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ArticleTuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland)2025

IL-27 signaling limits the diversity of antigen-specific T cells and interferes with protection induced by BCG vaccination.

Ashley M Divens, Kenneth J Ryan, Alessandro Sette, Cecilia S Lindestam Arlehamn, Cory M Robinson

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Ashley M DivensDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, & Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Kenneth J RyanDepartment of Statistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Alessandro SetteCenter for Vaccine Innovation, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Cecilia S Lindestam ArlehamnCenter for Vaccine Innovation, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA; Center for Vaccine Research, Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Cory M RobinsonDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, & Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA; Vaccine Development Center, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA. Electronic address: cory.robinson1@hsc.wvu.edu.

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Anne Courtney DeVries · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI Travis Salisbury · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
WVU Flow Cytometry and Single Cell Core Facility (FCSCCF)P20GM121322 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Dominique Bollino · 2018 to 2026
$22.4M
Elucidating the mechanisms and consequences of MDSC-regulated immunity in TBR01AI164970 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Bryan David Bryson, Joshua T. Mattila · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
Understanding IL-27 as a negative regulator of protective immunity during neonatal sepsisR01AI163333 · NIAID · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI ROBINSON, CORY MICHAEL · 2021 to 2025
$2.4M
Special Becton Dickinson Fortessa Flow CytometerS10OD016165 · OD · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI CUFF, CHRISTOPHER F · 2013 to 2013
$384k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI163333NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI164970NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121322NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942NIH HHS S10 OD016165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to a pathogen. The live-attenuated BCG vaccine is the only approved vaccine to prevent TB, but it fails to confer long-term protection. We hypothesize that the immunosuppressive cytokine IL-27 may contribute to the inefficacies of the BCG vaccine. IL-27 is elevated in neonates, the population most commonly administered BCG, and levels increase further upon vaccination. IL-27 interferes with the phagolysosomal pathway, suggesting it may limit the diversity of antigens processed and presented to T cells. We hypothesized that in the absence of IL-27 signaling, BCG vaccination induces antigen-specific T cells that recognize a greater number of antigens and provide enhanced protection during M. tuberculosis (Mtb) challenge. CD3

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Antigens, BacterialBCG VaccineInterleukin-27InterleukinsMycobacterium tuberculosisT-LymphocytesTuberculosisAdoptive TransferAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, InterleukinAntigens, BacterialBCG VaccineIl27 protein, mouseIl27ra protein, mouseInterleukin-27InterleukinsReceptors, InterleukinBCGInterleukin-27NeonatalTuberculosisVaccine

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PMID40328205
PMCPMC12158641

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