title: Costimulator dependence of lymphokine secretion by naive and activated CD4+ T lymphocytes from TCR transgenic mice.
abstract: The role of costimulation in Ag-induced responses of naive and differentiated IL-2 and IL-4-producing CD4+ T cells has been examined using cells from mice expressing a transgenic TCR specific for cytochrome c (81-104) + I-Ek. IL-2 secretion by naive and pre-activated T cells is dependent on costimulation, because it is not induced with chemically fixed APCs and is significantly inhibited by the B7 antagonist, CTLA4-Ig. In contrast, IL-4 secretion by in vitro differentiated Th2-like cells is relatively independent of costimulators. Thus, the requirement for costimulation is related more to lymphokine secretion profiles than to the previous activation status of CD4+ T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Abbas
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000502:physiology; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D018122:B7-1 Antigen / Q000502:physiology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D018664:Interleukin-12; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556707:Ctla4 protein, mouse; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007378:Interleukins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D018664:Interleukin-12; D015847:Interleukin-4; D000069594:Abatacept