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. 2021 Feb 26;12:597761. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.597761

Table 2.

Coinhibitory molecules involved in delayed-type hypersensitivity.

Coinhibitory molecule Implicated cells in DTH Ligand/receptor Ligand/receptor expression Type of DTH Study designs
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 (214217); 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 (215217, 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.