title: Secondary lymphoid-tissue chemokine induced modulation of T cells.
abstract: In this study we were interested in investigating the extent to which stimulation through a chemokine receptor could modulate TCR function. We report that splenic T cells exposed to secondary lymphoid-tissue chemokine (SLC, CCL21) for 72, but not 2 or 24 hours, exhibited a decreased ability to produce IFN-gamma following CD3 crosslinking. Similar findings were observed with CCL2 and CCL5. The decrease in IFN-gamma production was not attributed to a decrease in T cell viability, was not accompanied with an increase in IL-4 production, and could be induced using a G protein coupled receptor agonist indicating involvement of chemokine receptors. One explanation for these findings was that following chemokine exposure the T cells were less efficient at TCR capping and exhibited a decrease in ZAP-70 protein expression. Consequently, these data indicate that CCL21 could modulate the function and expression of proteins necessary for T cell activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042, USA.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Vitiello
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kurt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054421:Chemokine CCL21; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: C515479:Ccl21c protein, mouse; D054421:Chemokine CCL21; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma