Tissue Specificity of Cross-Reactive Allogeneic Responses by EBV EBNA3A-Specific Memory T Cells

Autor: Marry E.I. Franke-van Dijk, Jamie Rossjohn, Dave L. Roelen, Ilias I.N. Doxiadis, Lloyd D'Orsogna, Ellen M.W. van der Meer-Prins, Arend Mulder, Pieter van der Pol, M. Eikmans, J. Anholts, Frans H. J. Claas, James McCluskey, Cees van Kooten
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Transplantation, 91(5), 494-500
DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318207944c
Popis: Background: The crossreactivity of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 3A [EBNA3A])-specific CD8 T cells against allogeneic human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*44:02 has been shown to be dependent on presentation of self-peptide EEYLQAFTY by the target antigen. In this study, we report that allogeneic HLA-B*44:02+ proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) are poor targets for EBV EBNA3A-specific T cells. Methods: The EEY peptide was exogenously loaded onto HLA-B*44:02 and HLA-B*44:03-expressing PTECs and HUVECs. EEY-peptide-loaded, and unloaded, PTECs and HUVECs were then incubated with serial dilutions of our EBNA3A T-cell clone, in a cytotoxicity assay. Results: Although HLA-B*44:02-expressing PTECs were specifically lysed in proportion to the effector/target ratio by the EBNA3A T-cell clone, without peptide loading, lysis was greatly increased by exogenous EEY peptide loading (15% vs. 75%; P
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