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ArticleJournal of virology1998

CD40 ligand-mediated interactions are involved in the generation of memory CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) but are not required for the maintenance of CTL memory following virus infection.

P Borrow, D F Tough, D Eto, A Tishon, I S Grewal, J Sprent, R A Flavell, M B Oldstone

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Article in Journal of virology, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P BorrowDivision of Virology, Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
D F Tough
D Eto
A Tishon
I S Grewal
J Sprent
R A Flavell
M B Oldstone
Scripps Research Institute · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY OF AGINGP01AG004342 · NIA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI OLDSTONE, MICHAEL B · 1985 to 2008
$12.9M
PATHOGENESIS OF PERSISTENT VIRAL INFECTIONR01AI009484 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI OLDSTONE, MICHAEL B · 1985 to 2016
$7.2M
ROLE OF ANTIVIRAL CTLS IN CONTROL OF HIV 1 IN MANR01AI037430 · NIAID · EDWARD JENNER INSTITUTE · PI BORROW, PERSEPHONE · 1997 to 1999
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ROLE OF ANTIVIRAL CTLS IN CONTROL OF HIV 1 IN MANR29AI037430 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI BORROW, PERSEPHONE · 1995 to 1996
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PATHOGENESIS OF PERSISTENT VIRAL INFECTIONR37AI009484 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI OLDSTONE, MICHAEL B · 1988 to 1997
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NIAID NIH HHS AI09484NIAID NIH HHS AI37430NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI009484NIA NIH HHS AG04342NIA NIH HHS P01 AG004342
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) play a key role in the control of many virus infections, and the need for vaccines to elicit strong CD8(+) T-cell responses in order to provide optimal protection in such infections is increasingly apparent. However, the mechanisms involved in the induction and maintenance of CD8(+) CTL memory are currently poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the involvement of CD40 ligand (CD40L)-mediated interactions in these processes by analyzing the memory CTL response of CD40L-deficient mice following infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). The maintenance of memory CD8(+) CTL precursors (CTLp) at stable frequencies over time was not impaired in CD40L-deficient mice. By contrast, the initial generation of memory CTLp was affected. CD40L-deficient mice produced lower levels of CD8(+) CTLp during the primary immune response to LCMV than did wild-type controls, despite the fact that the LCMV-specific effector CTL response of CD40L-deficient mice was indistinguishable from that of control animals. The differentiation of naïve CD8(+) T cells into effector and memory CTL thus involves pathways that can be discriminated from each other by their requirement for CD40L-mediated interactions. Expression of CD40L by CTLp themselves was not an essential step during their expansion and differentiation from naïve CD8(+) cells into memory CTLp; instead, the reduction in memory CTLp generation in CD40L-deficient mice was likely a consequence of defects in the CD4(+) T-cell response mounted by these animals. These results thus suggest a previously unappreciated role for CD40L in the generation of CD8(+) memory CTLp, the probable nature of which is discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsCD40 LigandCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesHematopoietic Stem CellsH-Y AntigenImmunologic MemoryLymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicCD40 LigandH-Y AntigenMembrane Glycoproteins

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PMID9696840
PMCPMC109974
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