Title |
CD154 and IL-2 Signaling of CD4+ T Cells Play a Critical Role in Multiple Phases of CD8+ CTL Responses Following Adenovirus Vaccination
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0047004 |
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Authors |
Channakeshava Sokke Umeshappa, Roopa Hebbandi Nanjundappa, Yufeng Xie, Andrew Freywald, Yulin Deng, Hong Ma, Jim Xiang |
Abstract |
Adenoviral (AdV) vectors represent most commonly utilized viral vaccines in clinical studies. While the role of CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses in mediating AdV-induced protection is well understood, the involvement of CD4(+) T cell-provided signals in the development of functional CD8(+) CTL responses remain unclear. To explore CD4(+) T helper signals required for AdVova-stimulated CTL responses, we established an adoptive transfer system by transferring CD4(+) T cells derived from various knock out and transgenic mice into wild-type and/or CD4-deficient animals, followed by immunizing with recombinant ovalbumin (OVA)-expressing AdVova vector. Without CD4(+) T help, both primary and memory CTL responses were greatly reduced in this model, and were associated with increased PD-1 expression. The provision of OVA-specific CD4(+) T help in CD4(+) T cell-deficient mice restored AdVova-induced primary CTL responses, and supported survival and recall responses of AdVova-stimulated memory CTLs. These effects were specifically mediated by CD4(+) T cell-produced IL-2 and CD154 signals. Adoptive transfer of "helped" or "unhelped" effector and memory CTLs into naïve CD4(+) T cell-deficient or -sufficient mice also revealed an additional role for polyclonal CD4(+) T cell environment in the survival of AdVova-stimulated CTLs, partially explaining the extension of CTL contraction phase. Finally, during recall responses, CD4(+) T cell environment, particularly involving memory CD4(+) T cells, greatly enhanced expansion of memory CTLs. Collectively, our data strongly suggest a critical role for CD4(+) T help in multiple phases of AdV-stimulated CTL responses, and could partially explain certain failures in AdV-based immunization trials targeting malignant tumors and chronic diseases that are often associated with compromised CD4(+) T cell population and function. |
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