title: Participation of group 2 CD1 molecules in the control of murine tuberculosis.
abstract: Besides the classical major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and MHC class II molecules, human CD1 molecules have been shown to present mycobacterial antigens in vitro. In this study, in vivo treatment of mice with anti-CD1 monoclonal antibodies resulted in exacerbated tuberculosis at very early time points. In CD1-modulated mice, Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific production of the type 1 cytokines, IL-12, TNF, and IFN-gamma as well as of TGF beta was reduced. These findings suggest an antigen-presenting role of CD1 molecules in tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, University of Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szalay
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zügel
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ladel
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D013997:Time Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018949:Antigens, CD1; D016207:Cytokines; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018664:Interleukin-12; D007371:Interferon-gamma