Clonal Expansions of Cd8+ T Cells Dominate the T Cell Infiltrate in Active Multiple Sclerosis Lesions as Shown by Micromanipulation and Single Cell Polymerase …

H Babbe, A Roers, A Waisman, H Lassmann… - The Journal of …, 2000 - rupress.org
H Babbe, A Roers, A Waisman, H Lassmann, N Goebels, R Hohlfeld, M Friese, R Schröder…
The Journal of experimental medicine, 2000rupress.org
Clonal composition and T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells
infiltrating actively demyelinating multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions were determined with
unprecedented resolution at the level of single cells. Individual CD4+ or CD8+ T cells were
isolated from frozen sections of lesional tissue by micromanipulation and subjected to single
target amplification of TCR-β gene rearrangements. This strategy allows the assignment of a
TCR variable region (V region) sequence to the particular T cell from which it was amplified …
Clonal composition and T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells infiltrating actively demyelinating multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions were determined with unprecedented resolution at the level of single cells. Individual CD4+ or CD8+ T cells were isolated from frozen sections of lesional tissue by micromanipulation and subjected to single target amplification of TCR-β gene rearrangements. This strategy allows the assignment of a TCR variable region (V region) sequence to the particular T cell from which it was amplified. Sequence analysis revealed that in both cases investigated, the majority of CD8+ T cells belonged to few clones. One of these clones accounted for 35% of CD8+ T cells in case 1. V region sequence comparison revealed signs of selection for common peptide specificities for some of the CD8+ T cells in case 1. In both cases, the CD4+ T cell population was more heterogeneous. Most CD4+ and CD8+ clones were represented in perivascular infiltrates as well as among parenchymal T cells. In case 2, two of the CD8+ clones identified in brain tissue were also detected in peripheral blood. Investigation of the antigenic specificities of expanded clones may help to elucidate their functional properties.
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