title: Essential role for both CD80 and CD86 costimulation, but not CD40 interactions, in allergen-induced Th2 cytokine production from asthmatic bronchial tissue: role for alphabeta, but not gammadelta, T cells.
abstract: CD80 and CD86 interact with CD28 and deliver costimulatory signals required for T cell activation. We demonstrate that ex vivo allergen stimulation of bronchial biopsy tissue from mild atopic asthmatic, but not atopic nonasthmatic, subjects induced production of IL-5, IL-4, and IL-13. Explants from both study groups did not produce IFN-gamma, but secreted the chemokine RANTES without any overt stimulation. In addition to allergen, stimulation of asthmatic explants with mAbs to CD3 and TCR-alphabeta but not TCR-gammadelta induced IL-5 secretion. Allergen-induced IL-5 and IL-13 production by the asthmatic tissue was inhibited by anti-CD80 and, to a lesser extent, by anti-CD86 mAbs. In contrast, the production of these cytokines by PBMCs was not affected by mAbs to CD80, was inhibited by anti-CD86, and was strongly attenuated in the presence of both Abs. FACS analysis revealed that stimulated asthmatic bronchial tissue was comprised of CD4+ T cells that expressed surface CD28 (75. 3%) but little CTLA-4 (4.0%). Neutralizing mAbs to CD40 ligand had no effect on the cytokine levels produced by asthmatic tissue or PBMCs. Collectively, these findings suggest that allergen-specific alphabeta T cells are resident in asthmatic bronchial tissue and demonstrate that costimulation by both CD80 and CD86 is essential for allergen-induced cytokine production. In contrast, CD86 appears to be the principal costimulatory molecule required in PBMC responses. Attenuation of type 2 alphabeta T cell responses in the bronchial mucosa by blocking these costimulatory molecules may be of therapeutic potential in asthma.
authors.affiliation: University Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Jaffar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stanciu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lordan
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Holgate
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D015703:Antigens, CD; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D051940:B7-2 Antigen; D001980:Bronchi / Q000276:immunology*; D019013:CD40 Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D018418:Th2 Cells
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D015703:Antigens, CD; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D051940:B7-2 Antigen; D019013:CD40 Antigens; C497964:CD86 protein, human; D016207:Cytokines; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta