CD40Lhigh CD4+ iPS-T Cells Reduced NK Cell-like Cytotoxicity
(A) Left panel: cytotoxic activity of iPS-T cells to THP-1 cells. Center panel: Mock iPS-T cells were treated with 10 nM concanamycin A (CMA) to block perforin. Right panel: Indicated Abs blocking receptor/ligand interactions were added. Cytotoxicity of iPS-T cells to THP-1 cells at an effector/target (E:T) ratio of 2.5:1.
(B) Left panel: representative flow cytometry profiles of TCR-Vβ22, CD4, CD40L, DNAM-1, and NKG2D on the indicated population. Right panel: cytotoxic activities of the indicated population to HLA-DR9-expressing THP-1 cells loaded with vehicle or b3a2 peptide (5 μM).
(A and B) Cytotoxicity was measured by 51Cr-release assay for 4 hr at the indicated E:T ratios. Data are representative of two independent triplicate experiments.