A fail-safe mechanism for maintaining self-tolerance.
S Guerder, P Matzinger - The Journal of experimental medicine, 1992 - rupress.org
S Guerder, P Matzinger
The Journal of experimental medicine, 1992•rupress.orgUsing cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses to the class I histocompatibility antigen Qa1
and to the minor histocompatibility antigen HY, we show that the immune system maintains a
peripheral screening process that is able to tolerize a wide variety of potentially autoimmune
CTL. The critical factor is the presence or absence of specific T helper cells. If T help is
available, CTL precursors that recognize antigen are activated. In the absence of help, they
are tolerized. Thus, T helper cells are guardians of peripheral tolerance in CTL.
and to the minor histocompatibility antigen HY, we show that the immune system maintains a
peripheral screening process that is able to tolerize a wide variety of potentially autoimmune
CTL. The critical factor is the presence or absence of specific T helper cells. If T help is
available, CTL precursors that recognize antigen are activated. In the absence of help, they
are tolerized. Thus, T helper cells are guardians of peripheral tolerance in CTL.
Using cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses to the class I histocompatibility antigen Qa1 and to the minor histocompatibility antigen H-Y, we show that the immune system maintains a peripheral screening process that is able to tolerize a wide variety of potentially autoimmune CTL. The critical factor is the presence or absence of specific T helper cells. If T help is available, CTL precursors that recognize antigen are activated. In the absence of help, they are tolerized. Thus, T helper cells are guardians of peripheral tolerance in CTL.
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