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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Generation of CD8 T Cell Memory Is Regulated by IL-12
Beteiligte:
Pearce, Erika L.;
Shen, Hao
Erschienen:
The American Association of Immunologists, 2007
Erschienen in:
The Journal of Immunology, 179 (2007) 4, Seite 2074-2081
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.179.4.2074
ISSN:
0022-1767;
1550-6606
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
<jats:p>Various signals during infection influence CD8 T cell memory generation, but these factors have yet to be fully defined. IL-12 is a proinflammatory cytokine that has been shown to enhance IFN-γ-producing T cell responses and has been widely tested as a vaccine adjuvant. In this study, we show that IL-12-deficient mice generate a weaker primary CD8 T cell response and are more susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes infection, but have substantially more memory CD8 T cells and greater protective immunity against reinfection. Kinetic analyses show that in the absence of IL-12 there is a reduced contraction of Ag-specific CD8 T cells and a gradual increase in memory CD8 T cells as a result of increased homeostatic renewal. By signaling directly through its receptor on CD8 T cells, IL-12 influences their differentiation to favor the generation of fully activated effectors, but hinders the formation of CD8 T cell memory precursors and differentiation of long-term CD8 T cell memory. These results have implications for understanding memory T cell development and enhancing vaccine efficacy, and offer new insight into the role of IL-12 in coordinating the innate and adaptive immune response.</jats:p>