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ArticleBioMed research international2013

IL-6 production by dendritic cells is dispensable for CD8+ memory T-cell generation.

Jean-François Daudelin, Mélissa Mathieu, Salix Boulet, Nathalie Labrecque

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Article in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jean-François DaudelinMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, 5415 Boulevard de l'Assomption, Montréal, QC, Canada H1T 2M4.
Mélissa Mathieu
Salix Boulet
Nathalie Labrecque
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-115139Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-77545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following activation, naïve CD8(+) T cells will differentiate into effectors that differ in their ability to survive: some will persist as memory cells while the majority will die by apoptosis. Signals given by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) at the time of priming modulate this differential outcome. We have recently shown that, in opposition to dendritic cell (DC), CD40-activated B-(CD40-B) cell vaccination fails to efficiently produce CD8(+) memory T cells. Understanding why CD40-B-cell vaccination does not lead to the generation of functional long-lived memory cells is essential to define the signals that should be provided to naïve T cells by APCs. Here we show that CD40-B cells produce very low amount of IL-6 when compared to DCs. However, supplementation with IL-6 during CD40-B-cell vaccination did not improve memory generation. Furthermore, IL-6-deficient DCs maintained the capacity to promote the formation of functional CD8(+) effectors and memory cells. Our results suggest that in APC vaccination models, IL-6 provided by the APCs is dispensable for proper CD8(+) T-cell memory generation.

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Adoptive TransferImmunologic MemoryAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD40 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsInterleukin-6MiceMice, KnockoutCD40 AntigensInterleukin-6

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PMID23484075
PMCPMC3591162
OpenAlexW1484873793

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