The recognition of HLA-B27 by human CD4+ T lymphocytes
LH Boyle, JC Goodall, SS Opat… - The Journal of …, 2001 - journals.aai.org
LH Boyle, JC Goodall, SS Opat, JS Gaston
The Journal of Immunology, 2001•journals.aai.orgHLA-B27 transgenic animal models suggest a role for CD4+ T lymphocytes in the
pathogenesis of the spondyloarthropathies, and murine studies have raised the possibility
that unusual forms of B27 may be involved in disease. We demonstrate that CD4+ T cells
capable of recognizing B27 can be isolated from humans by coculture with the MHC class II-
negative cell line T2 transfected with B27. These CD4+ T cells recognize a panel of B27-
transfected cell lines that are defective in Ag-processing pathways, but not the …
pathogenesis of the spondyloarthropathies, and murine studies have raised the possibility
that unusual forms of B27 may be involved in disease. We demonstrate that CD4+ T cells
capable of recognizing B27 can be isolated from humans by coculture with the MHC class II-
negative cell line T2 transfected with B27. These CD4+ T cells recognize a panel of B27-
transfected cell lines that are defective in Ag-processing pathways, but not the …
Abstract
HLA-B27 transgenic animal models suggest a role for CD4+ T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of the spondyloarthropathies, and murine studies have raised the possibility that unusual forms of B27 may be involved in disease. We demonstrate that CD4+ T cells capable of recognizing B27 can be isolated from humans by coculture with the MHC class II-negative cell line T2 transfected with B27. These CD4+ T cells recognize a panel of B27-transfected cell lines that are defective in Ag-processing pathways, but not the nontransfected parental cell lines, in a CD4-dependent fashion. Inhibition of responses by the MHC class I-specific mAb w6/32 and the B27 binding mAb ME1 implicates the recognition of a form of B27 recognized by both of these Abs. We suggest that B27-reactive CD4+ T cells may be pathogenic in spondyloarthropathies, particularly if factors such as infection influence expression of abnormal forms of B27.
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