| Literature DB >> 1730927 |
T A Barrett1, M L Delvy, D M Kennedy, L Lefrancois, L A Matis, A L Dent, S M Hedrick, J A Bluestone.
Abstract
The present study examined mechanisms of tolerance for T cell receptor gamma/delta (TCR-gamma/delta) cells. Using a transgenic (Tg) model, we demonstrate that although alloantigen (Ag)-specific TCR-gamma/delta cells are deleted in the thymus and spleen of Ag-bearing mice, intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) expressing normal levels of the Tg TCR were present. However, Tg+ IELs from Ag-bearing mice were unresponsive to activation. Furthermore, self-reactive Tg+ IELs decreased in number over time. Thus, in epithelial tissue, Tg TCR-gamma/delta cells are eliminated subsequent to and most likely as a result of the induction of clonal anergy.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1730927 PMCID: PMC2119083 DOI: 10.1084/jem.175.1.65
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307