Table 2.
Coinhibitory molecule | Implicated cells in DTH | Ligand/receptor | Ligand/receptor expression | Type of DTH | Study designs |
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CTLA-4 | Tregs, activated T cells | CD80, CD86 | APCs | CHS; irAE; efavirenz and NSAID hypersensitivity; SMX-NO-induced hypersensitivity; delayed type liver injury to isoniazid, nevirapine, and amodiaquine | retrospective cohort study (209); case control (210, 211); case series (119, 212); case report (213); animal study (214–217); in vitro study (124) |
PD-1 | Tregs, activated T cells, CD8+ Trm cells | PD-L1 | Tregs, conventional T cells, APCs | CHS; irAE; SMX-NO-induced hypersensitivity; delayed type liver injury to isoniazid, nevirapine, and amodiaquine | Retrospective cohort (209) study; case series (119); case report (123, 213, 218); animal study (215–217, 219); in vitro study (114, 124) |
TIM-3 | Tregs, activated T cells, CD8+ Trm cells | Galectin 9 | APCs | SMX-NO-induced hypersensitivity; MPE; CHS | Case control (141); animal study (219); in vitro study (124) |
LAG-3 | Activated T cells, Tregs | MHC II | APCs | Tuberculin-induced DTH | Animal study (162) |
TIGIT | T cells (including Tregs), NK cells | CD155 | APCs, T cells | Keyhole limpet hemocyanin-induced DTH | Animal study (166) |
BTLA | T cells | HVEM | APCs, T cells, NK cells | CHS | Animal study (220) |
DTH, delayed type hypersensitivity; CTLA-4, cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4; Treg, regulatory T cells; APC, antigen-presenting cell; CHS, contact hypersensitivity; irAE, immune-related adverse events; NSAID, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs; SMX-NO, nitroso sulfamethoxazole; PD-1, programmed cell death 1; Trm cells, tissue-resident memory T cells; TIM-3, T-cell immunoglobulin mucin-3; MPE, maculopapular exanthema; LAG-3, lymphocyte activation gene-3; MHC, major histocompatibility complex; TIGIT, T cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain; BTLA, B and T lymphocyte attenuator; HVEM, herpesvirus-entry mediator.