Abstract |
The spontaneous appearance of anti-erythrocyte autoantibodies resulting in autoimmune hemolytic anemia described in NZB mice more than 40 years ago provided a model for the study of mechanisms behind the loss of self-tolerance. We developed an in vitro model of this anti-MRBC response in which CD8(+) suppressor T cells were shown to be a controlling element. CD8(+) T cells from young NZB mice co-cultured with spleen cells from old, actively autoimmune NZB mice suppressed the anti-MRBC responses of the old mice. Eliminating the CD8(+) cells from young NZB spleen cells or even from non-autoimmune BALB/c spleen cells prior to culture removed the controlling influence of these CD8(+) cells and allowed the development of anti-MRBC-secreting cells. This review will consider the role of the CD8(+) suppressive cells in the anti-self-erythrocyte model in light of insights provided by current 'regulatory T cell' literature.
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Authors | Catherine E Calkins |
Journal | Immunologic research
(Immunol Res)
Vol. 51
Issue 2-3
Pg. 134-44
(Dec 2011)
ISSN: 1559-0755 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22131153
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
(immunology)
- Animals
- Autoantibodies
(immunology)
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
(immunology)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Susceptibility
(immunology)
- Erythrocytes
(immunology)
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred NZB
- Self Tolerance
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets
(immunology)
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
(immunology)
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