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Event: 2275
Key Event Title
Gluten reactive adaptive T-cells with antigen presenting cells, co-localization
Short name
Biological Context
Level of Biological Organization |
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Cellular |
Cell term
Cell term |
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T cell |
Organ term
Organ term |
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duodenum lamina propria |
Key Event Components
Process | Object | Action |
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T cell migration | T cell | occurrence |
dendritic cell migration | professional antigen presenting cell | occurrence |
Key Event Overview
AOPs Including This Key Event
AOP Name | Role of event in AOP | Point of Contact | Author Status | OECD Status |
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Gluten-driven immune activation leading to celiac disease | KeyEvent | Antonio Fernandez Dumont (send email) | Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite |
Taxonomic Applicability
Term | Scientific Term | Evidence | Link |
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human | Homo sapiens | NCBI |
Life Stages
Life stage | Evidence |
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All life stages |
Sex Applicability
Term | Evidence |
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Unspecific |
Key Event Description
For the initiation of adaptive responses, the cellular components required need to be simultaneously present in lymphoid structures present in the target tissue/organ. In the case of the gastrointestinal system these lymphoid structures are the Peyer’s patches and the mesenteric lymph nodes. The relevant cellular components are professional antigen presenting cells like dendritic cells, antigen specific B cells and T cells expressing gluten-reactive T cell receptors. Both dendritic cells and antigen specific B cells can endocytose and degrade complex antigens, resulting in peptides of variable length. Upon intracellular binding of such peptide antigens to HLA-class II molecules, like HLA-DQ2.5 and HLA-DQ8, such HLA-peptide complexes will be transported to the cell surface of the antigen presenting cells, where they can be recognized by T cells expressing T cell receptors specific for the HLA-peptide complex. Thus, once all relevant cellular components are present in the lymphoid structures, the stage is set for the induction of a gluten-specific T cell response.
How It Is Measured or Detected
Detection methods could include the measureing of T-cell activation by T cell stimulation assays (e.g. cytokine secretion assays, cytotoxicity assay), or could also include quantification of peptide-HLA-DQ complexes by ELISA (e.g. against HLA-peptide complex) or mass spectrometry (e.g. peptide mass fingerprinting).
Domain of Applicability
- Taxonomic: Homo sapiens
- Life-stage: any
- Sex: Female to Male ration: approximately 2 to 1
References
Parham P. The Immune System, Fifth Edition. ISBN: 978-0-393-53334-7