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Cutting edge: CD47 controls the in vivo proliferation and homeostasis of peripheral CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells that express CD103.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18832672     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Peripheral CD103(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) can develop both from conventional naive T cells upon cognate Ag delivery under tolerogenic conditions and from thymic-derived, expanded/differentiated natural Tregs. We here show that CD47 expression, a marker of self on hematopoietic cells, selectively regulated CD103(+)Foxp3(+) Treg homeostasis at the steady state. First, the proportion of effector/memory-like (CD44(high)CD62L(low)) CD103(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs rapidly augmented with age in CD47-deficient mice (CD47(-/-)) as compared with age-matched control littermates. Yet, the percentage of quiescent (CD44(low)CD62L(high)) CD103(-)Foxp3(+) Tregs remained stable. Second, the increased proliferation rate (BrdU incorporation) observed within the CD47(-/-)Foxp3(+) Treg subpopulation was restricted to those Tregs expressing CD103. Third, CD47(-/-) Tregs maintained a normal suppressive function in vitro and in vivo and their increased proportion in old mice led to a decline of Ag-specific T cell responses. Thus, sustained CD47 expression throughout life is critical to avoid an excessive expansion of CD103(+) Tregs that may overwhelmingly inhibit Ag-specific T cell responses.
Authors:
Vu Quang Van; Jinane Darwiche; Marianne Raymond; Sylvie Lesage; Salim Bouguermouh; Manuel Rubio; Marika Sarfati
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  181     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-03     Completed Date:  2008-10-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5204-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Immunoregulation, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Research Center, l'Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / genetics,  immunology
Animals
Antigens / genetics,  immunology
Antigens, CD / genetics,  immunology*
Antigens, CD47 / genetics,  immunology*
Cell Proliferation
Forkhead Transcription Factors / genetics,  immunology*
Gene Expression Regulation / genetics,  immunology*
Immunologic Memory* / genetics
Integrin alpha Chains / genetics,  immunology*
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Knockout
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens; 0/Antigens, CD; 0/Antigens, CD47; 0/Cd47 protein, mouse; 0/Forkhead Transcription Factors; 0/Foxp3 protein, mouse; 0/Integrin alpha Chains; 0/alpha E integrins

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