Journal: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Article Title: IL-15 Induces Alloreactive CD28 − Memory CD8 T Cell Proliferation and CTLA4-Ig Resistant Memory CD8 T Cell Activation
doi: 10.1111/ajt.12719
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) CD28+ and CD28− RO+ CD8 T cells were labeled with CFSE and aliquots cultured with allogeneic B cells plus 10 ng/ml of recombinant IL-15. After 96 hours, the cultured cells were stained with fluorochrome labeled antibodies to detect expression of CD25, CD127, CD215 and ICOS on gated T cells that were (blue line) or were not (red line) proliferating as assessed by CFSE dilution. Representative results from a single experiment of 5 different experiments having similar results in each are shown. (B) CD28− memory CD8 T cells were isolated, labeled with CFSE, and aliquots cultured with pooled allogeneic B cells in culture media with 10 ng/ml IL-15. After 24 hours, the IL-15 supernatant was removed and replaced with media alone or media with 10 ng/ml IL-2. IL-2 was also added without removal of IL-15. All cells were analyzed for proliferation at 96 hours after culture initiation. Representative results from a single experiment of 4 different experiments having similar results in each are shown. (C) CD28+ and CD28− RO+ CD8 T cells were isolated, labeled with CFSE, and aliquots cultured with or without allogeneic B cell lines in the presence of 10 ng/ml IL-15. After 48 or 72 hours, the cells were collected and whole cell RNA isolated for PCR analysis of IL-15 receptor α chain. The results indicate the mean relative quantitation (RQ) of IL-15Rα in the memory CD8 T cells cultured alone or with allogeneic B cells ± SD for 4 individual samples. *p < 0.01 for expression of CD28− vs. CD28+ memory T cells.
Article Snippet: PBMC were isolated by Ficoll-Hypaque separation (IsoPrep, Robbins Scientific Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA) and processed to isolate the CD8 memory T cells (CD8 + CD45RO + CD45RA − CD56 − CD57 − ) by negative selection using the Human CD8 + Memory T Cell Isolation Kit (MACS, Miltenyi Biotec, Auburn, CA).
Techniques: Labeling, Cell Culture, Recombinant, Staining, Expressing, Isolation, Quantitation Assay