The binding of a T cell to an Ag-laden dendritic cell (DC) is a critical step of the acquired immune response. Herein, we address whether a DC-produced chemokine can induce the arrest of T cells on DC under dynamic flow conditions. Ag-primed T cells and a T cell line were observed to rapidly (∼0.5 s) bind to immobilized DC at low shear stress (0.1–0.2 dynes/cm2) in a pertussis toxin-sensitive fashion. Quantitatively, Ag-primed T cells displayed 2- to 3-fold enhanced binding to DC compared with unprimed T cells (p < 0.01). In contrast to naive T cells, primed T cell arrest was largely inhibited by pertussis toxin, neutralization of the CC chemokine, macrophage-derived chemokine (CCL22), or by desensitization of the CCL22 receptor, CCR4. Our results demonstrate that DC-derived CCL22 induces rapid binding of activated T cells under dynamic conditions and that Ag-primed and naive T cells fundamentally differ with respect to chemokine-dependent binding to DC.
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Wu, M., Fang, H., & Hwang, S. T. (2001). Cutting Edge: CCR4 Mediates Antigen-Primed T Cell Binding to Activated Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology, 167(9), 4791–4795. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.167.9.4791
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