title: Morphological, phenotypic and functional characteristics of a pure population of CD56+ CD16- CD3- large granular lymphocytes generated from human duodenal mucosa.
abstract: Interleukin-2 (IL-2)-dependent large granular lymphocytes (LGL) with a distinctive surface phenotype were generated from histologically normal duodenal biopsy tissues. Immunoperoxidase staining of the mucosa with an anti-CD56 monoclonal antibody revealed LGL localized in the lamina propria rather than in the epithelium. Light and electron microscopy demonstrated azurophilic and electron-dense cytoplasmic granules. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that these cells express CD45, CD56, CD2, CD7, CD11a, CD18, CD69 and the intermediate affinity (p70) IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) but not CD57, CD16, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD45RA, CD25, or the high affinity p55 IL-2R. The LGL proliferated when cultured in the presence of human rIL-2 but not in the presence of human rIL-4. Functional studies demonstrated that the LGL had strong cytotoxicity against natural killer (NK) target cells, K562, but not NK-resistant targets such as Colo 205, Melanoma and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed B-cell lines. The LGL expressed genes for IL-5, IL-8, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and the corresponding cytokines were detected in culture supernatant. These results provide evidence for an important role of gut mucosal LGL in the induction and regulation of inflammation and immunity in the gut.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buret
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Batey
authors.forename: Q Y
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Couch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cripps
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clancy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000032:analysis; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000276:immunology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D016207:Cytokines; D007376:Interleukin-2; D017452:Receptors, IgG