B7-1 and B7-2 costimulatory molecules activate differentially the Th1/Th2 developmental pathways: Application to autoimmune disease therapy

Autor: Mercy Prabhu Das, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Julia A. Brown, Raymond A. Sobel, Nasrin Nabavi, Ann M. Ranger, Laurie H. Glimcher, Howard L. Weiner, Scott S. Zamvil
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Cell. 80:707-718
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90349-6
Popis: CD4 T helper precursor cells mature along two alternative pathways, Th1 and Th2. Here we show that these pathways are differentially activated by two costimulatory molecules, B7-1 and B7-2. Using anti-B7 antibodies, this developmental step was manipulated both in vitro and in vivo in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). Anti-B7-1 reduced the incidence of disease while anti-B7-2 increased disease severity. Neither antibody affected overall T cell induction but rather altered cytokine profile. Administration of antiB7-1 at immunization resulted in predominant generation of Th2 clones whose transfer both prevented induction of EAE and abrogated established disease. Since cotreatment with anti-IL-4 antibody prevented disease amelioration, costimulatory molecules may directly affect initial cytokine secretion. Thus, interaction of B7-1 and B7-2 with shared counterreceptors CD28 and CTLA-4 results in very different outcomes in clinical disease by influencing commitment of precursors to a Th1 or Th2 lineage.
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