TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustained exposure to bacterial antigen induces interferon-γ-dependent T cell receptor ζ down-regulation and impaired T cell function
AU - Bronstein-Sitton, Noemí
AU - Cohen-Daniel, Leonor
AU - Vaknin, Ilan
AU - Ezernitchi, Analía V.
AU - Leshem, Benny
AU - Halabi, Amal
AU - Houri-Haddad, Yael
AU - Greenbaum, Eugenia
AU - Zakay-Rones, Zichria
AU - Shapira, Lior
AU - Baniyash, Michal
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank N. Rosenheimer-Goudsmid for help with the FACS analysis. Supported by the Society of Research Associates of the Lautenberg Center, the Concern Foundation of Los Angeles, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Joseph and Matilda Melnick Fund.
PY - 2003/10/1
Y1 - 2003/10/1
N2 - T cell antigen receptor ζ chain down-regulation and impaired in vitro T cell function have been described in cancer and autoimmune and infectious diseases. However, the immunological basis for this phenomenon is unknown. Sustained exposure to antigen and chronic systemic inflammation, factors shared by the various pathologies, might account for this phenomenon. We developed an in vivo experimental system that mimics these conditions and show that sustained exposure of mice to bacterial antigens was sufficient to induce T cell antigen receptor ζ chain down-regulation and impair T cell function, provided an interferon-γ-dependent T helper type 1 immune response developed. This indicates ζ chain down-regulation could be a physiological response that attenuates an exacerbated immune response. However, it can act as a 'double-edged sword', impairing immune responses to chronic diseases.
AB - T cell antigen receptor ζ chain down-regulation and impaired in vitro T cell function have been described in cancer and autoimmune and infectious diseases. However, the immunological basis for this phenomenon is unknown. Sustained exposure to antigen and chronic systemic inflammation, factors shared by the various pathologies, might account for this phenomenon. We developed an in vivo experimental system that mimics these conditions and show that sustained exposure of mice to bacterial antigens was sufficient to induce T cell antigen receptor ζ chain down-regulation and impair T cell function, provided an interferon-γ-dependent T helper type 1 immune response developed. This indicates ζ chain down-regulation could be a physiological response that attenuates an exacerbated immune response. However, it can act as a 'double-edged sword', impairing immune responses to chronic diseases.
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U2 - 10.1038/ni975
DO - 10.1038/ni975
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C2 - 14502285
AN - SCOPUS:0142070778
SN - 1529-2908
VL - 4
SP - 957
EP - 964
JO - Nature Immunology
JF - Nature Immunology
IS - 10
ER -