Dietary Selenium Modulates Activation and Differentiation of CD4+ T Cells in Mice through a Mechanism Involving Cellular Free Thiols
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 140 (6), 1155-1161
- https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.109.120725
Abstract
The immune-enhancing effects of selenium (Se) supplementation make it a promising complementary and alternative medicine modality for boosting immunity, although mechanisms by which Se influences immunity are unclear. Mice fed low (0.08 mg/kg), medium (0.25 mg/kg), or high (1.0 mg/kg) Se diets for 8 wk were challenged with peptide/adjuvant. Antigen-specific CD4+ T cell responses were increased in the high Se group compared with the low and medium Se groups. T cell receptor signaling in ex vivo CD4+ T cells increased with increasing dietary Se, with all 3 groups differing from one another in terms of calcium mobilization, oxidative burst, translocation of nuclear factor of activated T cells, and proliferation. The high Se diet increased expression of interleukin (IL)-2 and the high affinity chain of the IL-2 receptor compared with the low and medium Se diets. The high Se diet skewed the T helper (Th)1/Th2 balance toward a Th1 phenotype, leading to higher interferon-γ and CD40 ligand levels compared with the low and medium Se diets. Prior to CD4+ T cell activation, levels of reactive oxygen species did not differ among the groups, but the low Se diet decreased free thiols compared with the medium and high Se diets. Addition of exogenous free thiols eliminated differences in CD4+ T cell activation among the dietary groups. Overall, these data suggest that dietary Se levels modulate free thiol levels and specific signaling events during CD4+ T cell activation, which influence their proliferation and differentiation.This publication has 45 references indexed in Scilit:
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