PMID: 8601217Apr 1, 1996Paper

Stimulation of the CD2 receptor pathway induces apoptosis in human T lymphotropic virus type I-infected cell lines

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology : Official Publication of the International Retrovirology Association
D J GuyotM D Lairmore

Abstract

We demonstrate that CD2 receptor engagement, but not CD3 crosslinking, induces apoptosis in lymphocytes transformed by human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I). Mitogenic pairs of anti-CD2 monoclonal antibodies inhibited [3H]thymidine incorporation from 25 to 62% in CD2+ HTLV-I-infected lymphocytes. This inhibition was associated with a 20-40% reduction in cell number and viability over a 3-day period, morphologic evidence of apoptosis, and irreversible DNA fragmentation. While cyclosporin A abrogated CD2-mediated proliferation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, it had no effect on CD2-induced apoptosis in the HTLV-I-infected cell lines. Since HTLV-I is mitogenic to resting lymphocytes through CD2 activation pathways, these results suggest that HTLV-I-infected lymphocytes are primed for apoptosis following additional CD2 stimulation. This CD2-mediated apoptosis might be a factor in immune regulation of HTLV-I-associated diseases or might offer a novel adjunctive approach to treatment.

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