| First Author | Ota T | Year | 2005 |
| Journal | Blood | Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 184-92 |
| PubMed ID | 15746081 | Mgi Jnum | J:107470 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3621260 | Doi | 10.1182/blood-2004-11-4257 |
| Citation | Ota T, et al. (2005) IFN-gamma-mediated negative feedback regulation of NKT-cell function by CD94/NKG2. Blood 106(1):184-92 |
| abstractText | Activation of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells with CD1d-restricted T-cell receptor (TCR) ligands is a powerful means to modulate various immune responses. However, the iNKT-cell response is of limited duration and iNKT cells appear refractory to secondary stimulation. Here we show that the CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptor plays a critical role in down-regulating iNKT-cell responses. Both TCR and NK-cell receptors expressed by iNKT cells were rapidly down-modulated by priming with alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) or its analog OCH [(2S,3S,4R)-1-O-(alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)-N-tetracosanoyl-2-amino-1,3,4-n onanetriol)]. TCR and CD28 were re-expressed more rapidly than the inhibitory NK-cell receptors CD94/NKG2A and Ly49, temporally rendering the primed iNKT cells hyperreactive to ligand restimulation. Of interest, alpha-GalCer was inferior to OCH in priming iNKT cells for subsequent restimulation because alpha-GalCer-induced interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) up-regulated Qa-1b expression and Qa-1b in turn inhibited iNKT-cell activity via its interaction with the inhibitory CD94/NKG2A receptor. Blockade of the CD94/NKG2-Qa-1b interaction markedly augmented recall and primary responses of iNKT cells. This is the first report to show the critical role for NK-cell receptors in controlling iNKT-cell responses and provides a novel strategy to augment the therapeutic effect of iNKT cells by priming with OCH or blocking of the CD94/NKG2A inhibitory pathway in clinical applications. |
