外周血中CD4+、CD8+T、CD4+CD25+Treg在绵羊接种布鲁氏菌M5-90弱毒疫苗后的动态变化

为研究绵羊接种布鲁氏菌弱毒M5-90株后外周血中CD4+、CD8+T、CD4+CD25+Treg细胞的动态变化规律,本研究选择11只健康绵羊,每10 d免疫一次,共免疫3次,分别在免疫前、免疫后10d、20 d、30 d利用流式细胞术检测外周血中CD4+、CD8+T、CD4+CD25+Treg淋巴细胞亚群.在免疫后的第20 d,CD4+T、CD8+T细胞百分含量达到最高水平(P＜0.05)后均缓慢下降;在第10d,CD4+CD25+Treg细胞缓慢升高,至20 d、30 d均显著升高(p＜0.05);在布鲁氏菌M5-90疫苗免疫应答过程中CD4+CD25+Treg细胞参与了机体的免疫反应调控,对CD4+T、CD8+T淋巴细胞的比例进行调节,并且维持CD4+/CD8+比值稳定,起到平衡Th1/Th2细胞间反应的作用.     

青蒿组方对球虫感染雏鸡血液中CD4^+和CD8^+T淋巴细胞的影响试验

为研究青蒿组方中药对鸡免疫力的影响,试验选取14日龄三黄鸡120只,平均分为4组:感染给药组(1组),感染不给药组(2组),不感染给药组(3组),不感染不给药组(4组).感染组人工接种柔嫩艾美耳球虫孢子化卵囊.接种后第4、7、10 d运用流式细胞仪测定各组鸡血液中CD4^+、CD8^+T淋巴细胞值及二者的比值.结果:1组CD4^+、CD8^+T淋巴细胞值及其比例在接种后第4、7、10 d均高于2组,差异显著(P<0.05);2组CD4^+、CD8^+T淋巴细胞平均比值低于其他3个组.结论:青蒿组方中药可促进鸡血液中CD4^+、CD8^+T淋巴细胞生成,进而增强机体的免疫功能.     

槲皮素和乙酸龙脑酯对小鼠的保胎作用及IL-10和CD80~+/CD86~+细胞的影响

本文旨在研究槲皮素和乙酸龙脑酯对细菌脂多糖(LPS)诱导小鼠流产的保护作用及其对小鼠子宫IL-10水平和脾脏CD80+/CD86+细胞数量的影响。试验选用LPS尾静脉注射(0.10μg/鼠),制造小鼠流产模型,于怀孕第4~7d分别口服不同保胎药物,检测各组(n=10)小鼠的流产率、胚胎吸收率、子宫组织IL-10水平和脾脏CD80+/CD86+表达的变化。发现LPS诱导流产的小鼠IL-10含量降低,CD80+/CD86+比值升高,预先口服不同保胎药物后,不同程度的抑制了LPS的作用,其中以槲皮素和乙酸龙脑酯联合使用组的保胎效果最为明显,并且IL-10含量显著升高,CD80+/CD86+比值显著降低,与LPS流产组比较均差异显著(P0.05)。这些结果表明,LPS诱导流产与机体IL-10和共刺激分子CD80+/CD86+有关。保胎中药成分槲皮素和乙酸龙脑酯有降低小鼠脾脏CD80+/CD86+比值,促进母胎界面Th2细胞因子IL-10分泌的作用。     

CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞与鸡REV持续性感染的相关性研究

为探讨CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞(Treg)在禽网状内皮组织增生症病毒(REV)垂直感染引起鸡持续性病毒血症中的作用,在鸡胚发育第7天经卵黄囊接种REV建立先天性感染动物模型,通过流式细胞术分析不同日龄REV感染鸡外周血和免疫器官中CD4~+CD25~+Treg细胞的比例及其动态变化,进一步运用绝对荧光定量技术对病毒载量进行连续监测。结果显示:与对照组相比,在7、15、30、45日龄时,感染组鸡胸腺、法氏囊、外周血以及脾脏中CD4~+CD25~+Treg细胞的比例均显著升高;血液和脾脏中的病毒载量随着日龄增长而逐渐升高,胸腺和法氏囊中的病毒载量随着日龄增长而逐渐降低;外周血和免疫器官中REV的m RNA表达水平与CD4~+CD25~+Treg细胞出现的频率呈正相关。研究提示:REV感染鸡体内高频出现的CD4~+CD25~+Treg细胞与REV的持续性感染存在显著的相关性。     

川楝素对妊娠小鼠子宫组织中CD4+/CD8+T细胞和F4/80+巨噬细胞的影响

为探讨CD4+、CD8+ T淋巴细胞和F4/80+巨噬细胞在流产发生机制中的意义,研究中药单体成分川楝素诱导小鼠流产的作用及机理,本试验给妊娠5 d小鼠连续3 d腹腔注射不同剂量的川楝素溶液,对照组以等量的蒸馏水代替,于妊娠9 d处死.在给药后发现随着注射川楝素剂量的增加,小鼠的流产率逐渐上升,CD4+、CD8+ T淋...     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒感染SPF雏鸡免疫器官变化

为了探讨H5N1禽流感病毒(AIV)感染对SPF雏鸡免疫器官细胞免疫功能的影响。以7日龄SPF雏鸡为研究对象,应用组织化学技术结合病理学方法,通过T细胞数量、增殖功能、CD4~+和CD8~+亚型数量及其比值变化的检测,对H5N1亚型AIV感染SPF雏鸡后,免疫器官细胞免疫变化进行了较系统研究。结果发现,H5N1亚型AIV感染SPF雏鸡后3～7 d,其胸腺、脾脏、腔上囊无论是T细胞数量还是胸腺和脾脏T细胞对Con A的增殖功能,以及CD4~+和CD8~+T细胞数均显著低于对照雏鸡。病毒感染雏鸡后1～5 d,CD4~+/CD8~+T细胞比值也显著低于对照雏鸡;AIV感染雏鸡全部发病,呈现典型AIV感染症状,死亡率为40%。表明AIV感染所致雏鸡免疫器官细胞免疫功能低下,是AIV免疫致病机制的重要环节。     

雏鸡感染柔嫩艾美尔球虫局部黏膜免疫细胞的动态变化

本试验采用免疫组化法检测柔嫩艾美尔球虫感染雏鸡后盲肠黏膜sIgA+细胞和T细胞亚群的动态变化。结果发现:sIgA+细胞和CD4+T细胞数量在感染球虫后第2天就明显升高,第5天达到高峰,随后逐渐下降。而CD8+T细胞在感染球虫后第4天,才显著增加,感染后第7天达到高峰。表明雏鸡感染球虫后,机体能迅速启动黏膜免疫应答,不同的免疫细胞在抵抗柔嫩艾美尔球虫感染不同阶段发挥不同的作用。     

米糠多糖对免疫抑制鸡外周血CD4~+和CD8~+ T淋巴细胞亚群的调节作用

为探讨米糠多糖对免疫抑制鸡免疫功能的调节作用,采用流式细胞技术检测了环磷酰胺和传染性法氏囊病毒诱导免疫抑制鸡在服用米糠多糖(剂量为150 mg/kg)和不服用米糠多糖情况下,外周血中CD4+和CD8+T淋巴细胞亚群数量的动态变化。结果显示,米糠多糖能够抑制环磷酰胺和传染性法氏囊病毒处理鸡外周血中CD4+和CD8+T淋巴细胞数量的降低;提高健康雏鸡外周血中CD4+T淋巴细胞比率,对CD8+T淋巴细胞作用不明显。     

刺五加多糖对雏鸡脾脏中CD4+ 和CD8+T淋巴细胞定位分布的影响

为了研究刺五加多糖（ASPS）对雏鸡脾脏中CD4+和CD8+ T淋巴细胞定位分布的影响,从组织学角度评价ASPS对脾脏的免疫调节作用,试验将1日龄海兰褐公雏饲养至7日龄时选取150只,随机分为3组：空白对照组、ASPS低剂量组（ASPSL）和高剂量组（ASPSH）,每组50只,所有组每天注射1次,连续注射3天。免疫后的第7、14、21和28天分别取其脾脏制作冰冻切片,采用免疫组织化学方法检测CD4+和CD8+ T淋巴细胞的定位分布。结果显示,与空白对照组比较,免疫注射后21天和28天时ASPSL组和ASPSH组CD4+ T淋巴细胞的数量均显著增加（P<0.05）,而且ASPS能够促进红髓中CD4+ T淋巴细胞向动脉周围淋巴鞘迁移,从而使单个动脉周围淋巴鞘面积较对照组明显增加,而ASPS对脾脏中CD8+ T淋巴细胞的数量和分布无明显影响。由此可知,ASPS能够通过影响脾脏中CD4+ T淋巴细胞的定位分布发挥免疫调节作用,这对于进一步揭示ASPS的免疫调节机制具有重要意义。     

E.tenella初次感染雏鸡外周血T淋巴细胞亚群及增殖能力变化的动态研究

应用流式细胞术（ FCM）和MTS比色法检测雏鸡初次感染柔嫩艾美尔球虫（ E． tenella）后外周血中CD3＋CD4＋、CD3＋CD8＋T淋巴细胞及其增殖能力的动态变化。数据显示,E． tenella初次感染雏鸡后7～20 d CD3＋CD4＋、CD3＋CD8＋T 淋巴细胞比例明显高于对照组雏鸡（ P＜0．05和P＜0．01）,并且均于12 d时达到峰值。初次感染后7～20 d雏鸡外周血中CD4＋／CD8＋T淋巴细胞亚群的比值明显升高,于感染后16 d时达到1．78。 E． tenella初次感染雏鸡后12～20 d外周血淋巴细胞增殖能力明显高于对照组雏鸡（ P＜0．05）,并于16 d达到峰值。试验表明E． tenella初次感染雏鸡能激活淋巴细胞产生增殖反应,CD3＋CD4＋、CD3＋CD8＋T淋巴细胞在抵抗E． tenella初次感染过程中有重要作用。     

In vitro effects of dexamethasone on bovine CD25+CD4+ and CD25−CD4+ cells

This paper investigates the in vitro effect of dexamethasone on bovine CD25^highCD4⁺, CD25^lowCD4⁺ and CD25⁻CD4⁺ T cells. Only a small percentage of bovine CD25^highCD4⁺ (2–4%) and CD25^lowCD4⁺ (1–2%) cells expressed Foxp3. Dexamethasone caused considerable loss of CD25⁻CD4⁺ cells, but it increased the relative and absolute numbers of CD25^highCD4⁺ and CD25^lowCD4⁺ lymphocytes, while at the same time reducing the percentage of Foxp3⁺ cells within the latter subpopulations. Considering all these, as well as the intrinsically poor Foxp3 expression in bovine CD25⁺CD4⁺, it can be concluded that the drug most probably increased the number of activated non-regulatory CD4⁺ lymphocytes. It has been found that changes in cell number were at least partly caused by proapoptotic effect of the drug on CD25⁻CD4⁺ cells and antiapoptotic effect on CD25^highCD4⁺ and CD25^lowCD4⁺ cells. The results obtained from this study indicate that the involvement of CD4⁺ lymphocytes in producing the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effect of dexamethasone in cattle results from the fact that the drug had a depressive effect on the production of IFN-γ by CD25⁻CD4⁺ cells. Secretion of TGF-β and IL-10 by CD4⁺ lymphocytes was not involved in producing these pharmacological effects, because the drug did not affect production of TGF-β and, paradoxically, it reduced the percentage of IL-10⁺CD4⁺ cells.     

The role of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in viral infections

Many virus infections result in the suppression of one or more functions of the immune system. Multiple mechanisms have been proposed to explain viral-induced immunosuppression, including an imbalance in the cellular Th1/Th2 or cytokine profile, induction of anergy, depletion of effector cells and most recently the activation of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (T reg) cells. CD4+CD25+ T reg cells are a subset of circulating CD4+ T cells with suppressive properties. CD4+CD25+ T reg cells were first identified in mice as cells capable of maintaining self-tolerance by suppressing autoreactive T cells. This review focuses on interactions between CD4+CD25+ T reg cells and viral pathogens. Most cases in which CD4+CD25+ T reg cells participate in response to infection reported so far involve chronic or persistent viral infections. Examples have been growing recently and include members of different viral families including retroviridae, herpesviridae and picornaviridae. It is currently not known how microbes are recognized by CD4+CD25+ T reg cells and whether exoantigen-specific T reg cells are of the same lineage as self-reacting natural T reg cells or represent peripherally induced counterparts derived from CD4+CD25- T cells. The findings that T reg cells influence the functional immunity during viral infections, however, might indicate that, in some cases, virus-specific T reg cells not only influence immune pathology or prevent pathogen elimination but also can promote a generalized state of immunosuppression in vivo such that the host is more susceptible to secondary infections with other pathogens or has reduced resistance to tumors. Conceivably, the activities of T reg cells might be one of the contributing reasons why it has been difficult so far to produce effective vaccines against some persisting viral infections.     

In vivo lipopolysaccharide injection alters CD4+CD25+ cell properties in chickens

In chickens, thymic CD4(+)CD25(+) cells are characterized as regulatory T cells. The objectives of this experiment were to study the effects of an in vivo lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection on the percentage of CD4(+)CD25(+) cells in peripheral organs and the suppressive properties of splenic CD4(+)CD25(+) cells in chickens. Chickens were injected with LPS and CD4(+)CD25(+) cells were analyzed at 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 d post LPS injection. The LPS injection increased CD4(+)CD25(+) cell percentage approximately 5-fold in the blood at 1 d post LPS injection (P < 0.001), 3-fold in the thymus at 3 d post LPS injection (P = 0.001), and 2.5-fold in the spleen at 2 d post LPS injection (P = 0.001) compared with the no-LPS-injected group. The LPS injection did not alter the CD4(+)CD25(+) cell percentage in the cecal tonsil (P = 0.162), lung (P = 0.098), or bone marrow (P = 0.071) at any time point measured. At 2 d post LPS injection, splenic CD4(+)CD25(+) cells lost their suppressive ability (P < 0.001). At 5 d post LPS injection, splenic CD4(+)CD25(+) cells not only regained their suppressive ability, but also became supersuppressive (P < 0.001). Splenic CD4(+)CD25(+) cells at 5 d post LPS injection produced 5.5-fold more (P = 0.005) IL-10 mRNA than splenic CD4(+)CD25(+) cells at 0 and 2 d post LPS injection. In conclusion, chicken regulatory T cells are differentially activated to facilitate immune response during the early stage of inflammation and to facilitate immune suppression at a later stage of inflammation.     

AA肉鸡血液CD3+、CD4+和CD8+T淋巴细胞的变化规律

采用流式细胞仪检测1、3、5、7、14、21、28、35、42、49日龄AA肉鸡血液中的CD3、CD4、CD8阳性T细胞比例。研究结果表明:1～5日龄T细胞逐渐进入血液参与细胞免疫,7、21日龄注射疫苗起免疫应答作用,28日龄后基本形成稳固的细胞免疫水平。     

CD4+ and CD8+ T- lymphocytopenia in a filly with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Decreased proportion of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in peripheral blood likely contributed to susceptibility to Pneumocystis carinii in a foal. Cytological evaluation of bronchoalveolar lavage was required for identification of the pathogen and serial flow-cytometric analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes documented transient low expression of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. Although immunodeficiency is uncommon, it must be included in the differential diagnosis for patients suffering from chronic or opportunistic infections and may provide an indication for immunostimulant therapy.     

Differential cytokine gene expression in CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets of calves

The distinct patterns of cytokine expression in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are well understood in mice and humans. However, little information is available about cytokine expression in bovine CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. In this study, mRNA expression of 19 different cytokines was analyzed in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells of calves with or without Concanavalin A (Con A) stimulation. CD4+ and CD8+ T cell populations were enriched to 98% purity by positive selection using magnetic cell sorting (MACS). CD4+ T cells spontaneously expressed the mRNAs of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha), IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-18, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, TNF-beta and TGF-beta, and augmented the mRNA expression of IL-10, IFN-gamma and TNF-beta after Con A stimulation. The mRNAs of IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and GM-CSF were newly expressed in Con A-stimulated CD4+ T cells. CD8+ T cells displayed spontaneous mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-18, TNF-alpha, TNF-beta and TGF-beta, and newly expressed the mRNA of IL-2, IL-7, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and GM-CSF after Con A stimulation. It was found that CD4+ T cells expressed the mRNA of 17 cytokines except for IL-12 and IL-15, while CD8+ T cells expressed only the mRNA of 9 cytokines after Con A stimulation. The profile of cytokine mRNA expression was substantially different in the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells of calves, indicating that CD4+ T cells can be distinguished from CD8+ T cells by the cytokine gene expression of IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-8, IL-10 and IL-13. Differential cytokine expression between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells serve to interpret an individual function of T cell subsets in the immune system of calves.     

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells are infected and activated during acute FIV infection

HIV-induced AIDS may be mediated by the activation of immunosuppressive CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells (Treg cells). Treg cells have been shown to regulate CD4+ and CD8+ immune responses to HIV and FIV antigens in vitro. We tested the hypothesis that Treg cells become infected and activated during the acute infection with FIV leading to the suppression of CD4+ T helper cell responses. Cats were experimentally infected with FIV-NCSU1 and blood and lymph node cells were collected at weekly intervals following inoculation. Real-time RT-PCR was used to determine plasma viremia and the relative expression of FIV, FoxP3, TGF-beta, and GAPDH mRNA copies in CD4+CD25+ and CD4+CD25- T cell subsets. Flow cytometry was used to assess the absolute numbers of each cell type and the expression of surface TGF-beta and intracellular FoxP3 in CD4+CD25+ and CD4+CD25- T cells at each time-point. Treg suppression of IL-2 production in CD4+ T helper cells was assessed by ELISPOT assays. Our results showed that peak viremia occurred at 2 weeks post infection and correlated with maximal infectivity in CD4+CD25+ T cell populations. FIV-gag-mRNA levels were higher in CD4+CD25+ T cells than CD4+CD25- T cells throughout the acute phase of infection. Induction of FoxP3 and TGF-beta indicated activation of Treg cells during the acute stage infection, which was confirmed by Treg cell suppression of IL-2 production by CD4+ Th cells in an ELISPOT assay. Our findings support the hypothesis that early activation of Treg immunosuppressor function may limit an effective anti-FIV response, contributing to the establishment of chronic infection and the immunodeficiency caused by this virus.