title: [CMV pp65 gene modified dendritic cells activate autologous T cells].
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a dangerous complication in patients with chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD). CMV-specific immunity depends on the activity of T cells. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of CMV pp65 gene modified dendritic cells (DCs) on activation of autologous T cells. Lentivirus system was utilized to introduce the CMV full-length pp65 gene into mouse DCs; CpG-DNA was used to induce mature DCs; flow cytometry and immunofluorescence were used to determine the expression of antigen and IFNgamma in T lymphocytes. The results showed that the DCs were infected with lentivirus at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 50 with optimal infectious efficiency of 30%-40%; mature DCs expressing pp65 gene could stimulate autologous naive T cells to express CD69 specifically; mature DCs expressing PP65 could stimulate autologous CD4+ or CD8+ T cells to produce IFNgamma. It is concluded that CMV pp65-modified and CpG-DNA-induced mature DCs can activate CMV-specific T lymphocytes in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Guang-Xun
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Xie-Qun
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jin-Yi
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hua-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Bao-Xia
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Hong-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yao-Zhu
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000235:genetics; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D016086:Lentivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099192:CD69 Antigens
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004247:DNA; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; D000099192:CD69 Antigens; C065418:cytomegalovirus matrix protein 65kDa