CD8+ but not CD4+ T cells require cognate interactions with target tissues to mediate GVHD across only minor H antigens, whereas both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells require direct leukemic contact to mediate GVL
Matte-Martone C, Liu J, Jain D, McNiff J, Shlomchik WD. CD8+ but not CD4+ T cells require cognate interactions with target tissues to mediate GVHD across only minor H antigens, whereas both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells require direct leukemic contact to mediate GVL. Blood 2008, 111: 3884-3892. PMID: 18223170, PMCID: PMC2275040, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-11-125294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveMiceMice, KnockoutMinor Histocompatibility AntigensReceptors, Antigen, T-CellStem Cell TransplantationTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation, HomologousConceptsCD4 cellsT cellsT cell antigen receptorAllogeneic stem cell transplantationMajor histocompatibility complex class IDirect cytolytic actionDistinct effector mechanismsDonor CD4 cellsDonor T cellsStem cell transplantationHistocompatibility complex class IMinor H antigensClass II moleculesComplex class IHost diseaseBCR-ABL cDNAGVHDEffector mechanismsMouse modelCML cellsBone marrowCognate interactionNoncytolytic pathwaysCD8Cytolytic action