Upregulation of CD94 on CD8+T cells in anterior chamber-associated immune deviation

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Background: CD8+ regulatory T cells (Treg) have been considered to be involved in a model of ocular-induced tolerance, known as anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). The phenotype and characteristics of CD8+Treg in ACAID remain only poorly understood. Recent studies have reported that the CD94-Qa-1 system is implicated in the induction of ACAID CD8+Treg, but the functions and characteristics of CD8+CD94+T cells remain unclear. Results: Both mRNA and protein of CD94 and NKG2A were markedly up-regulated on splenic CD8+T cells of ACAID mice compared with controls. Flow cytometric analysis showed that very few CD8+CD94+T cells express granzyme B, perforin and Foxp3. CD8+CD94+T cells, but not CD8+CD94-T cells, magnetically isolated from the spleens of ACAID mice, produced large amounts of TGF-beta1 and exhibited suppressive activity in vitro. Neutralization of TGF-beta1 caused reversal of suppression mediated by CD8+CD94+T cells. Conclusion: CD8+CD94+T cells from ACAID mice exhibited suppressive activity in association with enhanced expression of TGF-beta1, suggesting that CD8+Treg are mainly distributed in CD94+T cell subpopulations. © 2008 He et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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He, H., Yang, P., Jiang, L., Zhang, J., Zhao, C., Chen, L., … Kijlstra, A. (2008). Upregulation of CD94 on CD8+T cells in anterior chamber-associated immune deviation. BMC Immunology, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2172-9-53

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