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. 1989 Aug;19(8):1513-6.
doi: 10.1002/eji.1830190827.

Murine enterocytes can present soluble antigen to specific class II-restricted CD4+ T cells

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Murine enterocytes can present soluble antigen to specific class II-restricted CD4+ T cells

D Kaiserlian et al. Eur J Immunol. 1989 Aug.

Abstract

Highly purified mature epithelial cells (EC) from murine small intestinal villi (excluding Peyer's patch epithelium) were examined for their capacity to present foreign antigen to T cells. Cell suspensions composed of 99% Ia+T200- EC were able to present keyhole limpet hemocyanin to an antigen-specific class II-restricted L3T4+ T cell hybridoma, and stimulate interleukin 2 production. Antigen presentation by EC was inhibited by major histocompatibility complex class II-specific monoclonal antibodies. It is concluded that EC express functional class II molecules and may activate adjacent CD4+ T cells to induce lymphokine synthesis.

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