Bystander-Mediated Stimulation of Proteolipid Protein-Specific Regulatory T (Treg) Cells Confers Protection Against Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) via TGF-β

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Abstract

To assess the potency of regulatory T (T reg ) cells induced against an irrelevant Ag, mice were orally vaccinated with  Salmonella  expressing  Escherichia coli  colonization factor antigen I fimbriae. Isolated CD25 +  and CD25 CD4 +  T cells were adoptively transferred to naive mice, and T reg  cells effectively protected against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), unlike T reg  cells from  Salmonella  vector-immunized mice. This protection was abrogated upon in vivo neutralization of TGF-β, resulting in elevated IL-17 and loss of IL-4 and IL-10 production. Thus, T reg  cells induced to irrelevant Ags offer a novel approach to treat autoimmune diseases independent of auto-Ag.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)39-47
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume245
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Salmonella
  • TGF-β
  • Treg cells
  • experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

EGS Disciplines

  • Biology

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