期刊
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 36, 期 12, 页码 1496-1504出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.03.023
关键词
FasL; Bcl-2; ROS; antioxidant; apoptosis; free radicals
资金
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI034361] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [AR47363] Funding Source: Medline
To ensure that a constant number of T cells are preserved in the peripheral lymphoid organs, the production and proliferation of T cells must be balanced out by their death. Newly generated T cells exit the thymus and are maintained as resting T cells. Transient disruption of homeostasis occurs when naive T cells undergo antigen-induced expansion, a process involving intracellular signaling events that lead to T cell proliferation, acquisition of effector functions, and, ultimately, either apoptosis or differentiation into long-lived memory cells. The last decision point (death vs. differentiation) is a crucial one: it resets lymphoid homeostasis, promotes protective immunity, and limits autoimmunity. Despite its importance, relatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in this cell fate decision. Although multiple mechanisms are likely involved, recent data suggest an underlying regulatory role for reactive oxygen species in controlling the susceptibility of T cells to apoptosis. This review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of how reactive oxygen species modulate T-cell apoptosis. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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