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. 1992 Jan;75(1):66–73.

Antigen-specific and polyclonal CD4+ lamina propria T-cell lines: phenotypic and functional characterization.

G R Harriman 1, E Hörnqvist 1, N Y Lycke 1
PMCID: PMC1384804  PMID: 1371494

Abstract

Surface phenotype and function of lamina propria CD4+ T cells have been evaluated. In addition, long-term, antigen-specific and polyclonal lamina propria CD4+ T-cell lines have been generated and characterized. Lamina propria CD4+ T cells represent approximately 30% of lamina propria lymphocytes and are responsive to a variety of T-cell mitogens, including anti-CD3, concanavalin A, phytohaemagglutinin and pokeweed mitogen. In each case, however, lamina propria T cells are less responsive to these mitogens than spleen T cells. Freshly isolated lamina propria T cells produce substantial amounts of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), gamma interferon and to a lesser extent interleukin-5 (IL-5). Antigen-specific lamina propria CD4+ T-cell lines were generated by orally immunizing animals with antigen (KLH) in conjunction with cholera toxin as an oral adjuvant. Polyclonal lamina propria CD4+ T-cell lines were generated from unimmunized animals using anti-CD3 as a polyclonal stimulus. Both antigen-specific and polyclonal CD4+ T-cell lines were Thy-1+, alpha beta TCR+ and CD8-. The antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell line when stimulated by anti-CD3 and PMA produces predominantly IL-2, IL-4 and gamma interferon, with very little IL-5. In contrast, the polyclonal CD4+ T-cell line when similarly stimulated produces predominantly IL-4 and IL-5, with very little IL-2 and no detectable gamma interferon. In summary, lamina propria CD4+ T cells have been evaluated and in vitro conditions have been determined for successful generation of lamina propria CD4+ T-cell lines.

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