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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 164, Issue 2, Pages 664-669Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.2.664
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CTLA-4 (CD152) is thought to be a negative regulator of T cell activation. Little is known about the function of CTLA-4 in Th2-type immune responses. We have investigated the effect of initial treatment with anti-CTLA-4 mAb on murine chronic graft-vs-host disease. Transfer of parental BALB/c splenocytes into C57BL/6 x BALB/c F-1 mice induced serum IgE production, IL-4 expression by donor CD4(+) T cells, and host allo-bg-specific IgG1 production at 6-9 wk after transfer. Treatment with anti-CTLA-4 mAb for the initial 2 wk significantly reduced IgE and IgG1 production and IL-4 expression. Analysis of the splenic phenotype revealed the enhancement of donor T cell expansion, especially. within the CD8 subset, and the elimination of host cells early after anti-CTLA-4 mAb treatment. This treatment did not affect early IFN-gamma expression by CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and anti-host cytolytic activity. Thus, blockade of CTLA-4 greatly enhanced CD8(+) T cell expansion, and this may result in the regulation of consequent Th2-mediated humoral immune responses. These findings suggest a new approach for regulating IgE-mediated allergic immune responses by blockade of CTLA-4 during a critical period of Ag sensitization.
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