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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Allergy. 2010 Aug 17;66(2):155–162. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02458.x

Table 1. Immunoregulatory functions of Programmed cell death ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2.

Disease Role of Programmed cell death Ligand Reference

Programmed cell death Ligand 1 (PD-L1)

Allergic asthma • PD-L1-/- mice have reduced AHR. Akbari et al.(28) 2010
• Blocking antibodies against PD-L1 show increased Th1 cytokine response in mice. Matsumoto et al.(58) 2004
Other allergic diseases • Keratinocyte-associated PD-L1 downregulates the effector function of CD8 T cells at local inflammatory sites and plays a role in peripheral T cell tolerance against exogenous Antigens. Ritprajak et al.(86) 2010
Immunoregulation • In NOD mice blockade of PD-L1 leads to insulitis and proinflammatory cytokine production by T cells. Wang et al.(16) 2005
• In experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), PD-L1 expressed by CNS myeloid APC negatively regulates T-cell activation. Schreiner et al.(15) 2008
• PD-L1 can inhibit T cell responses by promoting both the induction and maintenance of induced regulatory T cells. Francisco et al.(56) 2009
Microbial Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease • PD-L1-/- mice clears adenovirus infection more rapidly but develops severe hepatocellular injury. Iwai et al.(19) 2003
• Blocking PD-1:PD-L1 interactions in-vitro reverses the exhaustion of HIV, HBV, HCV, and SIV specific CD8 and CD4 T-cells and restores proliferation and cytokine production. Day et al.(18) 2006, Boni et al.(17) 2007, Urbani et al.(22) 2006, Velu et al. (23) 2007.
• PD-L1-/- mice show reduced growth of cutaneous lesions and parasite burden upon infection with Leishmania mexicana. Liang et al.(20) 2006
Transplantation • Administration of PD-L1 blocking antibodies accelerates transplant rejection. Hori et al.(26) 2006, Ito et al.(27) 2005.
Tumor Immunity • PD-L1 expression on tumors inhibits T cell activation and lysis of tumor cells in mice. Dong et al.(78) 2004.
Immunopathology • Blockade of PD-L1 on vascular endothelial cells enhances IFN-γ production and cytolytic activity of CD8 T cells in-vitro. Rodig et al.(42) 2003.

Programmed cell death Ligand 2 (PD-L2)

Allergic asthma • PD-L2-/- mice developed significantly higher AHR. Akbari et al.(28) 2010
• Administration of PD-L2 blocking antibodies in mice model of asthma blocked the development of airway inflammation. Radhakrishnan et al.(59) 2004
Other Allergic diseases • Administration of PD-L2 blocking antibody enhances eosinophilic infiltration in experimental allergic conjunctivitis in mice. Fukushima et al.(85) 2006
Immunoregulation • PD-L2-/- mice show increased CD68 (+) cells along with elevated circulating IgG in glomeruli in autoimmune kidney disease. Menke et al.(14) 2007
• PD-L2 negatively regulates T cell activation in-vitro and in-vivo and mediates oral tolerance. Zhang et al.(62) 2006
Microbial Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease • Administration of PD-L2 blocking antibodies inhibit T-cell proliferation on activated macrophages in Taenia crassiceps. Terrazas et al.(21) 2005
• PD-L2-/- mice developed exacerbated disease with increased parasite burden upon infection with Leishmania mexicana. Liang et al.(20) 2006
Tumor Immunity • PD-L2 has been identified as being highly expressed in Hodgkin lymphoma cells by microarray analysis. Rosenwald et al.(25) 2003