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Human γδ T Cells Express a Higher TCR/CD3 Complex Density Than αβ T Cells

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 98; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1006/clim.2000.4978

1521-7035

Ludovic Nicolas, Guillaume Monneret, Anne‐Lise Debard, Alexia Blesius, Marie Claude Gutowski, Gilles Salles, Jacques Bienvenu,

CAR-T cell therapy research

The aim of our study was to compare CD3 expression on gammadelta T cells and alphabeta T cells in human patients. The antigen density of TCR and CD3 on both subsets was assessed by a quantitative method in eight patients. In parallel, we developed and validated a reliable direct tricolor staining protocol that we tested on samples from hospitalized and healthy individuals (n = 60). Our results demonstrate that human gammadelta T cells constitutively express approximately twofold more of the TCR/CD3 complex than alphabeta T cells. We suggest that this enhanced expression of the TCR/CD3 complex could contribute to the higher reactivity of gammadelta T cells compared to alphabeta T cells. These clinical laboratory results confirm the fundamental data described elsewhere. gammadelta T cells deserve further clinical investigations to understand their precise role in human immunity.