Abnormal NKG2D ligand expression has been implicated in the initiation and maintenance of various auto-inflammatory disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study’s goal was to identify the cellul...Abnormal NKG2D ligand expression has been implicated in the initiation and maintenance of various auto-inflammatory disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study’s goal was to identify the cellular contexts providing NKG2D ligands for stimulation of the immunosuppressive NKG2D+CD4 T cell subset that has been implicated in modulating juvenile-onset SLE disease activity. Although previous observations with NKG2D+CD4 T cells in healthy individuals pointed towards peripheral B cell and myeloid cell compartments as possible sites of enhanced NKG2DL presence, we found no evidence for a disease-associated increase of NKG2DL-positivity among juvenile-onset SLE B cells and monocytes. However, juvenile-onset SLE patient plasma and matched urine samples were positive by ELISA for the soluble form of the NKG2D ligands MICA and MICB, suggesting that kidney and/or peripheral blood may constitute the NKG2DL positive microenvironments driving NKG2D+CD4 T cell population expansions in this disease.展开更多
活化性受体NKG2D(natural-killer group 2,member D)及其配体在NK、γδ+T和CD8+T细胞介导的肿瘤免疫应答中扮演了重要角色。深入理解NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用有助于临床预防和治疗肿瘤。该文阐述了NKG2D的分子结构特性、表达...活化性受体NKG2D(natural-killer group 2,member D)及其配体在NK、γδ+T和CD8+T细胞介导的肿瘤免疫应答中扮演了重要角色。深入理解NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用有助于临床预防和治疗肿瘤。该文阐述了NKG2D的分子结构特性、表达调控及其配体的分类和表达调控;主要介绍了NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用;最后分析了NKG2D免疫途径中存在的问题和治疗应用前景。展开更多
文摘Abnormal NKG2D ligand expression has been implicated in the initiation and maintenance of various auto-inflammatory disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study’s goal was to identify the cellular contexts providing NKG2D ligands for stimulation of the immunosuppressive NKG2D+CD4 T cell subset that has been implicated in modulating juvenile-onset SLE disease activity. Although previous observations with NKG2D+CD4 T cells in healthy individuals pointed towards peripheral B cell and myeloid cell compartments as possible sites of enhanced NKG2DL presence, we found no evidence for a disease-associated increase of NKG2DL-positivity among juvenile-onset SLE B cells and monocytes. However, juvenile-onset SLE patient plasma and matched urine samples were positive by ELISA for the soluble form of the NKG2D ligands MICA and MICB, suggesting that kidney and/or peripheral blood may constitute the NKG2DL positive microenvironments driving NKG2D+CD4 T cell population expansions in this disease.
文摘活化性受体NKG2D(natural-killer group 2,member D)及其配体在NK、γδ+T和CD8+T细胞介导的肿瘤免疫应答中扮演了重要角色。深入理解NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用有助于临床预防和治疗肿瘤。该文阐述了NKG2D的分子结构特性、表达调控及其配体的分类和表达调控;主要介绍了NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用;最后分析了NKG2D免疫途径中存在的问题和治疗应用前景。
