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Immunoregulatory Mechanisms during Early Ontogeny

Authors: Hooper, Craig;

Immunoregulatory Mechanisms during Early Ontogeny

Abstract

L'animal naissant, qui se développe doit être muni d'un système immunitaire suffisant afin de le protéger centre tous pathogènes envahisseurs ainsi que contre les lymphocytes maternels allo-agressifs. La stimulation, in vitro et in vivo, du système immunitaire de la souris nouvellement née entraîne dans les deux cas une faible réponse immunitaire lorsque comparée I celle d'un animal adulte. Toutefois, laprésente investigation démontre que les lymphocytes T isolés des organes lymphoides peuvent exprimer une augmentation substantielle de leur capacité de prolifération lorsque mis en présence de mitogènes ainsi que d'antigènes auto- et allogèniques. Ces découvertes impliquent !'existence de cellules immunrégulatrices et de facteurs humoraux inhibiteurs qui sont naturels a l'animal. Des études plus poussées rélèvent par surcroît que des populations distinctes de cellules régulatrices peuvent être observées chez les nouveau-nés et identifiées comme appartenant aux lignées de cellules T et B. Il a également été déterminé que le thymus du nouveau-né renferme une population de cellules T hautement autoréactives dont la capacité de prolifération peut être bien contrôlée par des quantités intrinsèques d'alpha-fétoprotéine. Il peut être démontré que le nouveau-né possède des facteurs humoraux immunosuppresseurs ainsi que des cellules inhibitrices qui ont le potentiel de contrôler les lymphocytes allo- et auto-agressifs T qui pourraient s'avérer nuisibles.

The developing neonatal animal must have available an immune system sufficient to protect against invading pathogens and allo-aggressive maternal lymphocytes. Both in vivo and in vitro antigenic stimulation of the neonatal murine immune system results in a relatively weak immune response when compared with adult reactivity. However the present investigation shows that T lymphocytes purified from neonatal lymphoid organs can express substantially increased n vitro proliferative capacity toward mitogens as well as allo- and autoantigens. These findings imply the existence of naturally occurring immunoregulatory cells and inhibitory humoral factors. Further studies revealed that distinct populations of newborn regulatory cells can be observed, and identified as belonging to both T and B cell lineages. It was also determined that neonatal thymus contains a population of highly autoreactive T cells whose proliferative capacity could be effectively modulated by intrinsic levels of alpha-fetoprotein. Thus the newborn can be shown to possess humoral immunosuppressive factors as well as inhibitory cells with the potential to control possibly harmful allo- and auto-aggressive T lymphocytes.

Murgita, Robert A. (Supervisor)

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Canada
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Keywords

Immunoregulatory cells, Ontogeny, Lymphocytes

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