TY - JOUR
T1 - Human microglia activate lymphoproliferative responses to recall viral antigens
AU - Dhib-Jalbut, S.
AU - Gogate, Nitin
AU - Jiang, Hong
AU - Eisenberg, Howard
AU - Bergey, Gregory
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996/3
Y1 - 1996/3
N2 - The capacity of adult human microglia to activate memory T-lymphocyte responses to recall viral antigens in autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) was examined using measles and influenza viruses. Microglia and peripheral blood macrophages were isolated from 6 patients who underwent surgical brain biopsies. Microglial cultures readily expressed high levels of HLA class II molecules under basal culture conditions, However, compared to macrophages, microglia appeared to express much lower levels of CD45, a phenotype that has been associated with the ability of rat brain macrophage/microglia to present antigen. PBL were depleted of macrophages (D-PBL) and the efficacy of the depletion was assessed by a reduction in the T-cell response to concanavalin A. D-PBL were reconstituted with macrophages, microglia, or in some cases microglia pretreated with interferon-γ (IFNγ). It was observed that microglia were as efficient as macrophages in presenting viral antigens. Pretreatment of microglia with IFNγ did not enhance further antigen presentation. Oligodendrocytes which lack constitutive or inducible HLA class II molecules failed to present viral antigens. The results have implications on the direct function of microglia as perpetuators and possibly initiators of immune responses to virus infection in the central nervous system compartment.
AB - The capacity of adult human microglia to activate memory T-lymphocyte responses to recall viral antigens in autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) was examined using measles and influenza viruses. Microglia and peripheral blood macrophages were isolated from 6 patients who underwent surgical brain biopsies. Microglial cultures readily expressed high levels of HLA class II molecules under basal culture conditions, However, compared to macrophages, microglia appeared to express much lower levels of CD45, a phenotype that has been associated with the ability of rat brain macrophage/microglia to present antigen. PBL were depleted of macrophages (D-PBL) and the efficacy of the depletion was assessed by a reduction in the T-cell response to concanavalin A. D-PBL were reconstituted with macrophages, microglia, or in some cases microglia pretreated with interferon-γ (IFNγ). It was observed that microglia were as efficient as macrophages in presenting viral antigens. Pretreatment of microglia with IFNγ did not enhance further antigen presentation. Oligodendrocytes which lack constitutive or inducible HLA class II molecules failed to present viral antigens. The results have implications on the direct function of microglia as perpetuators and possibly initiators of immune responses to virus infection in the central nervous system compartment.
KW - Antigen presentation
KW - Human microglia
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U2 - 10.1016/0165-5728(96)00007-0
DO - 10.1016/0165-5728(96)00007-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 8642066
AN - SCOPUS:0029936653
SN - 0165-5728
VL - 65
SP - 67
EP - 73
JO - Journal of Neuroimmunology
JF - Journal of Neuroimmunology
IS - 1
ER -