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ArticleCell reports2021

B cells promote CD8 T cell primary and memory responses to subunit vaccines.

Jared Klarquist, Eric W Cross, Scott B Thompson, Benjamin Willett, Daniel L Aldridge, Alayna K Caffrey-Carr, Zhenming Xu, Christopher A Hunter, Andrew Getahun, Ross M Kedl

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05707910 (A Phase I Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic Immunological Agent for EBV-positive Advanced Malignant Tumors), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05707910 phase1active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic Immunological Agent for EBV-positive Advanced Malignant Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorWest China HospitalRan2023 to 2027Enrolled6ConditionsMalignant TumorArmsEBV immunological agent
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jared KlarquistDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: jared.klarquist@cuanschutz.edu.
Eric W CrossDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Scott B ThompsonDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Benjamin WillettDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Daniel L AldridgeUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Alayna K Caffrey-CarrDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Zhenming XuDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, The Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
Christopher A HunterUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Andrew GetahunDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Ross M KedlDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: ross.kedl@cuanschutz.edu.
University of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

Transcriptional regulation of vaccine-elicited and infection-elicited CD8+ T cell responsesR01AI066121 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Ross M Kedl · 2007 to 2026
$7.1M
Molecular Mechanisms of Immune ToleranceT32AI074491 · NIAID · NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH · PI CAMBIER, JOHN C, PELANDA, ROBERTA · 2009 to 2023
$4.1M
Mechanisms of combined CD40/TLR adjuvant-elicited cellular immunityU01AI160664 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ADAMS, THOMAS A, HUNTER, CHRISTOPHER A · 2021 to 2025
$3.1M
Molecular and cellular basis of Combined Adjuvant-Elicited Cellular ImmunityR01AI126899 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KEDL, ROSS M · 2016 to 2020
$2.5M
CD8 T cell and B cell collaboration following subunit vaccinationR01AI148919 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KEDL, ROSS M · 2020 to 2023
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI066121NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI126899NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148919NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI074491NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI160664
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The relationship between B cells and CD4 T cells has been carefully studied, revealing a collaborative effort in which B cells promote the activation, differentiation, and expansion of CD4 T cells while the so-called "helper" cells provide signals to B cells, influencing their class switching and fate. Interactions between B cells and CD8 T cells are not as well studied, although CD8 T cells exhibit an accelerated contraction after certain infections in B-cell-deficient mice. Here, we find that B cells significantly enhance primary CD8 T cell responses after vaccination. Moreover, memory CD8 numbers and function are impaired in B-cell-deficient animals, leading to increased susceptibility to bacterial challenge. We also show that interleukin-27 production by B cells contributes to their impact on primary, but not memory, CD8 responses. Better understanding of the interactions between CD8 T cells and B cells may aid in the design of more effective future vaccine strategies.

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Immunologic MemoryAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCOVID-19HumansInterleukin-27Lymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, VirusSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerVaccinationInterleukin-27Receptors, VirusSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Vaccines, SubunitB cell cross presentationB cell depletionB cell helpCD8 T cell B cell interactionscommon variable immunodeficiencyIL-27MD4 micesubunit vaccine

Identifiers

PMID34433030
PMCPMC8456706
OpenAlexW3193730247

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