TY - JOUR
T1 - Induction of lymphocytes cytotoxic to oral epithelial cells by Streptococcus mitis superantigen
AU - Matsushita, K.
AU - Sugiyama, A.
AU - Uchiyama, T.
AU - Igarashi, H.
AU - Ohkuni, H.
AU - Nagaoka, S.
AU - Kotani, S.
AU - Takada, H.
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PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The preparation of a superantigenic fraction F-2 from the culture supernatant of Streptococcus mitis 108, a fresh isolate from human tooth surfaces, was reported previously. Now, to determine the possible pathogenic role of the superantigen in oral mucosal diseases, we examined the cytotoxic effects of human peripheral blood T-cells activated with F-2 on human oral epithelial cells. T-cells activated with F-2 were cytotoxic to the human squamous carcinoma HO-1-N-1 cells derived from the oral mucosa, similar to those activated with Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB). This cytotoxic effect was increased in a dose-dependent manner by the addition of the respective stimulant, F-2 or SEB, to the cytotoxic assay system. F-2 endowed mainly CD8+ T-cells with cytotoxic activity. Pretreatment with human interferon gamma increased the sensitivity of the HO-1-N-1 cells to the cytotoxic effects of F-2-activated T-cells. The F-2-activated T-cells were also cytotoxic to human keratinocytes derived from gingiva. There was no correlation between the degree of cytotoxicity and the levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha in co-cultures of F-2-activated T-cells and HO-1-N-1 cells. A double-chamber plate experiment revealed no cytotoxic effects when the F-2-activated T-cells were separated from the HO-1-N-1 cells. Supernatants of the co-cultures of target and effector cells were not cytotoxic to HO-1-N-1 cells. These findings suggest that the cytotoxic effects of the F-2-activated T-cells on HO-1-N-1 cells were mediated not by soluble factors but by the direct interaction between the activated T-cells and the target cells. The cytotoxicity of the F-2-activated T-cells against HO-1-N-1 cells was markedly inhibited by monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against CD11a and CD54, but was only slightly inhibited by MAbs against human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR and CD2. Thus, the interaction between lymphocyte-function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) was crucial for the F-2-dependent T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity against oral epithelial cells, while HLA-DR and CD2 molecules are not necessarily involved in the cytotoxicity observed.
AB - The preparation of a superantigenic fraction F-2 from the culture supernatant of Streptococcus mitis 108, a fresh isolate from human tooth surfaces, was reported previously. Now, to determine the possible pathogenic role of the superantigen in oral mucosal diseases, we examined the cytotoxic effects of human peripheral blood T-cells activated with F-2 on human oral epithelial cells. T-cells activated with F-2 were cytotoxic to the human squamous carcinoma HO-1-N-1 cells derived from the oral mucosa, similar to those activated with Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB). This cytotoxic effect was increased in a dose-dependent manner by the addition of the respective stimulant, F-2 or SEB, to the cytotoxic assay system. F-2 endowed mainly CD8+ T-cells with cytotoxic activity. Pretreatment with human interferon gamma increased the sensitivity of the HO-1-N-1 cells to the cytotoxic effects of F-2-activated T-cells. The F-2-activated T-cells were also cytotoxic to human keratinocytes derived from gingiva. There was no correlation between the degree of cytotoxicity and the levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha in co-cultures of F-2-activated T-cells and HO-1-N-1 cells. A double-chamber plate experiment revealed no cytotoxic effects when the F-2-activated T-cells were separated from the HO-1-N-1 cells. Supernatants of the co-cultures of target and effector cells were not cytotoxic to HO-1-N-1 cells. These findings suggest that the cytotoxic effects of the F-2-activated T-cells on HO-1-N-1 cells were mediated not by soluble factors but by the direct interaction between the activated T-cells and the target cells. The cytotoxicity of the F-2-activated T-cells against HO-1-N-1 cells was markedly inhibited by monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against CD11a and CD54, but was only slightly inhibited by MAbs against human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR and CD2. Thus, the interaction between lymphocyte-function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) was crucial for the F-2-dependent T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity against oral epithelial cells, while HLA-DR and CD2 molecules are not necessarily involved in the cytotoxicity observed.
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U2 - 10.1177/00220345960750031001
DO - 10.1177/00220345960750031001
M3 - Article
C2 - 8675804
AN - SCOPUS:0030307263
VL - 75
SP - 927
EP - 934
JO - Journal of Dental Research
JF - Journal of Dental Research
SN - 0022-0345
IS - 3
ER -