Feline immunodeficiency virus infection is characterized by B7+CTLA4+ T cell apoptosis

The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Mary B TompkinsWayne A F Tompkins

Abstract

The B7.1 and B7.2 costimulatory molecules on antigen-presenting cells provide second signals for regulating T cell immune responses via CD28 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) on T cells. CD28 signals cell proliferation, whereas CTLA4 signals for anergy or apoptosis, terminating the immune response. Because T cell apoptosis and immunodeficiency is a characteristic of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-infected cats, it is possible that negative T cell signaling via B7 and CTLA4 may be favored in these cats. Flow cytometry revealed high percentages of CD8+ and CD4+ cells expressing B7.1, B7.2, and CTLA4 in lymph nodes of FIV-positive cats and a large fraction of CTLA4+ T cells coexpressing B7.1 and B7.2. Three-color analysis with anti-B7.1, anti-B7.2, or anti-CTLA4 and TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase nick-end-labeling) analysis revealed that apoptosis was a characteristic of B7.1+ B7.2+ CTLA4+ T cells. These data support the hypothesis that lymph node apoptosis and immune deterioration in FIV-infected cats results from chronic B7.1- and/or B7.2-CTLA4-mediated T-T interactions.

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