International Immunology, Vol. 12, No. 7, 1005-1013,
July 2000
© 2000 Japanese Society for Immunology
Loss of CD28 expression on CD8+ T cells is induced by IL-2 receptor 
chain signalling cytokines and type I IFN, and increases susceptibility to activation-induced apoptosis
1 Departments of Clinical Immunology and
2 Haematology, Royal Free and University College Hospital Medical Schools, London NW3 2PF, UK
3 Department of Rheumatology, Birmingham University, Birmingham B15 2TJ, UK
4 Immunology Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Correspondence to: N. J. Borthwick, Immunology Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
CD8+CD28– T cells are selectively expanded during viral infections, indicating their importance in anti-viral immune responses. Since little is known about the differentiation of CD8+CD28– cells, we investigated the generation, function and survival characteristics of this subset. In healthy individuals CD8+CD28– T cells contained more elevated levels of perforin and IFN-
than the CD8+CD28+ subset, indicating that they can have an effector function. CD8+CD28– cells were selectively expanded when activated CD8+CD28+ T cells were cultured in IL-2, IL-7 or IL-15. Moreover, the generation of CD8+CD28– cells was accelerated by type I IFN suggesting that these cytokines which are released during viral infections influence CD8+ T cell differentiation. We did not observe re-expression of CD28 by CD8+CD28– T cells in any of the experiments performed. Activated T cells are susceptible to activation-induced cell death (AICD) if re-stimulated in the absence of co-stimuli. AICD was induced in both CD28+ and CD28– subsets of activated T cells when stimulated with anti-CD3 antibody in the absence of co-stimuli but the magnitude of death was greater in the CD28– subset. While co-stimulation through LFA-1 (CD11a and CD18) significantly reduced AICD in the CD8+CD28+ subset, death was not prevented in CD8+CD28– cells. These results suggest that CD8+CD28– T cells are more functionally differentiated than the CD8+CD28+ subset and indicate they may represent a terminally differentiated effector population which is destined for clearance by apoptosis at the end of the immune response.
Keywords: activation-induced apoptosis, CD8, CD28, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, type 1 interferon
Transmitting editor: P. L. C. Beverley
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