Macrophage migration inhibitory factor regulates TLR4 expression and modulates TCR/CD3-mediated activation in CD4+ T lymphocytes

Autor: Ekaterine Berishvili, Domenico Bosco, Véronique Serre-Beinier, Thierry Roger, Thierry Berney, Mohamed Alibashe-Ahmed, Walter Reith
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports
Scientific reports, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 9380
Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, No 1 (2019) P. 9380
Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)
ISSN: 2045-2322
Popis: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is involved in CD4+ T lymphocyte-mediated pathologies. Here, we demonstrate that CD4+ T lymphocytes express functional TLR4 that contributes to their activation, proliferation and cytokine secretion. In addition, we demonstrate that TLR4-induced responses are mediated by macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a pro-inflammatory cytokine. We also demonstrate that MIF regulates suboptimal TCR/CD3-mediated activation of T lymphocytes. On one hand, MIF prevents excessive TCR/CD3-mediated activation of CD4+ T lymphocytes under suboptimal stimulation conditions and, on the other hand, MIF enables activated CD4+ T lymphocytes to sense their microenvironment and adapt their effector response through TLR4. Therefore, MIF appears to be a major regulator of the activation of CD4+ T lymphocytes and the intensity of their effector response. TLR4-mediated activation is thus an important process for T cell-mediated immunity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE