Human intestinal epithelial cells enhance apoptosis of intraepithelial lymphocytes by soluble factors
W Reindl, RM Schmid, N Endres · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 04
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Zusammenfassung
Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) are a population of mainly CD8 positive, cytotoxic cells, in daily contact with a vast variety of oral antigens. Therefore the proliferative activity of these cells has to be tightly controlled to avoid excessive immune response with consecutive mucosal damage. The aim of this study was to determine the role of mucosal epithelial cells (EC) as regulators of IEL activity. To elucidate the influence of EC on IEL proliferation we established an in vitro coculture system of native human IEL and EC. Methods: EC and IEL were isolated from human mucosal samples and separated…