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The T-cell receptor (TCR) Vα/β gene product expression upon in vitro stimulation with mycobacteria was investigated to assess whether T-cell proliferation was associated with any specific TCR V gene usage. T-cell-enriched populations from peripheral blood ofMycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated healthy blood donors were stimulated in vitro with live or killedM. tuberculosis or with a soluble extract thereof. TCR Vα/β repertoire analysis of reactive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells revealed a selective HLA-DR17(3), DQ2-restricted expansion of Vα2.3+ CD4+ T cells upon stimulation with liveM. tuberculosis or its soluble extract. Third-complementarity-determining-region (CDR3) length analysis of the expanded Vα2.3+ T cells indicated an oligoclonal pattern with short CDR3 lengths in six of seven HLA-DR17(3), DQ2+ individuals tested. In addition, Vα/Vβ repertoire analysis of T lymphocytes from a DR17(3), DQ2+ donor before and after BCG vaccination revealed that positivity of skin test reactivity was associated with expansion of Vα2.3+ CD4+ T lymphocytes with preferential use of a short CDR3 peak length after in vitro stimulation. Separation ofM. tuberculosis soluble extract by fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) purification indicated that fractions corresponding to molecular masses of 60 to 70 and 15 to 25 kDa were particularly effective in eliciting Vα2.3+ CD4+ T-cell expansion.

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In Vitro Expansion of T-Cell-Receptor Vα2.3+CD4+T Lymphocytes in HLA-DR17(3), DQ2+Individuals upon Stimulation withMycobacterium tuberculosis