CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells selectively diminish systemic autoreactivity in arthritic K/BxN miceopen access
- Authors
- Kang, Sang Mee; Jang, Eunkyeong; Paik, Doo-Jin; Jang, Young-Ju; Youn, Jeehee
- Issue Date
- Feb-2008
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY
- Keywords
- autoimmunity; K/BxN model; regulatory T cells; rheumatoid arthritis
- Citation
- MOLECULES AND CELLS, v.25, no.1, pp.64 - 69
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- MOLECULES AND CELLS
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 64
- End Page
- 69
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/179042
- ISSN
- 1016-8478
- Abstract
- Although the arthritis symptoms observed in the K/BxN model have been shown to be dependent on the functions of T and B cells specific to the self antigen glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, less is known about the in vivo roles of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T (T-reg) cells in the pathology of K/BxN mice. We determined the quantitative and functional characteristics of the T-reg cells in K/BxN mice. These mice contained a higher percentage of Foxp3(+) T-reg cells among the CD4(+) T cells than their BxN littermates. These T-reg cells were anergic and efficiently suppressed the proliferation of naive CD4(+) T cells and cytokine production by effector CD4(+) T cells in vitro. Antibody-mediated depletion of CD25(+) cells caused K/BxN mice to develop multi-organ inflammation and autoantibody production, while the symptoms of arthritis were not affected. These results demonstrate that despite the inability of the T-reg cells to suppress arthritis development, they play a critical role protecting the arthritic mice from systemic expansion of autoinimunity.
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