Cytotoxic T Cells to an Epitope in the Islet Autoantigen IA-2 Are Not Disease-Specific
Cytotoxic CD8 T lymphocytes (CTL) are effectors of pancreatic islet β-cell destruction in type 1 diabetes but, with the exception of a single report, CTL to islet antigen peptides have not been identified. We used autologous blood monocyte-derived dendritic cells to elicit HLA-A2-restricted CTL to a...
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Published in: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 99; no. 3; pp. 360 - 364 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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San Diego, CA
Elsevier Inc
01-06-2001
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Summary: | Cytotoxic CD8 T lymphocytes (CTL) are effectors of pancreatic islet β-cell destruction in type 1 diabetes but, with the exception of a single report, CTL to islet antigen peptides have not been identified. We used autologous blood monocyte-derived dendritic cells to elicit HLA-A2-restricted CTL to a peptide, MVWESGCTV (aa 797–805), that is contiguous with a dominant CD4 T-cell epitope in the islet antigen tyrosine phosphatase IA-2. IA-2 peptide-specific CTL activity measured as 51Cr release from autologous lymphoblasts was detected in 2/6 islet antibody-positive relatives at high risk for type 1 diabetes but also in 2/6 closely HLA-matched controls. All subjects had CTL activity to an HLA-A2-restricted Epstein–Barr virus peptide. CTL to the IA-2 self-peptide were therefore not disease-specific, consistent with other evidence that autoreactive T cells are present in healthy individuals. |
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ISSN: | 1521-6616 1521-7035 |
DOI: | 10.1006/clim.2001.5031 |