High Proportion of Gamma-Delta T Cell Receptor Positive T Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Peripheral Blood of HIV-lnfected Patients with Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonias

Respiration ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin K. Kägi ◽  
Walter Fierz ◽  
Peter J. Grob ◽  
Erich W. Russi
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Pneumocystis Carinii ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Gamma Delta ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cell

scholarly journals gamma/delta T cell-deficient mice have impaired mucosal immunoglobulin A responses.

1996 ◽  
Vol 183 (4) ◽  
pp. 1929-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Fujihashi ◽  
J R McGhee ◽  
M N Kweon ◽  
M D Cooper ◽  
S Tonegawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cholera Toxin ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Tetanus Toxoid ◽  
Plasma Cells ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Gamma Delta ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cell

Mucosal tissues of mice are enriched in T cells that express the gamma/delta T cell receptor. Since the function of these cells remains unclear, we have compared mucosal immune responses in gamma/delta T cell receptor-deficient (TCRdelta-/-) mice versus control mice of the same genetic background. The frequency of intestinal immunoglobulin (Ig) A plasma cells as well as IgA levels in serum, bile, saliva, and fecal samples were markedly reduced in TCRdelta-/- mice. The TCRdelta-/- mice produced much lower levels of IgA antibodies when immunized orally with a vaccine of tetanus toxoid plus cholera toxin as adjuvant. Conversely, the antigen-specific IgM and IgG antibody responses were comparable to orally immunized control mice. Direct assessment of the cells forming antibodies against the tetanus toxoid and cholera toxin antigens indicated that significantly lower numbers of IgA antibody-producing cells were present in the intestinal lamina propria and Peyer's patches of TCRdelta-/- mice compared with the orally immunized control mice. The selective reduction of IgA responses to ingested antigens in the absence of gamma/delta T cells suggests a specialized role for gamma/delta cells in mucosal immunity.

scholarly journals Peripheral selection of V delta 1+ cells with restricted T cell receptor delta gene junctional repertoire in the peripheral blood of healthy donors.

1993 ◽  
Vol 178 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Beldjord ◽  
C Beldjord ◽  
E Macintyre ◽  
P Even ◽  
F Sigaux
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
General Assumption ◽  
Gamma Delta ◽  
Stable Pattern ◽  
Healthy Donors ◽  
Tcr Repertoire ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cell

To characterize the T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire expressed by the V delta 1+ gamma/delta T cell population, we have studied the V delta 1-J delta 1 junctional sequences from peripheral blood samples of healthy donors. We show that, surprisingly, this repertoire is restricted in most healthy adults, with a donor-specific and relatively stable pattern, whereas this repertoire remains unrestricted in infants, and is similar to that of thymocytes. These data contrast with the general assumption that the junctional repertoire of V delta 1+ gamma/delta T cells is extensive, and strongly suggest that peripheral recruitment of V delta 1+ cells bearing particular TCR occurs in humans during the postnatal stage.

scholarly journals Autoaggressive myocytotoxic T lymphocytes expressing an unusual gamma/delta T cell receptor.

1992 ◽  
Vol 176 (6) ◽  
pp. 1785-1789 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Pluschke ◽  
D Rüegg ◽  
R Hohlfeld ◽  
A G Engel
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Clone ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cells ◽  
Gamma Delta ◽  
T Cell Clone ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cell

Polymyositis mediated by gamma/delta T cells is a unique disease in which autoaggressive T lymphocytes surround, invade, and destroy muscle fibers. Histochemically, the vast majority of muscle-infiltrating T cells in a patient with polymyositis were reactive with a pan-gamma/delta T cell receptor (TCR)-specific monoclonal antibody (TCR-delta 1+), but unlike > 90% of peripheral blood gamma/delta T cells, these lymphocytes did not react with V delta 1- or V gamma 9-specific antibodies (A13- and Ti gamma A-, respectively). Differential reactivity with two different V delta 2-specific monoclonal antibodies (BB3-/TiV-delta 2+) indicated that the infiltrating T cells express a V delta 2-containing TCR with unusual additional structural features. Using conventional and anchored polymerase chain reaction for the analysis of TCR transcripts, we found a striking predominance of one unusual V delta 2-J delta 3 recombination and one V gamma 3-J gamma 1 recombination. Both the unusual phenotype (TCR-delta 1+/A13-/Ti gamma A-/BB3-/TiV-delta 2+) and the dominance of distinct TCR transcripts are compatible with the assumption that one T cell clone, which expresses a V gamma 3-J gamma 1-C gamma 2/V delta 2-J delta 3-C delta disulfide-linked TCR, dominates among the infiltrating T cells of the polymyositis muscle specimen analyzed.

scholarly journals Structure and specificity of T cell receptor gamma/delta on major histocompatibility complex antigen-specific CD3+, CD4-, CD8- T lymphocytes.

1988 ◽  
Vol 168 (5) ◽  
pp. 1899-1916 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Bluestone ◽  
R Q Cron ◽  
M Cotterman ◽  
B A Houlden ◽  
L A Matis
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Gene Segment ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Gamma Delta ◽  
Human T Cells ◽  
T Cell Lines ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cell ◽  
Delta Cells

Analyses of TCR-bearing murine and human T cells have defined a unique subpopulation of T cells that express the TCR-gamma/delta proteins. The specificity of TCR-gamma/delta T cells and their role in the immune response have not yet been elucidated. Here we examine alloreactive TCR-gamma/delta T cell lines and clones that recognize MHC-encoded antigens. A BALB/c nu/nu (H-2d)-derived H-2k specific T cell line and derived clones were both cytolytic and released lymphokines after recognition of a non-classical H-2 antigen encoded in the TL region of the MHC. These cells expressed the V gamma 2/C gamma 1 protein in association with a TCR-delta gene product encoded by a Va gene segment rearranged to two D delta and one J delta variable elements. A second MHC-specific B10 nu/nu (H-2b) TCR-gamma/delta T cell line appeared to recognize a classical H-2D-encoded MHC molecule and expressed a distinct V gamma/C gamma 4-encoded protein. These data suggest that many TCR-gamma/delta-expressing T cells may recognize MHC-linked antigens encoded within distinct subregions of the MHC. The role of MHC-specific TCR-gamma/delta cells in immune responses and their immunological significance are discussed.

The T-cell receptor Vβgene repertoire and clonal expansion from peripheral blood T cells in benzene-exposed workers in China

Hematology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Yangqiu Li ◽  
Shaohua Chen ◽  
Lijian Yang ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Clonal Expansion ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Exposed Workers

scholarly journals Amino acid substitutions in the floor of the putative antigen-binding site of H-2T22 affect recognition by a gamma delta T-cell receptor

1993 ◽  
Vol 90 (23) ◽  
pp. 11396-11400 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Moriwaki ◽  
B S Korn ◽  
Y Ichikawa ◽  
L van Kaer ◽  
S Tonegawa
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Peptide Transporter ◽  
Affect Recognition ◽  
Antigen Binding ◽  
In Vitro Mutagenesis ◽  
Gamma Delta ◽  
T Cell Clone ◽  
Gamma Delta T Cell

We have previously identified a self-reactive gamma delta T-cell clone (KN6) specific for the H-2T region gene product T22b. Now we have investigated by an in vitro mutagenesis analysis of the T22b gene the possibility that the interaction between the KN6 gamma delta T-cell receptor and T22b involves a peptide. The results demonstrate that mutations at the floor of the putative antigen-binding groove of T22b affect recognition by the gamma delta T-cell receptor. Furthermore, we have shown that KN6 cells react with cells that are deficient in the class I peptide transporter TAP1/TAP2. These results suggest that peptide is involved in the interaction of the KN6 T-cell receptor with T22 and that loading of T22 with the putative peptide is TAP1/TAP2-independent.

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