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ArticleMolecular immunology2017

Pretreatment of activated human CD8 T cells with IL-12 leads to enhanced TCR-induced signaling and cytokine production.

Aldo Vacaflores, Samantha N Freedman, Nicole M Chapman, Jon C D Houtman

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Article in Molecular immunology, 2017. 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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19citing papers in PubMed
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 26 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.

Aldo VacafloresInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Samantha N FreedmanInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Nicole M ChapmanInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Jon C D HoutmanInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States; Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States. Electronic address: jon-houtman@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Douglas Robert Spitz · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007485 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Kevin L Legge · 1995 to 2026
$5.4M
Cooperative SH2 and SH3 domain-mediated interactions at the adaptor protein Grb2R01CA136729 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HOUTMAN, JON C.D. · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA136729NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007485
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the immune response to pathogens and autoantigens, CD8T cells are exposed to numerous inflammatory agents including the cytokine IL-12. Previous studies have focused on how IL-12 regulates T cell functions when present during or after the activation of the T cell receptor (TCR). However, recent studies suggest that prior exposure to IL-12 also alters the TCR responsiveness of murine T cells. Whether similar phenomena occur in human activated CD8T cells and the mechanisms mediating these effects remain unexplored. In this study, we observed that pretreatment of human activated CD8T cells with IL-12 results in increased cytokine mRNA and protein production following subsequent TCR challenge. The potentiation of TCR-mediated cytokine release was transient and required low doses of IL-12 for at least 24h. Mechanistically, prior exposure to IL-12 increased the TCR induced activation of select MAPKs and AKT without altering the activation of more proximal TCR signaling molecules, suggesting that the IL-12 mediated changes in TCR signaling are responsible for the increased production of cytokines. Our data suggest that prior treatment with IL-12 potentiates human CD8T cell responses at sites of infection and inflammation, expanding our understanding of the function of this clinically important cytokine.

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell SeparationCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-12Lymphocyte ActivationReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionCytokinesInterleukin-12Receptors, Antigen, T-CellCD8T cellsHuman T cellsIL-12TCR signaling

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PMID27883938
PMCPMC5201458
OpenAlexW2551919732

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