Zeng Bo,Sun Hang,Liu Qi,Tao Peng.Comparison of frequency and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in HBV transgenic and normal mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(14):1499-1503.
Zeng Bo,Sun Hang,Liu Qi,Tao Peng.Comparison of frequency and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in HBV transgenic and normal mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(14):1499-1503.DOI:
Comparison of frequency and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in HBV transgenic and normal mice
Objective To contrast HBV transgenic mice with normal mice about the frequency and function of CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells and its significance. Methods Flow cytometry was used to analyze the proportion of peripheral blood CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells in the CD4
+
T cells from 18 HBV transgenic mice and 18 normal mice. CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells and CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells were isolated from HBV transgenic mice splenocytes using a magnetic bead CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells isolation kit
and then cultured alone or mixed in vitro in the HBsAg (5 mg/L) stimulus group and the non-HBsAg stimulus group. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the frequency of CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells secreting TGF-β. Lymphocyte proliferation was measured to evaluate the inhibition of CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells. ELISA was used to detect the level of IFN-γ and IL-6. The expression of hepar Forkhead/winged helix transcription factor (Foxp3) protein was examined by immunohistochemistry. Results There was no significant difference in the proportion of CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells in the CD4
+
T cells from HBV transgenic mice and normal mice (P0.05)
and there was still no significant difference in the expression level of Foxp3 protein between HBV transgenic mice and normal mice (P0.05). In the HBsAg stimulus group
the proliferation activity of CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells from HBV transgenic mice was significantly lower than that in normal mice (P0.05)
and the levels of IFN-γ and IL-6 secreted by CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells in HBV transgenic mice was significantly lower than that in normal mice (P0.01). In the non-HBsAg stimulus group
there was no signific
ant difference in the frequency of CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells secreting TGF-β
in the proliferation activity of CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells and in the level of IFN-γ and IL-6 secreted by CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells between HBV transgenic mice and normal mice (P0.05). In all the 2 groups
the proliferation activity of CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells alone from HBV transgenic mice or normal mice was significantly higher than that mixed culturing (P0.01)
and the level of IFN-γ and IL-6 secreted by CD4
+
CD25
-
T cells alone from HBV transgenic mice or normal mice was significantly higher than that in mixed culturing (P0.01). Conclusion There is no significant difference in the frequency and the function of CD4+CD25
+
regulatory T cells between HBV transgenic mice and normal mice
but there exists immune tolerance to HBV. CD4
+
CD25
+
regulatory T cells can non-specifically inhibit homebody activated CD4