目的:探讨正常人外周血BCG特异性记忆T细胞的特征。方法:分离PPD^-和PPD^+正常人PBMCs,与BCG进行培养,采用ELISA法检测细胞培养上清液中IFN-γ的水平,ELISPOT法检测分泌IFN-γ的细胞数,利用流式细胞仪在单个细胞水平上检测细胞表面分子及细胞内因子IFN-γ和IL-2的表达及其关系。结果:当BCG刺激后,PPD^+正常人PBMCs不产生或只产生少量的IFN-γ,而PPD^+者IFN-γ产生的量和细胞数均明显增加(P〈0.05)。流式细胞检测分析的结果表明,当BCG刺激后,主要是CD4^-而非CD8^+T细胞表达IFN-γ和IL-2,两者相比具有显著差异。在CD4^+T细胞中单独产生IFN-γ的细胞占大多数,其次为IFN-γ和IL-2双阳性细胞,只产生IL-2的细胞占少数。此外,85%~95%以上的CD4^+IFN-γ^+T细胞为CD45RO^+,其中60%以上的细胞为CCR7^+,其余的为CCR7^-。同样地,80%~95%左右的细胞为CD62L。。结论:BCG可以诱导抗原特异性记忆CD4^+T细胞的产生,其中大多数为中央型记忆CD4^+T细胞,少数为效应记忆CD4^+T细胞,提示其在预防和控制结核分枝杆菌感染中发挥重要作用。
Objective: To elucidate the characterization of antigen-specific memory T cells from PPD^+ individuals after stimulation with BCG in vitro, Methods:PBMCs were isolated from PPD^-/+ normal human peripheral blood and stimulated with BCG, The level of IFN-γin the culture supematants was assayed by ELISA and the frequency of IFN-γ-preducinging cells was detected by ELISPOT. The subsets and frequency of cytokine-producing cells were determined at a single cell level by flow cytometry, Results: After stimulation with BCG, PBMCs from PPD^+ but not PPD - individuals produced significantly high levels of IFN-γ in culture supematants detected by ELISA(P 〈 0. 05 ), similar results were confirmed with the ELISPOT detection. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that BCG could induce IFN-γand IL-2 production predominantly by CD4^+T cells but not by CD8^+T cells. Further analysis suggested that 85% -95% CD4^+IFN-γ^+ cells were memory cells in which more than 60% of cells were effector memory(CCR7^+)T cells and the rest of them were central memory T cells( CCR7^- ), In addition, 80% -95% of the cells were CD62L^-. Conclusion: BCG could induce the generation of antigen-specific effector/memory CD4^+ T cells and maintained in vivo.