Effect of T-cell receptor antagonism on interaction between T cells and antigen-presenting cells and on T-cell signaling events.

AUTOR(ES)

Ruppert, J

RESUMO

T-cell receptor (TCR) antagonism induced by complexes of antigen analogue with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules results in efficient inhibition of antigen-dependent T-cell responses. We have investigated some of the possible mechanisms by which TCR antagonists bound to the MHC molecules of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) can inhibit T-cell activation. Using a nonstimulatory analogue of the antigenic peptide influenza hemagglutinin-(307-319), we showed that MHC/antagonist complexes completely inhibit very early intracellular events of antigen-dependent T-cell activation, such as inositol phosphate turnover and Ca2+ influx. In a parallel series of experiments, the effect of TCR antagonist peptide on membrane-related activation events was also investigated. It was found that MHC/antagonist complexes on the surface of APCs did not induce stable conjugates with T cells and, most interestingly, did not inhibit antigen-induced conjugate formation. Thus, our data suggest that antagonistic peptides do not interfere with the cellular events that are required for stable T-cell/APC conjugate formation but do inhibit early biochemical events required for T-cell proliferation. The data are discussed with respect to the role of surface receptor clustering in TCR antagonism.

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