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Infection and Immunity, February 2004, p. 637-644, Vol. 72, No. 2
0019-9567/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.2.637-644.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Role of B7 Costimulatory Molecules in Immune Responses and T-Helper Cell Differentiation in Response to Recombinant HagB from Porphyromonas gingivalis

Ping Zhang,1 Michael Martin,2 Qiu-Bo Yang,1 Suzanne M. Michalek,1 and Jannet Katz2*

Departments of Microbiology,1 Oral Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 352942

Received 13 June 2003/ Returned for modification 3 September 2003/ Accepted 29 October 2003

In addition to antigen-specific signals mediated through the T-cell receptor, T cells also require antigen nonspecific costimulation for activation. The B7 family of molecules on antigen-presenting cells, which include B7-1 (CD80) and B7-2 (CD86), play important roles in providing costimulatory signals required for development of antigen-specific immune responses. Hemagglutinin B (HagB) is a nonfimbrial adhesin of the periodontopathic microorganism Porphyromonas gingivalis and is thought to be involved in the attachment of the bacterium to host tissues. However, the immune mechanisms involved in responses to HagB and their roles in pathogenesis have yet to be elucidated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the role of B7 costimulatory molecules on T-helper-cell differentiation for the induction of immune responses to HagB. Mice deficient in either or both of the costimulatory molecules B7-1 and B7-2 were used to explore their role in immune responses to HagB after subcutaneous immunization. B7-1-/- mice had levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-HagB antibody activity in serum similar to those of wild-type mice, whereas lower serum IgG anti-HagB antibody responses were seen in B7-2-/- mice. Moreover, significantly lower numbers of IgG antibody-secreting cells and lower levels of CD4+-T-cell proliferation were observed in B7-2-/- mice compared to wild-type mice. No serum IgG response to HagB was detected in B7-1/B7-2-/- mice. Analysis of the subclass of the serum IgG responses and the cytokines induced in response to HagB revealed that B7-2-/- mice had significantly lower IgG1 and higher IgG2a anti-HagB antibody responses compared to wild-type mice. The B7-2-/- mice also had significantly reduced levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-5 and enhanced level of gamma interferon. Furthermore, assessment of B7-1 and B7-2 expression on B cells and macrophages derived from wild-type BALB/c mice after in vitro stimulation with HagB revealed a predominant upregulation in the expression of the B7-2 costimulatory molecule on B cells and macrophages. Essentially no change was seen in the expression of B7-1. Taken together, these results suggest a critical role for B7, especially B7-2, for the preferential induction of a Th2-like response to HagB.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Oral Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 845 19th St. South, BBRB 258/5, Birmingham, AL 35294-2170. Phone: (205) 934-2878. Fax: (205) 934-1426. E-mail: meow{at}uab.edu.

Editor: F. C. Fang

Infection and Immunity, February 2004, p. 637-644, Vol. 72, No. 2
0019-9567/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.2.637-644.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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