In vitro propagation and dynamics of T cells from skin biopsies by methods using interleukins-2 and -4 or anti-CD3/CD28 antibody-coated microbeads

Hideo Hashizume, Anker Hansen, Lars K Poulsen, Allan Randrup Thomsen, Masahiro Takigawa, Kristian Thestrup-Pedersen

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Abstract

In order to explore the mechanisms of inflammatory skin disorders, we established two methods of expanding skin-derived lymphocytes, one using high levels of interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-4 (method A) and the other using low levels of cytokines and anti-CD3/CD28 microbeads (method B). Both methods provide advantages for functional studies. With either of these two, we could obtain more than 107 cells/ from a 3 mm skin biopsy in 21 days from 23 out of 26 biopsies of various skin diseases. The relevance of these cells was confirmed by shifted T-cell receptor β chain variable region (TCR-Vβ) repertoire and antigen-dependent proliferation in antigen-driven skin disorders. The propagation of skin-resident lymphocytes, seen especially in method A, seems to be mediated by a functional defect of regulatory T cells residing in skin sequentially expanding under the conditions of our methods.

Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Dermato Venereologica
Volume90
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)468-73
Number of pages6
ISSN0001-5555
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2010

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies
  • Antigens, CD28
  • Antigens, CD3
  • Biopsy
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cell Separation
  • Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
  • Denmark
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-2
  • Interleukin-4
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Microspheres
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenotype
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Skin
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Time Factors

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