已经证明器官移植受者体内存在抑制性或调节性细胞,能下调抗原特异性的T细胞反应,进而有利于移植物特异性免疫耐受。1995年Sakaguchi^[1]首次报道,表达IL-2受体α链(CD25)的CD4^+T细胞亚群的数量的减少和功能的缺陷可引起自身免...已经证明器官移植受者体内存在抑制性或调节性细胞,能下调抗原特异性的T细胞反应,进而有利于移植物特异性免疫耐受。1995年Sakaguchi^[1]首次报道,表达IL-2受体α链(CD25)的CD4^+T细胞亚群的数量的减少和功能的缺陷可引起自身免疫性疾病,具有免疫调节作用。这群高表达CD25的细胞被命名为调节性T细胞(regulatory T cells,Treg),它们在器官移植耐受的诱导和维持中起重要作用。本文主要阐述CD4^+CD25^high调节性T细胞的研究进展及其与临床器官移植的关系。展开更多
The proportion and changes of CD4^+CD25^high regulatory T cells (Trs) in peripheral blood of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients were analyzed and their clinical significance explored. The peripheral bloo...The proportion and changes of CD4^+CD25^high regulatory T cells (Trs) in peripheral blood of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients were analyzed and their clinical significance explored. The peripheral blood was collected from 61 patients with NSCLC and 15 healthy controls. By using monoclonal antibodies, the blood samples were evaluated with the flow cytometry for lymphocyte subsets (CD3^+, CD4^+ and CD8^+) and CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells. The results showed that the proportion of CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in NSCLC group was significantly higher than in control group [(4.36 ±2.07) % vs (2.04±1.03) %, P〈0.01]. The proportion of CD4^+CD25^ high Tr cells in late stage was higher than that in early stage [stages Ⅰ +Ⅱ (2.264±0.6) %; stage Ⅲ(3.284± 1.38) %; stage IV (6.06 4±4.08) %] (P〈0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that the prognosis of the patients who had higher proportion of CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in peripheral blood was worse (P=0.0026). In conclusion, the relative increase in CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in peripheral blood may be related to im- munosuppression and tumor progression in patients with NSCLC. This finding suggests that CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in peripheral blood of NSCLC may be positive for prognosis analysis. The use of depletion of the CD4^+CD25^high Tr cell therapy to treat NSCLC patients may be an effective strategy.展开更多
AIM: To investigated the interaction between toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-activated hepatoma cells and macrophages in the induction of tumor-immune suppression mediated by CD4+CD25high family of transcription factor P3...AIM: To investigated the interaction between toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-activated hepatoma cells and macrophages in the induction of tumor-immune suppression mediated by CD4+CD25high family of transcription factor P3 (FOXP3) regulatory T cells (Tregs). METHODS: The proportion of FOXP3+ Tregs was identified in peripheral blood and tumor tissues of 60 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. TLR4 expression was examined in tumor tissues and cell lines. The correlation was examined between FOXP3+ Tregs in peripheral blood and TLR4 expression of HCC tissues. Following activation of TLR4 in H22 murine hepatoma cells pre-incubated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and co-cultured with macrophage cell line RAW246.7, the synthesis of cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, CCL22, and interleukin (IL)-10 by the two cell lines was detected and analyzed. RESULTS: FOXP3+ Tregs were enriched in tumor sites, and circulating FOXP3+ Tregs were increased in HCC patients in correlation with multiple tumor foci and up-regulated TLR4 expression in HCC tissues. Semi-quantitative analysis indicated that TLR4 was over-expressed in HCC compared with the matched normal tissues. Cell cultivation experiments indicated that the mRNAs of IL-10 and CCL22 were significantly up-regulated in the RAW246.7 cell line when co-cultured with LPS preincubated H22 cells. CONCLUSION: In hepatoma cell lines, TLR4 may indirectly facilitate the recruitment of Tregs to the tumor site and promote intrahepatic metastasis through its interaction with macrophages.展开更多
文摘已经证明器官移植受者体内存在抑制性或调节性细胞,能下调抗原特异性的T细胞反应,进而有利于移植物特异性免疫耐受。1995年Sakaguchi^[1]首次报道,表达IL-2受体α链(CD25)的CD4^+T细胞亚群的数量的减少和功能的缺陷可引起自身免疫性疾病,具有免疫调节作用。这群高表达CD25的细胞被命名为调节性T细胞(regulatory T cells,Treg),它们在器官移植耐受的诱导和维持中起重要作用。本文主要阐述CD4^+CD25^high调节性T细胞的研究进展及其与临床器官移植的关系。
基金This project was supported by grants from National Science Fundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 30225038) The National Basic Research Program(No.2001CB5101).
文摘The proportion and changes of CD4^+CD25^high regulatory T cells (Trs) in peripheral blood of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients were analyzed and their clinical significance explored. The peripheral blood was collected from 61 patients with NSCLC and 15 healthy controls. By using monoclonal antibodies, the blood samples were evaluated with the flow cytometry for lymphocyte subsets (CD3^+, CD4^+ and CD8^+) and CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells. The results showed that the proportion of CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in NSCLC group was significantly higher than in control group [(4.36 ±2.07) % vs (2.04±1.03) %, P〈0.01]. The proportion of CD4^+CD25^ high Tr cells in late stage was higher than that in early stage [stages Ⅰ +Ⅱ (2.264±0.6) %; stage Ⅲ(3.284± 1.38) %; stage IV (6.06 4±4.08) %] (P〈0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that the prognosis of the patients who had higher proportion of CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in peripheral blood was worse (P=0.0026). In conclusion, the relative increase in CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in peripheral blood may be related to im- munosuppression and tumor progression in patients with NSCLC. This finding suggests that CD4^+CD25^high Tr cells in peripheral blood of NSCLC may be positive for prognosis analysis. The use of depletion of the CD4^+CD25^high Tr cell therapy to treat NSCLC patients may be an effective strategy.
文摘AIM: To investigated the interaction between toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-activated hepatoma cells and macrophages in the induction of tumor-immune suppression mediated by CD4+CD25high family of transcription factor P3 (FOXP3) regulatory T cells (Tregs). METHODS: The proportion of FOXP3+ Tregs was identified in peripheral blood and tumor tissues of 60 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. TLR4 expression was examined in tumor tissues and cell lines. The correlation was examined between FOXP3+ Tregs in peripheral blood and TLR4 expression of HCC tissues. Following activation of TLR4 in H22 murine hepatoma cells pre-incubated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and co-cultured with macrophage cell line RAW246.7, the synthesis of cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, CCL22, and interleukin (IL)-10 by the two cell lines was detected and analyzed. RESULTS: FOXP3+ Tregs were enriched in tumor sites, and circulating FOXP3+ Tregs were increased in HCC patients in correlation with multiple tumor foci and up-regulated TLR4 expression in HCC tissues. Semi-quantitative analysis indicated that TLR4 was over-expressed in HCC compared with the matched normal tissues. Cell cultivation experiments indicated that the mRNAs of IL-10 and CCL22 were significantly up-regulated in the RAW246.7 cell line when co-cultured with LPS preincubated H22 cells. CONCLUSION: In hepatoma cell lines, TLR4 may indirectly facilitate the recruitment of Tregs to the tumor site and promote intrahepatic metastasis through its interaction with macrophages.