Frontiers of Medicine
>> 2008,
Volume 2,
Issue 4
doi:
10.1007/s11684-008-0070-6
Changes of phenotype and function of human CD4 CD25 T cells induced
by transfection of Foxp3
Institute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University
Available online: 2008-12-05
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to explore the effects of transfection of Foxp3 gene on the phenotype and function of naive CD4 T cells. The pMSCV-Foxp3 retroviral vector encoding Foxp3 gene was transduced into the PT67 packaging cell line. Virus-containing supernatant was applied to differentiate CD4CD25 T cells. The resulting cells were sorted with flow cytometry. The expressions of CD25, CD127, CTLA-4 and the proliferation of transfected T cells were examined. The effect of transfected CD4 T cells on the proliferation and cytokine production of CD4CD25 T cells was examined. Foxp3-gene transfected CD4 T cells could express Foxp3 and transfection of Foxp3 gene up-regulated the expressions of CD25 and CTLA-4, but down-regulated CD127 expression. After transfection, the proliferation of CD4 T cells was eliminated. Transfected T cells inhibited the proliferation of CD4CD25 T cells. CD4CD25 T cells acquired a regulatory phenotype and function after it was transduced with the Foxp3 gene. This suggested a key role of Foxp3 in the generation of CD4CD25 regulatory T cells.