| Literature DB >> 8760834 |
N J Karandikar1, C L Vanderlugt, T L Walunas, S D Miller, J A Bluestone.
Abstract
CTLA-4, a CD28 homologue expressed on activated T cells, binds with high affinity to the CD28 ligands, B7-1 (CD80) and B7-2 (CD86). This study was designed to examine the role of CTLA-4 in regulating autoimmune disease. Murine relapsing-remitting experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (R-EAE) is a demyelinating disease mediated by PLP139-151-specific CD4+ T cells in SJL/J mice. Anti-CTLA-4 mAbs (or their F(ab) fragments) enhanced in vitro proliferation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production by PLP139-151-primed lymph node cells. Addition of either reagent to in vitro activation cultures potentiated the ability of T cells to adoptively transfer disease to naive recipients. In vivo administration of anti-CTLA-4 mAb to recipients of PLP139-151-specific T cells resulted in accelerated and exacerbated disease. Finally, anti-CTLA-4 treatment of mice during disease remission resulted in the exacerbation of relapses. Collectively, these results suggest that CTLA-4 mediates the downregulation of ongoing immune responses and plays a major role in regulating autoimmunity.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8760834 PMCID： PMC2192746 DOI： 10.1084/jem.184.2.783
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN： 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307