TY - JOUR
T1 - Adhesion molecules CD11a, CD18, and ICAM-1 on human epidermal langerhans cells serve a functional role in the activation of alloreactive T cells
AU - Simon, Jan C.
AU - Cruz, Ponciano D
AU - Tigelaar, Robert E.
AU - Sontheimer, Richard D.
AU - Bergstresser, Paul R.
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - Binding of antigen-presenting cells (APC) to T cells via adhesion molecules is thought to deliver accessory signals that are required for efficient T-cell activation. To determine whether Langerhans cells (LC) express relevant adhesion molecules on their surfaces, we employed two-color immunofluorescence. Human epidermal cells (EC), Ficollenriched for LC (> 10%), were incubated with monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) specific for the adhesion molecules CD11a (LFA-1α), CD18 (LFA-1β), or ICAM-1; staining was evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. After 12 h of culture only HLA-DR+cells (LC) expressed CD11a, CD18, and ICAM-1. As a test for the functional relevance of such adhesion molecule expression, we examined the capacity of the above MoAb to block LC stimulation of alloreactive T cells: EC were co-cultured with allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBML) for 5 d in the presence or absence of MoAb; proliferation was measured by [3H]- thymidine uptake. MoAb against CD11a, CD18, or ICAM-1 reduced the allostimulatory capacity of LC by > 70%; combinations of these MoAb reduced proliferation even more (90%). We conclude that interaction of adhesion molecules on LC with ligands on T cells is required for optimal allo antigen dependent T-cell activation, perhaps by delivering accessory signals.
AB - Binding of antigen-presenting cells (APC) to T cells via adhesion molecules is thought to deliver accessory signals that are required for efficient T-cell activation. To determine whether Langerhans cells (LC) express relevant adhesion molecules on their surfaces, we employed two-color immunofluorescence. Human epidermal cells (EC), Ficollenriched for LC (> 10%), were incubated with monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) specific for the adhesion molecules CD11a (LFA-1α), CD18 (LFA-1β), or ICAM-1; staining was evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. After 12 h of culture only HLA-DR+cells (LC) expressed CD11a, CD18, and ICAM-1. As a test for the functional relevance of such adhesion molecule expression, we examined the capacity of the above MoAb to block LC stimulation of alloreactive T cells: EC were co-cultured with allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBML) for 5 d in the presence or absence of MoAb; proliferation was measured by [3H]- thymidine uptake. MoAb against CD11a, CD18, or ICAM-1 reduced the allostimulatory capacity of LC by > 70%; combinations of these MoAb reduced proliferation even more (90%). We conclude that interaction of adhesion molecules on LC with ligands on T cells is required for optimal allo antigen dependent T-cell activation, perhaps by delivering accessory signals.
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U2 - 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12515946
DO - 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12515946
M3 - Article
C2 - 1670950
AN - SCOPUS:0026021910
SN - 0022-202X
VL - 96
SP - 148
EP - 151
JO - Journal of Investigative Dermatology
JF - Journal of Investigative Dermatology
IS - 1
ER -