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ArticleJournal of virology2014

CD4 T cell help is limiting and selective during the primary B cell response to influenza virus infection.

Shabnam Alam, Zackery A G Knowlden, Mark Y Sangster, Andrea J Sant

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Article in Journal of virology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 63 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.

Shabnam AlamDavid H. Smith Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Zackery A G Knowlden
Mark Y Sangster
Andrea J Sant
University of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

The T32 Predoctoral Training Program in Immunology (PTPI)T32AI007285 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Scott Andrew Gerber, JACQUES Robert · 1986 to 2026
$7.6M
Immunodominance in CD4 T Cell ResponsesR01AI051542 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI SANT, ANDREA JANINE · 2002 to 2012
$3.6M
NIAID NIH HHS 5T32AI007285NIAID NIH HHS HHSN266200700008CNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI051542NIAID NIH HHS R01AI51542NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007285PHS HHS HHSN27220201200005C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza virus vaccination strategies are focused upon the elicitation of protective antibody responses through administration of viral protein through either inactivated virions or live attenuated virus. Often overlooked in this strategy is the CD4 T cell response: how it develops into memory, and how it may support future primary B cell responses to heterologous infection. Through the utilization of a peptide-priming regimen, this study describes a strategy for developing CD4 T cell memory with the capacity to robustly expand in the lung-draining lymph node after live influenza virus infection. Not only were frequencies of antigen-specific CD4 T cells enhanced, but these cells also supported an accelerated primary B cell response to influenza virus-derived protein, evidenced by high anti-nucleoprotein (NP) serum antibody titers early, while there is still active viral replication ongoing in the lung. NP-specific antibody-secreting cells and heightened frequencies of germinal center B cells and follicular T helper cells were also readily detectable in the draining lymph node. Surprisingly, a boosted memory CD4 T cell response was not sufficient to provide intermolecular help for antibody responses. Our study demonstrates that CD4 T cell help is selective and limiting to the primary antibody response to influenza virus infection and that preemptive priming of CD4 T cell help can promote effective and rapid conversion of naive B cells to mature antibody-secreting cells.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, ViralB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunodominant EpitopesImmunologic MemoryInfluenza A virusMiceMolecular Sequence DataOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPeptidesAntibodies, ViralImmunodominant EpitopesPeptides

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PMID24155379
PMCPMC3911719
OpenAlexW2115473644

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