目的探讨抗CD3抗体诱导小鼠T淋巴细胞增殖与活化的机制并观察重组人TACI-Ig融合蛋白(rhTACI-Ig)对其的影响。方法免疫磁珠纯化得到小鼠T淋巴细胞,用抗CD3抗体刺激,同时给予rhTACI-Ig、rhTNFR∶Fc或IgG-Fc。[3H]-TdR参入法检测T细胞增殖能力,流式细胞术检测T细胞亚群比率,Western blot法检测B淋巴细胞刺激因子、BAFF受体(BAFFR)和跨膜激活剂及钙调亲环素配体相互作用分子(TACI)两个受体及IL-2受体(IL-2R)表达水平和NF-κB活性,采用小干扰RNA(siRNA)抑制T细胞BAFFR或TACI的表达。结果抗CD3抗体体外可促进T细胞增殖与活化,BAFF、白细胞介素-2(IL-2)、γ-干扰素(IFN-γ)和转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)分泌,BAFFR、TACI、IL-2R表达升高和NF-κB活性增强(P〈0.05)。RhTACI-Ig(0.1、1、10、100μg/ml)体外给药可抑制抗CD3抗体诱导的T淋巴细胞增殖(P〈0.05);rhTACI-Ig(1、10、100μg/ml)可明显降低抗CD3抗体诱导产生的细胞因子水平(P〈0.05,P〈0.01),显著抑制CD4+CD69+T细胞、CD4+CD154+T细胞比率,提高CD4+CD62L+T细胞比率(P〈0.05,P〈0.01),且rh TACI-Ig(10、100μg/ml)能降低T细胞上BAFFR、TACI、IL-2受体的表达,抑制NF-κB活性(P〈0.05)。沉默BAFFR或TACI对抗CD3抗体诱导的T细胞增殖有抑制作用(P〈0.01)。结论抗CD3抗体部分通过产生BAFF,激活BAFFR信号而促进T细胞增殖与活化,rhTACI-Ig中和BAFF,抑制BAFF相关受体的表达和NF-κB活性,减少T细胞表达IL-2受体,阻止T细胞过度增殖与活化。
Objective To investigate the molecular mechanism of anti-CD3 antibody induced T lymphocytes proliferation and activation and observe the effect of recombination human TACI-Ig( rhTACI-Ig). Methods T lymphocytes were purified from the spleens of mice by immunomagnetic beads and treated with anti-CD3 antibody with or without different concentrations of rh TACI-Ig,recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α receptor II: Ig G Fc( rh TNFR: Fc) or Ig GFc. The proliferation of T lymphocytes was determined by [3H]-TdR incorporation,the percentages of T lymphocytes subsets were tested by flow cytometry. Western blot was applied to evaluate the expression of B cell activating factor receptor( BAFFR),transmembraneactivator or calcium-modulating cyclophylin ligand-interactor( TACI),IL-2 receptor( IL-2R) and the phosphorylation of NF-κB. Small interfering RNAs were used to block BAFFR or TACI expression. Results Anti-CD3 obviously induced the activation of T lymphocytes,upregulated BAFF,interleukin-2( IL-2),interferon-γ( IFN-γ) and transforming growth factor-β( TGF-β) secretion,promoted BAFFR,TACI and IL-2R expression,activated NF-κB( P〈0. 05). The administration of rh TACI-Ig( 0. 1,1,10,100 μg / ml) inhibited the proliferation of T lymphocytes induced by anti-CD3 antibody( P〈0. 05). Rh TACIIg( 1,10,100 μg / ml) significantly decreased the production of cytokines( P〈0. 05,P〈 0. 01),markedly downregulated the percentage of CD4^+ CD69^+ and CD4^+ CD154^+ T lymphocytes,elevated the proportion of CD4^+ CD62L^+ T lymphocytes( P 〈0. 05,P 〈0. 01). Meanwhile,rh TACI-Ig( 10,100 μg / ml) treatment decreased the level of BAFFR,TACI,IL-2 on T lymphocytes,as well as attenuated the activation of NF-κB( P〈0. 05). Depletion of BAFFR or TACI markedly blocked anti-CD3 antibody dependent T cell proliferation( P〈0. 05,P〈0. 01).Conclusion Anti-CD3 antibody promotes T lymphocytes activation partially through BAFF production and BAFF recept