Normal mouse kidneys contain activated and CD3+CD4−CD8− double-negative T lymphocytes with a distinct TCR repertoire

作者：Dolores B. Ascon, Miguel A. Ascón, Shailesh R. Satpute, Sergio López-Briones, Lorraine C. Racusen, Robert B. Colvin, Mark J. Soloski, Hamid Rabb · 发表于：Journal of Leukocyte Biology · 年份：2008 · DOI：10.1189/jlb.0907651 · 被引用次数：99 · 研究领域：Immune Cell Function and Interaction、Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments、T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Healthy liver, intestine, lung, and skin harbor resident lymphocytes with conventional and unconventional phenotypes. Lymphocytes also have been detected in healthy mice kidneys; however, these cells have not been well studied and have been largely overlooked. To better characterize the intra-renal lymphocytes, we extensively perfused C57BL/6J mice with PBS and then isolated mononuclear cells for flow cytometry analysis. We observed T cells, B cells, and NK cells in normal mice kidneys after extensive perfusion. Approximately 50% of kidney T lymphocytes expressed intermediate levels of CD3 (CD3int T cells). Similar to liver and lung, a high percentage of unconventional CD3+CD4(-)CD8(-) double-negative T cells was observed in normal mice kidneys, from which 11% expressed B220 antigen. Unlike the spleen and blood, the classic CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in the kidney had a high proportion of activated CD69+ and effector/memory CD44- CD62L ligand phenotypes. Also, a small percentage of CD4+CD25+forkhead box p3+ and NKT cells was observed in perfused and exanguinated kidneys. In addition, a distinct TCR repertoire was found on intra-renal conventional and unconventional T cells compared with those from the spleen. Finally, after 24 h of renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI), increased production of cytokines IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, isolated from perfused kidneys, was observed. These data suggest that some of these cells harbored in the kidney could be ...