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ArticleViral immunology2014

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) activity during the primary immune response to influenza infection modifies the memory T cell response to influenza challenge.

Leo K Sage, Julie M Fox, Andrew L Mellor, Stephen M Tompkins, Ralph A Tripp

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Article in Viral immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leo K Sage1 University of Georgia , College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Athens, Georgia .
Julie M Fox
Andrew L Mellor
Stephen M Tompkins
Ralph A Tripp
Georgia College & State University · USGeorgia Regents Medical Center · USUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

Manipulating natural host immunoregulation via IDO during viral InfectionU01AI083005 · NIAID · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI MELLOR, ANDREW LEE · 2009 to 2013
$10.1M
NIAID NIH HHS AI083005-01NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI083005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The generation of a heterosubtypic memory T cell response is important for cross-protective immunity against unrelated strains of influenza virus. One way to facilitate the generation of the memory T cell population is to control the activity of immune modulatory agents. The enzyme, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), is upregulated during influenza infection by the interferon response where IDO activity depletes tryptophan required in T cell response. In this study, IDO activity was pharmacologically inhibited with 1-methyl-tryptophan (1MT) during the primary response to influenza virus infection and the effect on the memory T cell response was evaluated. 1MT treatment improved the memory T cell response to influenza virus challenge by increasing interferon gamma expression by CD4 and CD8 T cells, and numbers of lung virus-specific CD8+ T cells, and increased the Th1 response as well as modifying the immunodominance hierarchy to increase the number of subdominant epitope specific CD8+ T cells, a feature which may be linked to decreased regulatory T cell function. These changes also accompanied evidence of accelerated lung tissue repair upon virus challenge. These findings suggest that modulation of IDO activity could be exploited in influenza vaccine development to enhance memory T cell responses and reduce disease burden.

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Immunologic MemoryAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleImmunologic FactorsIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInfluenza A virusLungMice, Inbred C57BLOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsTreatment OutcomeTryptophan1-methyltryptophanEnzyme InhibitorsImmunologic FactorsIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseTryptophan

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PMID24702331
PMCPMC3995207
OpenAlexW2319345972

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