Regulatory mechanisms involving CD8+ T cells (CD8 regulatory T cells (Tregs)) are important in the maintenance of immune homeostasis. However, the inability to generate functional CD8 Treg clones with defined Ag specificity has precluded a direct demonstration of CD8 Treg-mediated regulation. In the present study, we describe the isolation of functional lines and clones representing a novel population of TCRalphabeta+ Tregs that control activated Vbeta8.2+ CD4 T cells mediating experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. They express exclusively the CD8alphaalpha homodimer and recognize a peptide from a conserved region of the TCR Vbeta8.2 chain in the context of the Qa-1a (CD8alphaalpha Tregs). They secrete type 1 cytokines but not IL-2. CD8alphaalpha Tregs kill activated Vbeta8.2+ but not Vbeta8.2- or naive T cells. The CD8alphaalpha Tregs prevent autoimmunity upon adoptive transfer or following in vivo activation. These findings reveal an important negative feedback regulatory mechanism targeting activated T cells and have implications in the development of therapeutic strategies for autoimmune diseases and transplantation.
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