The expression of activation antigens, namely CD25, CD69, CD71, and HLA-DR on T cells from 15 healthy individuals stimulated with different mitogens and specific antigens was evaluated by immunofluorescence assay and flow cytometric analysis and compared with cell proliferation as a function of [3H]thymidine incorporation. CD69 was the earliest expressed antigen on stimulated cells, while HLA-DR was the latest. Regardless of the stimulus used, lymphocytes expressing CD25 and CD71 were always more numerous than cells expressing CD69 and HLA-DR. Variations in the proportion of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells expressing each activation marker were observed with different antigenic stimuli. The expression of each activation marker showed overall agreement with the [3H]thymidine incorporation assay in discriminating between positive and negative immune response. However, no correlation was observed between the percentage of CD25-, CD69-, CD71-, and HLA-DR-positive T cells and the amount of [3H]thymidine incorporation. Moreover, low doses of mitogens and antigens as well as short time of stimulation were sufficient to induce T cells to express activation antigens but not to proliferate. Our data show that results obtained by flow cytometry and [3H]thymidine incorporation may differ qualitatively, at least under certain conditions; this suggests that the 2 assays are complementary, and when combined, may gives a clearer understanding of events leading to efficient cell-mediated immune response.

Flow cytometric analysis of activation markers on stimulated T cells and their correlation with cell proliferation / A. Caruso, S. Licenziati, M. Corulli, A. D. Canaris, M. A. De Francesco, S. Fiorentini, L. Peroni, F. Fallacara, F. Dima, A. Balsari, A. Turano. - In: CYTOMETRY. - ISSN 0196-4763. - 27:1(1997 Jan 01), pp. 71-6-76. [10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19970101)27:1<71::AID-CYTO9>3.0.CO;2-O]

Flow cytometric analysis of activation markers on stimulated T cells and their correlation with cell proliferation

S. Fiorentini;A. Balsari
Penultimo
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1997

Abstract

The expression of activation antigens, namely CD25, CD69, CD71, and HLA-DR on T cells from 15 healthy individuals stimulated with different mitogens and specific antigens was evaluated by immunofluorescence assay and flow cytometric analysis and compared with cell proliferation as a function of [3H]thymidine incorporation. CD69 was the earliest expressed antigen on stimulated cells, while HLA-DR was the latest. Regardless of the stimulus used, lymphocytes expressing CD25 and CD71 were always more numerous than cells expressing CD69 and HLA-DR. Variations in the proportion of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells expressing each activation marker were observed with different antigenic stimuli. The expression of each activation marker showed overall agreement with the [3H]thymidine incorporation assay in discriminating between positive and negative immune response. However, no correlation was observed between the percentage of CD25-, CD69-, CD71-, and HLA-DR-positive T cells and the amount of [3H]thymidine incorporation. Moreover, low doses of mitogens and antigens as well as short time of stimulation were sufficient to induce T cells to express activation antigens but not to proliferate. Our data show that results obtained by flow cytometry and [3H]thymidine incorporation may differ qualitatively, at least under certain conditions; this suggests that the 2 assays are complementary, and when combined, may gives a clearer understanding of events leading to efficient cell-mediated immune response.
Leukocytes, Mononuclear; Humans; Amino Acid Sequence; Lymphocyte Activation; Cells, Cultured; HLA-DR Antigens; Antigens, CD; DNA; Molecular Sequence Data; Mitogens; Flow Cytometry; Lymphocyte Subsets; Thymidine; T-Lymphocytes; Cell Division
Settore MED/04 - Patologia Generale
1-gen-1997
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