Role of IFN-g in induction of Foxp3 and conversion of CD4+CD25- T cells to CD4+ Tregs
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- 10 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Clinical Investigation in JCI Insight
- Vol. 116 (9), 2434-2441
- https://doi.org/10.1172/jci25826
Abstract
IFN-γ is an important Th1 proinflammatory cytokine and has a paradoxical effect on EAE in which disease susceptibility is unexpectedly heightened in IFN-γ–deficient mice. In this study, we provide what we believe is new evidence indicating that IFN-γ is critically required for the conversion of CD4+CD25– T cells to CD4+ Tregs during EAE. In our study, the added severity of EAE in IFN-γ knockout mice was directly associated with altered encephalitogenic T cell responses, which correlated with reduced frequency and function of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs when compared with those of WT mice. It was demonstrated in both human and mouse systems that in vitro IFN-γ treatment of CD4+CD25– T cells led to conversion of CD4+ Tregs as characterized by increased expression of Foxp3 and enhanced regulatory function. Mouse CD4+CD25– T cells, when treated in vitro with IFN-γ, acquired marked regulatory properties as evidenced by suppression of EAE by adoptive transfer. These findings have important implications for the understanding of the complex role of IFN-γ in both induction and self regulation of inflammatory processes.Keywords
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