CD28 co-stimulation restores T cell responsiveness in NOD mice by overcoming deficiencies in Rac-1/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling and IL-2 and IL-4 gene transcription

Jian Zhang; Konstantin V Salojin; Terry L Delovitch

doi:10.1093/intimm/13.3.377

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CD28 co-stimulation restores T cell responsiveness in NOD mice by overcoming deficiencies in Rac-1/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling and IL-2 and IL-4 gene transcription

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CD28 co-stimulation restores T cell responsiveness in NOD mice by overcoming deficiencies in Rac-1/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling and IL-2 and IL-4 gene transcription

Jian Zhang, Konstantin V Salojin and Terry L Delovitch

International immunology, Vol.13(3), pp.377-384

03/2001

DOI: 10.1093/intimm/13.3.377

PMID: 11222507

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Previously, we reported that T cell hyporesponsiveness induced by TCR ligation is causal to autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice. Neonatal CD28 co-stimulation reverses T cell hyporesponsiveness and protects NOD mice from diabetes by an IL-4-mediated mechanism, indicating that a deficiency in TCR signaling may be overcome by CD28/B7-2 co-stimulation in NOD T cells. To investigate which co-stimulation-induced signaling events mediate this protection, we analyzed the activity of Ras, Rac-1, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and several transcription factors in TCR-activated NOD T cells in the presence or absence of CD28 co-stimulation. We show that CD28 co-stimulation restores normal TCR-induced activation of Rac-1 and p38 MAPK in NOD T cells. Deficiencies in TCR-induced nuclear expression of activating protein (AP)-1 binding proteins as well as activation of AP-1 and NF-AT in the IL-2 and IL-4 P1 promoters are also corrected by CD28 co-stimulation. Thus, CD28 co-stimulation reverses NOD T cell hyporesponsiveness by restoring TCR signaling leading to the activation of AP-1 and NF-AT during IL-2 and IL-4 gene transcription. Our findings provide additional evidence that CD28 co-stimulation amplifies signals delivered by the TCR and further explain the mechanism by which CD28 co-stimulation may protect against autoimmune diabetes.

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Title: Subtitle: CD28 co-stimulation restores T cell responsiveness in NOD mice by overcoming deficiencies in Rac-1/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling and IL-2 and IL-4 gene transcription
Creators: Jian Zhang
Konstantin V Salojin
Terry L Delovitch
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International immunology, Vol.13(3), pp.377-384
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/13.3.377
PMID: 11222507
ISSN: 0953-8178
eISSN: 1460-2377
Language: English
Date published: 03/2001
Academic Unit: Pathology
Record Identifier: 9984047713402771

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