Prevotella intermedia stimulates expansion of Vbeta-specific CD4(+) T cells.

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  • K P Leung
  • B A Torres
چکیده

Recent evidence suggests that certain periodontal pathogens preferentially stimulate T cells expressing specific variable regions on the beta chain (Vbeta) of the T-cell receptor, which may indicate the presence of a superantigen. Superantigens are microbial proteins that activate large numbers of CD4(+) T cells in a Vbeta-specific manner. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Prevotella intermedia, a putative periodontal pathogen, activates populations of specific Vbeta on CD4(+) T cells. Among the bacterial strains tested, P. intermedia strain 17, a clinical isolate, induced the strongest proliferative response in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Antibodies raised against whole cells of this organism blocked the proliferative activity. P. intermedia-induced proliferation was T-cell specific and required the presence of antigen-presenting cells. Flow cytometric analysis showed that CD4(+) T-cell subsets expressing Vbeta8, Vbeta12, and Vbeta17 expanded in response to P. intermedia strain 17. The ability of P. intermedia to stimulate CD4(+)-T-cell proliferation was further supported by the production profiles of key T-cell cytokines, gamma interferon and interleukin-2. The data collectively suggest that certain strains of P. intermedia can activate Vbeta-specific T cells in a manner similar to that of other known microbial superantigens.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Infection and immunity

دوره 68 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000