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CD147, a member of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, is widely expressed in several cell types. CD147 molecules have multiple cellular functions, such as migration, adhesion, invasion, energy metabolism and T cell activation. In particular, recent studies have demonstrated the potential application of CD147 as an effective therapeutic target for cancer, as well as autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. In this study, we elucidated the functional epitopes on CD147 extracellular domains in T cell regulation using specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Upon T cell activation, the anti-CD147 domain 1 mAbs M6-1E9 and M6-1D4 and the anti-CD147 domain 2 mAb MEM-M6/6 significantly reduced surface expression of CD69 and CD25 and T cell proliferation. To investigate whether functional epitopes of CD147 are differentially expressed on distinct leukocyte subsets, PBMCs, monocyte-depleted PBMCs and purified T cells were activated in the presence of anti-CD147 mAbs. The mAb M6-1E9 inhibited T cell functions via activation of CD147 on monocytes with obligatory cell-cell contact. Engagement of the CD147 epitope by the M6-1E9 mAb downregulated CD80 and CD86 expression on monocytes and IL-2, TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-17 production in T cells. In contrast, the mAb M6-1D4 inhibited T cell function via activation of CD147 on T cells by downregulating IL-2, TNF-α and IFN-γ. Herein, we demonstrated that certain epitopes of CD147, expressed on both monocytes and T cells, are involved in the regulation of T cell activation., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Pata, Surinkaew, Takheaw, Laopajon, Chuensirikulchai and Kasinrerk.)

Human CD63 has been reported to play a role either as an inhibitor or as a co-stimulator of T- cell responses, although the mechanism of this is unclear. In this study, an anti-human CD63 monoclonal antibody (mAb) COS3A was used to monitor the role of CD63 in T-cell activation. MAb COS3A could inhibit CD3-mediated T-cell proliferation and CD25 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), used as a study model, but the suppressive effect was not observed when purified T-cells were used instead of PBMCs. The inhibitory phenomenon was associated with downregulation of IL-2 and IFN-γ by T-cells, but upregulation of IL-10 by monocytes. Neutralizing IL-10 with anti-IL-10 mAb improved the T-cell response, indicating the role of IL-10 in T-cell suppression. In this study, monocytes were demonstrated to play a role in impeding T-cell activation by the anti-CD63 mAb COS3A. This is the first evidence that anti-CD63 mAb induces IL-10 secretion by monocytes, which later play a role in T-cell hypo-responsiveness., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

CD99 has been reported to be involved in T cell regulation. CD99 ligand involvement in the regulation of T cell activation has been postulated. In this study, recombinant CD99 proteins were produced and used as a tool for determining the role of CD99 and its ligand interaction. Recombinant CD99 proteins induced the upregulation of IL-6 and TNF-α expression, but not IFN-γ, in anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody activated T cells. The cytokine alteration was not observed in unstimulated T cells indicating the cytokine upregulation required the signal from T cell activation. The upregulation of IL-6 and TNF-α was, in addition, observed in CD3- mononuclear cell population including monocytes and NK cells. The recombinant CD99 proteins, however, did not affect either CD25, CD69 or MHC class II expression or T cell proliferation, upon T cell activation. The CD99 ligands were demonstrated to be expressed on monocytes, NK cells and dendritic cells, but not on B and T cells. Our results indicated the presence of CD99 ligands on leukocyte surface. Interaction between CD99 and its ligands involves the regulation of cytokine production., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

CD99, a leukocyte surface glycoprotein, has been implicated in many cellular processes including cell adhesion, cell migration and T cell activation. Our previous study demonstrated the anti-CD99 monoclonal antibody (mAb) clone MT99/3 inhibited T cell activation; however, the mechanism is unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that CD99 expressed on monocytes played a role in the inhibition of T cell activation. Anti-CD99 mAb MT99/3 downregulated the expression of costimulatory molecule CD86, but upregulated IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α production by monocytes. The inhibitory effect of mAb MT99/3 required cell to cell contact between monocytes and lymphocytes. The soluble mediators produced by monocytes alone were insufficient to induce hypo-function of T lymphocytes. In summary, we demonstrated that ligation of CD99 on monocytes by anti-CD99 mAb MT99/3 could mediate T cell hypo-responsiveness. These findings provide the first evidence of the role of CD99 on monocytes that contributes to T cell activation., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Background: Several molecules are known to be involved in T-cell activation via the TCR/CD3 complex and while the mechanisms of late T cell signaling have been well characterized, the very early events are still not fully understood., Objective: The aim of this study was to identify yet unknown molecules associated with the TCR/CD3 complex., Results: To identify new molecules associated with the TCR/CD3 complex, a monoclonal antibody termed MT3 was produced by immunoprecipitated beads immunization. Colocalization of the MT3 mAb recognizing molecules with the TCR/CD3 complexes was verified by confocal microscopic analysis. The surface antigen recognized by MT3 antibody was expressed on a subpopulation of CD3+ T cells, and on both CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. The antigen was also expressed on na?ve CD4+ T cells and on a subset of memory CD4+ T cells. In contrast, in the CD8 population, the majority of MT3+ cells were found in the na?ve population. The MT3 mAb recognizing molecules were also expressed on red blood cells but only in particular subjects. Similar to peripheral blood leukocytes, MT3 mAb recognizing molecules are exclusively expressed on T cell lines., Conclusions: Based on the cellular distribution patterns and confocal microscopic analysis, the MT3 mAb recognizing molecule that we investigated is proposed to be a TCR/CD3 associated molecule and might be involved in the antigen recognition of T cells.

Na,K ATPase plays an important role in the regulation of Na(+) and K(+) ions that are required for normal resting membrane potential and various cellular functions. Na,K ATPase is composed of two subunits, α and β subunits. Engagement of the β subunit by an agonistic monoclonal antibody (mAb) P-3E10 inhibited T cell activation and induced the G0/G1 cell cycle arrest. In addition, mAb P-3E10 decreased CD25 expression. The mAb P-3E10, however, did not inhibit the proliferation of cell lines and the phagocytosis activity of phagocytes, and did not interfere with the Na,K ATPase activity. These results indicate that mAb P-3E10 reacts to the β subunit and, as a consequence, brings about the regulation of the T cell activation without disturbing the Na,K pump activity. By sequential immunoprecipitation, we demonstrated the expression of the β3 subunit free form apart from the α subunit. In this study, we propose that the β3 subunits of Na,K ATPase are expressed separately from the α subunit, and play a role in regulation of the immune response., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)