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ID 29070
Author
Tanaka, Haruko Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
Nakamura, Yoichi Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
Azuma, Masahiko Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine KAKEN Search Researchers
Yanagawa, Hiroaki Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine KAKEN Search Researchers
Sone, Saburo Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
bronchial epithelial cells
APC
T cells
CD40
IFN-γ
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
We examined whether freshly isolated human bronchial cells (HBEC) and bronchial epithelial cell line/ BEAS-2B cells expressed surface molecules required for APC function. These cells expressed CD40 and ICAM-1, but not B7-1, B7-2 or HLA-DR molecules. Treatment of these cells with IFN-γ resulted in enhanced expression of CD40 and ICAM-1 as well as induction of HLA-DR expression. Th2 cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-5, proinflammatory cytokine of GM-CSF and nonspecific activator endotoxin had no effect on these phenotypic expressions. Functional examinations showed that allogeneic lymphocytes purified from peripheral blood strongly proliferated in response to BEAS-2B cells cultured with IFN-γ, but only weakly compared with those without IFN-γ. When allogeneic lymphocytes were purified to CD4+ cells, the proliferative response against BEAS-2B cells was abolished. Blockade of CD40-CD40L interaction by anti-CD40 antibody also inhibited the proliferation of lymphocytes to BEAS-2B cells, although this treatment showed a minimum effect on the response to allogeneic MNC. Thus, bronchial epithelial cells have the ability to present allogeneic antigens to T cells in both CD40- and IFN-γ- dependent manners under the presence of third party cells that transduce co-stimulatory signals.
Journal Title
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
ISSN
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
Volume
48
Issue
1-2
Start Page
109
End Page
117
Sort Key
109
Published Date
2001
Remark
EDB ID
FullText File
language
eng
departments
Health Service and Counseling Center
Medical Sciences
University Hospital