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来源:生物谷 2014-09-23 13:30
% N3 [0 }! h, b# M e2014年9月23日 讯 /生物谷BIOON/ --根据伦敦大学国王学院一项新的研究证实:与传统观念相反,新生儿的免疫T细胞可能有引发炎症反应(应对细菌的炎症反应)的能力。虽然婴儿的免疫系统工作原理与成人的非常不同,但婴儿也可能仍然可以“挂载”一个强大的免疫防御,这一新发现已经发表在 Nature Medicine杂志上。, e0 ?+ W( g) E/ Z" N; c8 `+ a9 u
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9 N: e( p. C% N5 B0 p我们的免疫系统是由几种不同类型的免疫细胞,包括嗜中性粒细胞和淋巴细胞组成,嗜中性粒细胞在针对感染的一线防御中发挥重要作用,而淋巴细胞中包括产生抗体的B细胞和T细胞(其能靶向已被病毒、细菌感染的细胞)。
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d" i( O5 Y* H. {6 m; S3 |到现在为止,人们普遍认为婴儿有一个不成熟的免疫系统,不会触发通常见于成人的炎症反应。虽然婴儿需要保护自己免受他们出生时所暴露的有害病原体的威胁,但有人却认为婴儿的T细胞在一定程度上是被抑制的,因此来防止过度炎症损害发育中的婴儿。
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由于怀疑这个概念,King's领导的研究小组开始着手分析T细胞的特性,研究了28例极早产儿的血液样本后,研究小组发现虽然新生婴儿T细胞在很大程度上有别于成人,但这不是意味着他们是被抑制的,相反,新生婴儿T细胞制造出有效的抗细菌分子IL8,IL8在过去并未被认为是T细胞的主要产物,并且IL8能激活中性粒细胞攻击外来“入侵者”。
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伦敦大学国王学院免疫生物学系Deena Gibbons说:我们发现,虽然婴儿的“内置”抗菌防御机制的工作方式与成人的不同,但仍然可以有效地保护婴儿自己。我们工作的下一阶段将是更好地理解,导致新生儿免疫细胞如此不同的分子途径。将来,也许调整T细胞的活性可能成为提高新生儿免疫系统功能的治疗靶标。(生物谷Bioon.com)2 N: F& }9 W6 o6 I% p
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Interleukin-8 (CXCL8) production is a signatory T cell effector function of human newborn infants% c; C! p: S R m, B3 ~7 z" j$ d
7 p' P- U% f# D4 f8 p( SDeena Gibbons, Paul Fleming, Alex Virasami, Marie-Laure Michel, Neil J Sebire, Kate Costeloe, Robert Carr, Nigel Klein & Adrian Hayday
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In spite of their precipitous encounter with the environment, newborn infants cannot readily mount T helper type 1 (TH1) cell antibacterial and antiviral responses. Instead, they show skewing toward TH2 responses, which, together with immunoregulatory functions, are thought to limit the potential for inflammatory damage, while simultaneously permitting intestinal colonization by commensals1, 2, 3. However, these collective capabilities account for relatively few T cells. Here we demonstrate that a major T cell effector function in human newborns is interleukin-8 (CXCL8) production, which has the potential to activate antimicrobial neutrophils and γδ T cells. CXCL8 production was provoked by antigen receptor engagement of T cells that are distinct from those few cells producing TH1, TH2 and TH17 cytokines, was co-stimulated by Toll-like receptor signaling, and was readily apparent in preterm babies, particularly those experiencing neonatal infections and severe pathology. By contrast, CXCL8-producing T cells were rare in adults, and no equivalent function was evident in neonatal mice. CXCL8 production counters the widely held view that T lymphocytes in very early life are intrinsically anti-inflammatory, with implications for immune monitoring, immune interventions (including vaccination) and immunopathologies. It also emphasizes qualitative distinctions between infants' and adults' immune systems.
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