T cells: CD45RA CD4+ T cells are considered "virgin T cells" and CD45RO "primed T cells." We investigated the secretion of lymphokines by human CD4+ CD45RO and CD4+ CD45RA T helper cells after mitogen stimulation. CD45RA and CD45RO CD4+ T cells were isolated by negative immunoselection using magnetic beads. CD45RO cells, but not CD45RA cells, proliferate well in response to pokeweed mitogen (PWM) or insoluble anti-CD3. Both subpopulations produced interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, and interferon (IFN)-gamma when stimulated with PWM for 1-4 days. Only Day 1 supernatants from CD45RO cells contained moderate amounts of IL-4. After 14 days of continuous culture and stimulation with PWM, the CD45RA subset had lost the expression of CD45RA and gained that of CD45RO. When long-term cultured CD45RA or CD45RO cells were treated with insoluble anti-CD3, they incorporated [3H]thymidine at similar levels, but only CD45RO cells secreted IL-4 and significantly increased their secretion of IFN-gamma. These data indicate that despite phenotype conversion, the two subpopulations maintain functional differences in the secretion of lymphokines, thus suggesting that circulating CD45RA and CD45RO cells may represent different lines of differentiation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0008-8749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
141
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential interleukin secretion by in vitro activated human CD45RA and CD45RO CD4+ T cell subsets.
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Inmunología, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study