Rapid induction of OX40 ligand on primary T cells activated under DNA-damaging conditions

Human Immunology
Kayo KondoY Tanaka

Abstract

We have previously demonstrated that normal human T cells either long-term repeatedly stimulated or freshly activated in vitro in the presence of TGF-beta express the cell surface T-cell costimulating molecule OX40 ligand (OX40L). To further elucidate the kinetics of OX40L expression by human T cells, we have examined whether cell proliferation was required for the expression of OX40L. Thus, normal fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with immobilized anti-CD3 antibody in the presence of the DNA synthesis-blocking agents such as mitomycin C, 5-fluorouracil, or X-ray irradiation. Flow cytometric analyses demonstrated that a significant frequency of these DNA-damaged activated primary CD4+ and CD8+ T cells became OX40L+ as early as 1 hour after treatment. The OX40L induction on the DNA-damaged activated T cells was inhibited by treatment with either RNA or protein synthesis inhibitors, actinomycin D, or cycloheximide, respectively. Induced OX40L on T cells was functional because it bound recombinant OX40. These data indicate that human primary T cells are programmed to rapidly express functional OX40L molecules after stimulation under DNA-damaging conditions, demonstrating that the induction of OX40L by T cell...Continue Reading

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