title: Differential activation of Th1 and Th2 CD4+ cells by murine brain microvessel endothelial cells and smooth muscle/pericytes.
abstract: CD4+ Th cell infiltration into the brain and the activation by cellular elements of the central nervous system (CNS) are thought to be important steps in the initiation of CNS autoimmune diseases. T cell activation requires Ag-specific stimulation and additional costimulatory signals provided by the APC. Here we describe how murine brain microvessel endothelial (En) cells and smooth muscle/pericytes (SM/P) selectively induce the Ag-specific activation of different Th1 and Th2 CD4+ T cell clones. Th1 and Th2 cell clones were used that were specific for the same peptide Ag in the context of the same class II allotype. SM/P preferentially activated Th1 cell clones, whereas En cells activated Th2 cell clones better, as reflected by cell proliferation and production of IL-2 by SM/P-activated Th1 clones and IL-4 by Th2 clones. There was no difference in the level of expression of CD4, CD2, or LFA-1 molecules between these Th cell clones, and anti-CD4, CD2, LFA-1 or ICAM-1 mAb did not differentially affect Ag-induced proliferation among the clones. Moreover, antibody to CD28 did not influence Ag presentation by brain microvessel En or SM/P cells to Ag-specific Th1 and Th2 clones. These results suggest that: 1) different The subsets might require different signals for their activation; 2) different APC might provide different costimulatory signals for Th cell subsets; and 3) brain microvessel En and SM/P might play a differential role in induction of autoreactive T cell responses in the CNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fabry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandor
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Gajewski
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Herlein
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Waldschmidt
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology; D001921:Brain / Q000276:immunology*; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D018106:CD28 Antigens; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000276:immunology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D018106:CD28 Antigens; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D007376:Interleukin-2; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D015847:Interleukin-4