TY - JOUR
T1 - Suppression of autoreactive T-cell response to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa by blockade of CD40/CD154 interaction
T2 - Implications for treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura
AU - Kuwana, Masataka
AU - Kawakami, Yutaka
AU - Ikeda, Yasuo
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2003/1/15
Y1 - 2003/1/15
N2 - The potential immunosuppressive effect of an anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (mAb) on the pathogenic autoreactive T-cell response was evaluated using an in vitro culture system with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa)-reactive T cells from patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The anti-CD154 mAb did not inhibit T-cell proliferation, but suppressed anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibody production, in bulk peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures stimulated with GPIIb/IIIa. Repeated antigenic stimulation of GPIIb/IIIa-reactive CD4+ T-cell lines in the presence of anti-CD154 mAb resulted in the loss of proliferative capacity and helper function for promoting anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibody production. These anergic T-cell lines showed a cytokine profile of low interferon γ and high interleukin 10 and suppressed anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibody production. Our results indicate that blockade of the CD40/CD154 interaction induces generation of autoantigen-specific anergic CD4+ T cells with regulatory function and could be a therapeutic option for suppressing pathogenic autoimmune responses in patients with ITP.
AB - The potential immunosuppressive effect of an anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (mAb) on the pathogenic autoreactive T-cell response was evaluated using an in vitro culture system with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa)-reactive T cells from patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The anti-CD154 mAb did not inhibit T-cell proliferation, but suppressed anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibody production, in bulk peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures stimulated with GPIIb/IIIa. Repeated antigenic stimulation of GPIIb/IIIa-reactive CD4+ T-cell lines in the presence of anti-CD154 mAb resulted in the loss of proliferative capacity and helper function for promoting anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibody production. These anergic T-cell lines showed a cytokine profile of low interferon γ and high interleukin 10 and suppressed anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibody production. Our results indicate that blockade of the CD40/CD154 interaction induces generation of autoantigen-specific anergic CD4+ T cells with regulatory function and could be a therapeutic option for suppressing pathogenic autoimmune responses in patients with ITP.
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U2 - 10.1182/blood-2002-07-2157
DO - 10.1182/blood-2002-07-2157
M3 - Article
C2 - 12393517
AN - SCOPUS:0037438507
VL - 101
SP - 621
EP - 623
JO - Blood
JF - Blood
SN - 0006-4971
IS - 2
ER -