Abstract |
We previously reported that after exposure to inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-17 and IFN-γ, RPE cells express increased amounts of suppressor of cytokine signaling, leading to general suppression of the inflammatory response. Here, we demonstrate that RPE cells expressed increased levels of PD-L1 in response to IL-17, IFN-γ, or Poly I:C. These PD-L1(hi) RPE cells inhibited the pathogenic activities of IRBP-specific T cells, which usually induced uveitis when injected into naïve mice (EAU). The suppressed pathogenicity of these uveitogenic T cells after exposure to PD-L1(hi) RPE cells could be partially reversed by anti-PD-L1 antibodies. Nevertheless, IRBP-specific T cells pre-exposed to PD-L1(hi) RPE cells displayed substantial suppressor activity, which strongly inhibited the activation of fresh IRBP-Teffs in response to subsequent antigenic challenge and when transferred into naïve mice, inhibited the induction of EAU by IRBP-Teff transfer. These findings suggest that inflammatory cytokine-triggered up-regulation of PD-L1 on RPE constitutes a critical factor for inducing infiltrated uveitogenic T cells with regulatory activities, which may accelerate the natural resolution of T cell-mediated intraocular inflammation.
|
Authors | Yan Ke, Deming Sun, Guomin Jiang, Henry J Kaplan, Hui Shao |
Journal | Journal of leukocyte biology
(J Leukoc Biol)
Vol. 88
Issue 6
Pg. 1241-9
(Dec 2010)
ISSN: 1938-3673 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 20739617
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
|
Chemical References |
- B7-1 Antigen
- B7-H1 Antigen
- Cd274 protein, mouse
- Cytokines
- Eye Proteins
- Interleukin-17
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Peptides
- Retinol-Binding Proteins
- interstitial retinol-binding protein
- Interferon-gamma
|
Topics |
- Animals
- B7-1 Antigen
(physiology)
- B7-H1 Antigen
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytokines
(physiology)
- Eye Proteins
(immunology)
- Female
- Inflammation
(immunology)
- Interferon-gamma
(physiology)
- Interleukin-17
(physiology)
- Membrane Glycoproteins
(physiology)
- Mice
- Peptides
(physiology)
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium
(immunology)
- Retinol-Binding Proteins
(immunology)
- T-Lymphocytes
(immunology)
- Uveitis
(etiology, immunology, prevention & control)
|