| First Author | Gräler MH | Year | 2005 |
| Journal | J Immunol | Volume | 174 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | 1997-2003 |
| PubMed ID | 15699128 | Mgi Jnum | J:96558 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3530966 | Doi | 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.1997 |
| Citation | Graler MH, et al. (2005) Immunological effects of transgenic constitutive expression of the type 1 sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor by mouse lymphocytes. J Immunol 174(4):1997-2003 |
| abstractText | The type 1 sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) G protein-coupled receptor (S1P1) normally transduces S1P effects on lymph node (LN) egress and tissue migration of naive lymphocytes. We now show that persistent expression of S1P1 by lymphocytes of S1P1-transgenic (Tg) mice suppresses delayed-type hypersensitivity and results in production of significantly more IgE Ab and less IgG2 Ab than in wild-type (wt) mice. wt host LN homing of 51Cr-labeled T cells from S1P1-Tg mice was only 30-40% of that for wt T cells. Adoptive-transfer of dye-labeled activated T cells from S1P1-Tg mice into wt mice resulted in 2.2-fold more in blood and 60% less in LNs than for activated wt T cells after 1 day. Proliferative responses of stimulated T cells from S1P1-Tg mice were only 10-34% of those for wt T cells. Disordered cellular and humoral immunity of S1P1-Tg mice thus may be attributable to both altered T cell traffic and depressed T cell functions, suggesting that S1P1-specific agonists may represent a novel therapeutic approach to autoimmunity and transplant rejection. |
