IL-7 maintains the T cell precursor potential of CD3-CD4-CD8- thymocytes - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1991 May 1;146(9):3068-73.

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IL-7 maintains the T cell precursor potential of CD3-CD4-CD8- thymocytes

T Suda et al. J Immunol. 1991.

Abstract

We and other investigators have reported that IL-4 (in the presence of PMA) or IL-7 (used alone) induce proliferation of both adult and fetal (gestation day 15) CD4-CD8- thymocytes. These results suggested that these cytokines may be growth factors for pre-T cells. However, we recently observed that among adult CD4-CD8- thymocytes, only the CD3+ subset proliferates in response to IL-7, whereas IL-4 + PMA induces proliferative responses in both CD3- and CD3+ subsets. Thus, we concluded that IL-7 used alone is not a potent growth stimulus for adult thymic CD3-CD4-CD8- triple negative (TN) T cell precursors. Interestingly, the viability of adult TN thymocytes in culture was improved by IL-7 for up to 1 wk, in spite of the inability of IL-7 to induce significant [3H]TdR incorporation in these cells. After culture in IL-7 for 4 days, the viable cells remained CD4-CD8-, but 25 to 35% expressed CD3 whereas the rest remained CD3-. In contrast, most of the cells cultured with IL-4 + PMA for 4 days remained TN. To investigate whether adult TN thymocytes that survive in vitro in the presence of IL-4 + PMA or IL-7 retain T cell progenitor potential, we tested whether they could reconstitute lymphoid cell-depleted (2-deoxyguanosine-treated) fetal thymus organ cultures. Our results demonstrate that TN cells cultured in IL-7 retain T cell progenitor potential.

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IL-7 maintains the T cell precursor potential of CD3-CD4-CD8- thymocytes - PubMed (original) (raw)