Use of human CD3 monoclonal antibody for accurate CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte determinations in macaques: phenotypic characterization of the CD3- CD8+ cell subset

Macaque monkeys are frequently used in models for studies of infectious diseases, immunity, transplantation and vaccine development. Such use is largely due to the conservation of functionally important cell surface molecules and the phylogenetic proximity of their immune systems to that of humans. Some monoclonal antibodies (mAb) raised against human leukocyte antigens can be utilized in the monkey. Until recently, many primate centers have utilized the CD2 monoclonal antibody to enumerate T lymphocytes. We have evaluated the anti-human CD3 mAb in macaques and sooty mangabeys. Using this monoclonal antibody, pigtailed macaques were found to have a much higher proportion of CD2+ CD3- CD8+ cells as compared with rhesus macaques and sooty mangabeys. Such cells comprised approximately one-half of all CD8+ cells in the pigtailed macaque, but only one-quarter of CD8+ cells in the rhesus, and one-fifth in the sooty mangabey. Use of the CD2 monoclonal antibody as the T-cell marker resulted in underestimating CD4/CD8 ratios compared with using the CD3 mAb in pigtailed macaques. Phenotypic characterization of this subset of CD3- CD8+ cells indicated that they are CD16+, CD45RA+, CD11b+, CD69+ and CD28-. This would indicate that these cells represent an activated natural killer cell subset.     

CD31和CD105在卵巢上皮性肿瘤中的表达及其临床病理意义

目的探讨CD31和CD105在卵巢上皮性肿瘤及正常卵巢组织中的表达情况及其与卵巢肿瘤生物学行为之间的关系,并比较同为肿瘤血管内皮标记物的CD31和CDl05在标记微血管方面的差异。方法收集天津市肿瘤医院临床、病理和预后资料完整的恶性卵巢上皮性肿瘤组织标本76例,病例标本采用免疫组化EnVision法检测CD31和CD105所标记的MVD数值,MVD计数参照Weidner方法进行量化分析,实验同时取20例交界性卵巢上皮性肿瘤、10例良性卵巢上皮性肿瘤和10例宫颈癌手术中切除的正常卵巢组织作为对照。结果①CD31蛋白在卵巢上皮性肿瘤的微血管和大血管上均有较强表达,在正常卵巢组织血管中亦有表达,恶性卵巢肿瘤中的MVD-CD31值（5．484-_0．75）显著高于交界性卵巢肿瘤（2．24±0．61）、良性卵巢肿瘤（2．24土0．41）及正常卵巢组织（1．20±0．37）（P〈0．01）;在卵巢癌中,MVD-CD31值仅与有无淋巴结转移及组织学分级之间的差异有统计学意义（P〈O．05）,而与年龄、病理类型、肿瘤大小、腹水、有无远处转移无关（P〉0．05）。②CDl05蛋白在卵巢肿瘤微血管中有表达,在正常卵巢组织中呈微弱表达或无表达,恶性卵巢肿瘤中的MVD-CDl05值（4．07士2．11）显著高于交界性卵巢肿瘤（2．08土0．30）、良性卵巢肿瘤（1．92±1．15）及正常卵巢组织（O．68±0．39）（P〈0．05或P〈0．01）;在卵巢癌中MV口CDl05值与组织学分级、有无腹水、有无远处转移、有无淋巴结转移有关（P〈0．05）,而与年龄、病理类型、肿瘤大小等因素无关（P〉0．05）。③恶性肿瘤组织中的MVD-CD31值显著高于MVD-CDl05值（P〈0．05）。结论在标染卵巢癌方面,CDl05比CD31有明显优越性,CDl05的表达与卵巢癌的生物学行为密切相关,MVD-CDl05值的检测可更准确的确定肿瘤的临床分期、指导治疗及判断预后。     

CD20 分子与靶向治疗

CD20是B淋巴细胞上的跨膜蛋白质,分子量范围为33-37kD,以非糖基化的磷酸化蛋白质形式存在。CD20是调节B淋巴细胞生命与分化信号转导的重要分子,其在B细胞中特有的表达方式、生物学作用和存在形式决定了其成为治疗B淋巴细胞瘤的主要靶位点。研究CD20的生理作用有利于阐明抗CD20抗体抗肿瘤机制。     

CD36与脂类味觉感受

CD36是一种脂类结合蛋白,在大鼠和小鼠的舌上皮细胞中均被发现,与长链脂肪酸（LCFA）具有高度亲和力,是啮齿类动物感受脂类的重要因子之一。研究表明这种蛋白质受体在口腔的脂类感受中起着至关重要的作用。CD36位于啮齿类口腔味蕾部分神经感受细胞的顶端部分,任轮廓状乳头中有特别高的表达,在叶状乳头中有少量表达,而在菌状乳头中几乎没有表达。     

Functional co-localization of monocytic aminopeptidase N/CD13 with the Fc gamma receptors CD32 and CD64

Information about the function of aminopeptidase N/CD13 on monocytes is limited. In order to gain more insight into its interaction with other proteins, we have identified molecules that co-localize with the membrane ectoenzyme at the cell surface of monocytes. Using laser scanning and electron microscopy as well as fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) measured by flow cytometry we show that monocytic CD13 co-localized with the Fc gamma receptor II/CD32 after Fc receptor ligation by a CD32-specific antibody. FRET was also observed between CD13 and the Fc gamma receptor I/CD64, but not with the myeloid marker CD33 representing a member of the sialoadhesin family. Our results imply a novel functional role of CD13 and Fc gamma receptors as members of a multimeric receptor complex. Further studies have to be done to elucidate common signaling pathways of these molecules.     

Identification of CD13, CD107a, and CD164 as novel basophil-activation markers and dissection of two response patterns in time kinetics of IgE-dependent upregulation

INTRODUCTIONBasophils and mast cells are important effector cells ofinflammatory reactions [1-3]. In contrast to eosinophilsand neutrophils, they possess high-affinity immunoglo-bulin (Ig) E receptors (FcεRI) that are cross-linked uponengagement of recep…     

Generation of protective immunity against an immunogenic carcinoma requires CD40/CD40L and B7/CD28 interactions but not CD4+ T cells

Interactions between CD40 and CD40L play a central role in the regulation of both humoral and cellular immunity. Recently, interactions between these molecules have also been implicated in the generation of protective cell-mediated tumor immunity. We have generated a tumor model in which a well-understood and clearly immunostimulatory antigen, influenza hemagglutinin has been transfected into the BALB/c-derived, MHC-class-I-positive, B7-deficient murine mammary carcinoma, MT901. In this model, expression of the influenza hemagglutinin antigen does not alter tumorigenicity in naïve but serves as a tumor-rejection target in immunized mice. T-cell-depletion experiments indicate that successful tumor protection can occur following immunization in mice depleted of CD4⁺ but not CD8⁺ T cells, suggesting that tumor protection is largely CD8-mediated and CD4-independent. Interestingly, despite the ability of tumor protection to be generated in the absence of CD4⁺ T cells, effective immunization was clearly dependent on CD40/CD40L as well as CD28/B7 interactions.     

CD147、基质金属蛋白酶与动脉粥样硬化

CD147分子是细胞外基质金属蛋白酶（MMP）的诱导剂,在多种肿瘤细胞和组织中高表达,通过诱导MMP的分泌促进肿瘤的侵袭和转移。MMP在动脉粥样硬化的发生、发展和斑块破裂等心血管并发症的发生中起重要作用。论述了粥样斑块中CD147的表达、CD147对MMP的调控,以及MMP活化对斑块的形成、破裂、引发心肌梗死等急性心血管事件的关联性。     

Synthesis and CD structural studies of CD52 peptides and glycopeptides

The syntheses of five natural and N-terminal acetylated peptides and glycopeptides of the CD52 antigen are described. Solid phase peptide synthesis was employed in the construction of the target compounds from Fmoc-protected commercial amino acids and synthetic glycan-asparagine conjugates. Circular dichroism studies of the synthetic targets showed that they exist as random coils in solution, and no significant change in secondary structure was observed when the CD52 peptide was either acetylated at the N-terminus or glycosylated at the Asn³ residue with a disaccharide or a fucose-containing branched trisaccharide.     

Programmed cell death: the influence of CD40, CD95 (Fas or Apo-I) and their ligands

Programmed cell death (PCD) or apoptosis is a process whereby developmental or environmental stimuli activate a specific series of events that culminate in cell death. PCD is essential for normal development and abnormality in the process can lead to defects ranging from embryonic lethality and tissue-specific perturbation of postnatal development to a high susceptibility to malignancy. Therapeutics that modulate the regulation of PCD may provide a new opportunity for the treatment of the PCD related diseases and cancer. CD40 and CD95 (Fas/Apo-I) are transmembrane proteins of the nerve growth factor/tumour necrosis factor α receptor superfamily. The death signal of PCD occurs when the CD95 receptor on the cell surface binds to the CD95 ligand (CD95L) or to the anti-CD95 monoclonal antibody (mAb). In contrast, PCD could be inhibited by the survival signal mediated from the binding of the CD40 receptor to the CD40 ligand (CD40L) or to the anti-CD40 mAb. In this review, the interaction of CD40/CD40L and CD95/CD95L on PCD in normal and malignant cells is discussed.     

Complex formation of CD23/surface immunoglobulin and CD23/CD81/MHC class II on an EBV-transformed human B cell line and inferable role of tetraspanin

CD23, a low-affinity IgE receptor, is a type II transmembrane protein having a C-type lectin domain and it associates noncovalently with MHC class II on B cells. The results of our immunoprecipitation analysis suggest that CD23 co-exists with at least two additional molecules, surface immunoglobulin (sIg) and CD81 (and/or CD9), on the cell surface of L-KT9 cells (an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed human B cell line). When both CD23 and sIg molecules were stimulated simultaneously by the corresponding antibodies, a large increase in CD81 in the immunoprecipitation was observed as compared with the case of stimulation by only one antibody. Simultaneous stimulation by anti-CD23 and anti-Ig may mimic the situation of B cells stimulated by an antigen/IgE complex. In addition, a large increase in MHC class II in the immunoprecipitation was also observed by cross-linking of CD23 with anti-CD23 and its second antibody as compared with the case of stimulation by anti-CD23 alone. The cross-linking of CD23 with anti-CD23 and its antibody may mimic the situation of B cells stimulated by an IgE/antigen/IgE complex. Therefore, the complex formation among CD23, sIg, MHC class II, and CD81 on the cell surface of L-KT9 cells by the antigen/IgE or IgE/antigen/IgE complex is most likely to be closely related to B cell regulatory events by signaling through sIg or MHC class II. Tetraspanins such as CD81 and CD9 are thought to be involved in the formation and the preservation of various different membrane complexes consisting of several functional proteins.     

HUMAN B CELL DIFFERENTIATION: DEPENDENCE ON INTERACTIONS WITH MONOCYTES AND T LYMPHOCYTES VIA CD40, CD80 (B7.1), AND THE CD2-LIGANDS CD48 AND CD58 (LFA-3)

B cell differentiation depends on cellular interactions with T lymphocytes and monocytes via adhesion molecules (AM). In order to characterize AM which are required for B cell differentiation immunoglobulin production using unseparated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was studied. Unstimulated human PBMC were cultured for 9 days with mAb directed at CD2/CD48, /CD58, CD59, CD5/CD72, CD11a—CD18/CD54, CD28/CD80, CD86, CD40/CD40L, or rat CD2 (control). B cell differentiation was quantified measuring IgM and in some cases IgA, IgG, and IgE production. IgM levels were significantly reduced by mAb against CD40, CD48, CD58 and CD80. The reduction was not due to isotype switching to IgA, IgG or IgE. The role of CD40, CD48, CD58 and CD80 was further investigated after depletion of different cell types. Depletion of monocytes and NK cells resulted in no detectable IgM production irrespective of added mAbs. In contrast, IgM production was still present after depletion of T cells and NK cells. Only mAb against CD80 and CD48 significantly reduced IgM production, the reduction of IgM production by anti-CD40 mAb was less than in the presence of T cells. Importantly, anti-CD58 mAb had no effect on IgM production after T cell and NK cell depletion. Taken together, the AM CD40, CD48, CD58, and CD80 are involved in Ig production of unseparated PBMCs. In this model of B cell differentiation only the AM CD58 depend on the presence of T cells while CD48 and CD80 help was found to be T cell independent.     

CD40 signaling and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

The interaction between CD40 and its cognate ligand, CD40 ligand, is a primary regulator of the peripheral immune response, including modulation of T lymphocyte activation, B lymphocyte differentiation and antibody secretion, and innate immune cell activation, maturation, and survival. Recently, we and others have identified CD40 expression on a variety of CNS cells, including endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, astroglia and microglia, and have found that, on many of these cells, CD40 expression is enhanced by pro-inflammatory stimuli. Importantly, the CD40–CD40 ligand interaction on microglia triggers a series of intracellular signaling events that are discussed, beginning with Src-family kinase activation and culminating in microglial activation as evidenced by tumor necrosis factor- secretion. Based on the involvement of microglial activation and brain inflammation in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, we have investigated co-stimulation of microglia, smooth muscle, and endothelial cells with CD40 ligand in the presence of low doses of freshly solubilized amyloid-β peptides. Data reviewed herein show that CD40 ligand and amyloid-β act synergistically to promote pro-inflammatory responses by these cells, including secretion of interleukin-1β by endothelial cells and tumor necrosis factor- by microglia. As these cytokines have been implicated in neuronal injury, a comprehensive model of pro-inflammatory CD40 ligand and amyloid-β initiated Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis (mediated by multiple CNS cells) is proposed.     

模拟常压失事潜艇环境人血细胞表面CD55、CD59分布的变化

目的：探讨模拟固壳未破损失事潜艇环境条件暴露对人体血液免疫功能的影响及其变化的规律。方法：使用500m饱和潜水居住舱系统模拟失事潜艇固壳未破损舱室环境条件,控制舱内温度、PCO2、PO2,于进舱前、暴露第2、4、8d采晨空腹血,用流式细胞分析术测定红细胞、淋巴细胞、中性粒细胞表面CD55和CD59的分布变化。结果：红细胞膜表面CD55的分布在8d有显著升高（P〈0．01）;淋巴细胞膜表面CD55的分布在暴露的初、中期显著下降（P〈O．01）,后期明显恢复,与温度、PO2呈正相关（P〈O．01）,与PCO2呈负相关（P〈O．01）,CD59分布的变化与CD55变化类似。结论：氧分压和环境温度过低、二氧化碳分压过高都是诱发免疫活性细胞激活的有效因素。此环境暴露对血细胞自身保护作用有随时间累积的效应。     

CD27／CD27L 在肝癌患者血清中的含量及临床意义

目的:探讨原发性肝癌患者外周血中CD27和CD27L的含量及其临床意义。方法:采用ELISA法检测38例肝癌患者和40例健康查体者外周血中CD27及CD27L蛋白的含量,并分析两者与病理类型和临床分期的关系。结果:与健康查体组相比,肝癌患者外周血中CD27蛋白含量未检测到明显变化(t=1.760,P=0.082),但CD27L蛋白含量显著升高(t=39.982,P<0.001)。Spearman秩相关分析表明CD27和CD27L之间无显著相关性(rs=0.305,P=0.084)。CD27在不同病理类型和不同病理分期的肝癌患者血清中的含量无统计学差异(P>0.05);CD27L蛋白含量在III期和发生淋巴结转移的患者中显著升高(P<0.05)。结论:CD27/CD27L通路与肝癌的恶性进展和淋巴结转移有密切关系。     

CD4+CD25+ 调节性T 细胞与冠状动脉粥样硬化病变的研究进展

CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞是一个具有独特免疫调节功能的T细胞亚群,人体主要通过CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞以免疫负向调节的方式来抑制自身反应性T细胞的作用,减少免疫性疾病的发生,从而维持机体内环境的稳定,维持免疫耐受。CD4+CD25+Treg已被证实其与肿瘤、感染、自身免疫病、移植免疫等多种疾病的发生、发展及转归均相关。随着社会的进步和人民生活水平的提高冠状动脉粥样硬化性病变作为一种慢性病变,其发病率越来越高,已经成为严重危害人类健康的常见病,近年来越来越多的证据表明炎症及免疫反应机制在冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病的发生、发展及预后过程中具有重要的作用。而CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞在冠状动脉粥样硬化性病变中所起的作用也受到越来越多的关注。本文就CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞与冠状动脉粥样硬化病变之间的关联做一综述。     

CD127与T淋巴细胞

CD127是IL-7受体α链,T淋巴细胞对IL-7的特异性应答主要通过CD127的表达实现的。CD127在胸腺细胞向T淋巴细胞的发育过程、成熟T细胞内环境稳态的维持、病毒感染后T细胞的免疫应答及记忆性T细胞的分化及幸存等方面发挥重要的作用。在整个T淋巴细胞生命周期中仅有两个阶段缺乏CD127的表达：即双阳性CD4+CD8+T细胞及激活的T细胞。近期,随着对CD127研究的不断深入,发现CD127在作为记忆性T细胞及调节性T细胞特异性的表面标记物方面也发挥着重要作用。本文简要介绍了CD127在T淋巴细胞生命周期的不同阶段所发挥的调节作用及其机制。     

中药复方连黄对小鼠T淋巴细胞亚群CD4~+、CD8~+的影响

目的探讨中药复方连黄对小鼠T淋巴细胞亚群CD4+、CD8+的影响.方法 T淋巴细胞亚群测定采用单克降抗体直接免疫荧光技术,通过流式细胞仪测定.结果经统计学分析,与对照组比较,中药复方连黄能不同程度地使CD4+、CD4+/CD8+升高,而使CD8+下降.结果表明,中药复方连黄对细胞免疫功能具有调节作用.     

Identification of self-lipids presented by CD1c and CD1d proteins

The CD1 family consists of five proteins that are related to the peptide-presenting MHC class I family. T cells can recognize the presentation of both foreign and self-derived lipids on four CD1 family members. The identities of the self-lipids capable of stimulating autoreactive T cell responses remain elusive or controversial. Here, we employed mass spectrometry to analyze the lipid content of highly purified CD1c and CD1d protein samples. We report the identification of 11 novel self-lipids presented by CD1c and nine by CD1d. Rigorous controls provide strong evidence that the identified lipids were specifically loaded into the lipid-binding site of the CD1 molecules. The diverse but distinct population of lipids identified from each CD1 family member implies each present a different subset of self-lipids, and the enrichment of particular motifs indicates that the lipids that are presented by CD1 family members could be predicted. Finally, our results imply the CD1 system surveys the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and/or secretory compartments, in addition to its well characterized surveillance of the endocytic and lysosomal compartments.