Differential effect of interleukin 1 on naive and memory CD4+ T cells.
Freshly derived murine CD4+ T cells are divided into naive and memory cells based on the expression of CD45 isoforms. Cross-linking the T cell receptor CD3 complex either by plastic-bound anti-CD3 antibodies or the antibody presented on non-lymphoid Fc gamma receptor type II-positive Chinese hamster ovary cells in absence of competent antigen-presenting cells fails to activate naive cells to either secrete cytokines or to proliferate. In contrast, memory cells secrete their characteristic cytokines [interleukin (IL) 2, IL4, and interferon-gamma] and show significant proliferation to this stimulus. IL 1 however, is required for their optimal clonal expansion. Differential expression of IL 1 receptor mRNA in memory cells also correlate with their responsiveness to IL 1. Thus, these data reveal a basic difference in the requirements for activation of naive and memory CD4+ T cells.
Luqman
M
M
Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
Greenbaum
L
L
Lu
D
D
Bottomly
K
K
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000032:analysis; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D007375:Interleukin-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens