title: Regulation of IgE responses to inhaled antigen in mice by antigen-specific gamma delta T cells.
abstract: Indirect evidence implicates gamma delta T cells in the cross-regulation of CD4 alpha beta T cell responses. Adoptive transfer of small numbers of gamma delta T cells from ovalbumin (OVA)-tolerant mice selectively suppressed TH2-dependent immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody production without affecting parallel IgG responses. Challenge of these gamma delta T cells in vitro with specific antigen resulted in production of high levels of interferon gamma. The effects of the gamma delta T cells may be mediated by direct inhibition of OVA-specific CD4+ TH2 cell proliferation or selection for specific CD4 TH2 cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cell Biology, Institute for Child Health Research, West Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McMenamin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pimm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKersey
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000276:immunology*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007376:Interleukin-2; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D010047:Ovalbumin