Title
Viral infection abrogates CD8(+) T-cell deletion induced by costimulation blockade
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; >Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism; Department of Pathology; Department of Surgery
Publication Date
2000-08-18
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Treatment with a single donor-specific transfusion (DST) plus a brief course of anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (mAb) prolongs skin allograft survival in mice. It is known that prolongation of allograft survival by this method depends in part on deletion of alloreactive CD8(+) T cells at the time of tolerance induction. Recent data suggest that infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) abrogates the ability of this protocol to prolong graft survival.
METHODS: To study the mechanism by which viral infection abrogates allograft survival, we determined (1) the fate of tracer populations of alloreactive transgenic CD8(+) T cells and (2) the duration of skin allograft survival following treatment with DST and anti-CD154 mAb in the presence or absence of LCMV infection.
RESULTS: We confirmed that treatment of uninfected mice with DST and anti-CD154 mAb leads to the deletion of alloreactive CD8(+) T cells and is associated with prolongation of skin allograft survival. In contrast, treatment with DST and anti-CD154 mAb in the presence of intercurrent LCMV infection was associated with the failure to delete alloreactive CD8(+) T cells and with the rapid rejection of skin allografts. The number of alloreactive CD8(+) cells actually increased significantly, and the cells acquired an activated phenotype.
CONCLUSIONS: Interference with the deletion of alloreactive CD8(+) T cells mediated by DST and anti-CD154 mAb may in part be the mechanism by which viral infection abrogates transplantation tolerance induction.
DOI of Published Version
10.1006/jsre.2000.5962
Source
J Surg Res. 2000 Sep;93(1):63-9. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Journal of surgical research
Related Resources
PubMed ID
10945944
Repository Citation
Turgeon NA, Iwakoshi NN, Phillips NE, Meyers WC, Welsh RM, Greiner DL, Mordes JP, Rossini AA. (2000). Viral infection abrogates CD8(+) T-cell deletion induced by costimulation blockade. GSBS Student Publications. https://doi.org/10.1006/jsre.2000.5962. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1268