Cheroutre Hilde, Lambolez Florence
Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 9240 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Curr Opin Immunol. 2008 Apr;20(2):185-91. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2008.03.009. Epub 2008 May 2.
The intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) represent multi-lineage T cell populations. In addition to a major gammadeltaTCR(+) T cell subset, many IEL express alphabetaTCRs and they can be separated into alphabeta sublineages. Some TCRalphabeta(+)IEL have characteristics in common with conventional TCRalphabeta(+)T cells whereas others share an unconventional phenotype with their TCRgammadelta(+) counterparts. Because the latter are enriched for autoreactive TCRs and can be generated in the absence of a thymus, it has long been postulated that some IEL subsets develop locally in the intestine. Several new data however, indicate that under physiological conditions, IEL require a thymic education that directs lineage commitment and functional differentiation. This review will discuss the contributions of the thymus in shaping the various intestinal IEL sublineages.
肠道上皮内淋巴细胞(IEL)代表多谱系T细胞群体。除了主要的γδTCR(+) T细胞亚群外,许多IEL表达αβTCR,并且它们可被分为αβ亚谱系。一些TCRαβ(+)IEL具有与传统TCRαβ(+)T细胞相同的特征,而其他IEL则与其TCRγδ(+)对应物具有非传统表型。由于后者富含自身反应性TCR,并且可以在没有胸腺的情况下产生,长期以来人们一直推测某些IEL亚群在肠道中局部发育。然而一些新数据表明,在生理条件下,IEL需要胸腺的“教育”来指导谱系定向和功能分化。本综述将讨论胸腺在塑造各种肠道IEL亚谱系中的作用。