The unveiling of hidden T-cell determinants of a native antigen by defined mediators of inflammation: implications for the pathogenesis of autoimmunity

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
X Jiang, Kamal D Moudgil

Abstract

A major hypothesis for the induction of autoimmunity invokes the enhanced display of previously hidden (cryptic) epitopes under inflammatory conditions leading to the activation of self-reactive T cells. However, there is meager data that directly validate the influence of specific immune mediators on the upregulation of the presentation of cryptic determinants in vivo. We tested the effect on well-defined cryptic epitopes of hen eggwhite lysozyme (HEL) of the availability locally of a cytokine (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) at the antigen delivery site, or of the pretreatment of the immunogen with a cathepsin (Cat B, D, L or S) prior to use in vivo. Each of the three mouse strains (H-2(b/d/k)) tested revealed a unique profile of T-cell reactivity to different cryptic epitopes of HEL in response to a particular cytokine or cathepsin. These results provide proof of principle for the reversal of crypticity of self-epitopes by immune mediators in the local milieu. Moreover, co-immunization with an antigen and a cytokine offers a simple and reliable tool for studying the role of cryptic epitopes in autoimmunity. Our results also strengthen the rationale for the use of inhibi...Continue Reading

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