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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2016

CD4(+) T-cell dependence of primary CD8(+) T-cell response against vaccinia virus depends upon route of infection and viral dose.

Zhuting Hu, Michael J Molloy, Edward J Usherwood

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zhuting Hu
Michael J Molloy
Edward J Usherwood

Funding

Translational Engineering in Cancer (TEC)P30CA023108 · NCI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Steven D Leach · 1985 to 2026
$91.3M
IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF MYELOID AND LYMPHOID CELLST32AI007363 · NIAID · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Claudia V Jakubzick · 1990 to 2026
$9.5M
T cell function in murine gammaherpesvirus infectionR01AI069943 · NIAID · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI USHERWOOD, EDWARD J · 2007 to 2016
$3.3M
Immune surveillance in murine gammaherpesvirus infectionR01CA103642 · NCI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI USHERWOOD, EDWARD J · 2004 to 2013
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023108NCI NIH HHS R01 CA103642NCI NIH HHS R01CA103642NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI069943NIAID NIH HHS R01AI069943NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD4(+) T-cell help (CD4 help) plays a pivotal role in CD8(+) T-cell responses against viral infections. However, the role in primary CD8(+) T-cell responses remains controversial. We evaluated the effects of infection route and viral dose on primary CD8(+) T-cell responses to vaccinia virus (VACV) in MHC class II(-/-) mice. CD4 help deficiency diminished the generation of VACV-specific CD8(+) T cells after intraperitoneal (i.p.) but not after intranasal (i.n.) infection. A large viral dose could not restore normal expansion of VACV-specific CD8(+) T cells in i.p. infected MHC II(-/-) mice. In contrast, dependence on CD4 help was observed in i.n. infected MHC II(-/-) mice when a small viral dose was used. These data suggested that primary CD8(+) T-cell responses are less dependent on CD4 help in i.n. infection compared to i.p. infection. Activated CD8(+) T cells produced more IFN-γ, TNF-α and granzyme B in i.n. infected mice than those in i.p. infected mice, regardless of CD4 help. IL-2 signaling via CD25 was not necessary to drive expansion of VACV-specific CD8(+) T cells in i.n. infection, but it was crucial in i.p. infection. VACV-specific CD8(+) T cells underwent increased apoptosis in the absence of CD4 help, but proliferated normally and had cytotoxic potential, regardless of infection route. Our results indicate that route of infection and viral dose are two determinants for CD4 help dependence, and intranasal infection induces more potent effector CD8(+) T cells than i.p. infection.

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Administration, IntranasalAnimalsApoptosisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationGene Expression RegulationGranzymesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIImmunologic MemoryInjections, IntraperitonealInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLymphocyte ActivationMiceGranzymesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID25544501
PMCPMC4711678

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