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Antigen-free adjuvant assists late effector CD4 T cells to transit to memory in lymphopenic hosts.

ABSTRACT: The events controlling the transition of T cells from effector to memory remain largely undefined. Many models have been put forth to account for the origin of memory precursors, but for CD4 T cells initial studies reported that memory T cells derive from IFN-?-nonproducing effectors, whereas others suggested that memory emanates from highly activated IFN-?-producing effectors. In this study, using cell proliferation, expression of activation markers, and production of IFN-? as a measure of activation, we defined two types of effector CD4 T cells and investigated memory generation. The moderately activated early effectors readily transit to memory, whereas the highly activated late effectors, regardless of their IFN-? production, develop minimal memory. Boosting with Ag-free adjuvant, however, rescues late effectors from cell death and sustains both survival and IFN-? cytokine responses in lymphopenic hosts. The adjuvant-mediated memory transition of late effectors involves the function of TLRs, most notably TLR9. These findings uncover the mechanism by which late effector CD4 T cells are driven to transit to memory and suggest that timely boosts with adjuvant may enhance vaccine efficacy.

SUBMITTER: Guloglu FB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3720758 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Antigen-free adjuvant assists late effector CD4 T cells to transit to memory in lymphopenic hosts.

Guloglu F Betul FB Ellis Jason S JS Wan Xiaoxiao X Dhakal Mermagya M Hoeman Christine M CM Cascio Jason A JA Zaghouani Habib H

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20130701 3

The events controlling the transition of T cells from effector to memory remain largely undefined. Many models have been put forth to account for the origin of memory precursors, but for CD4 T cells initial studies reported that memory T cells derive from IFN-γ-nonproducing effectors, whereas others suggested that memory emanates from highly activated IFN-γ-producing effectors. In this study, using cell proliferation, expression of activation markers, and production of IFN-γ as a measure of acti ...[more]

PMID: 23817422

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Antigen-free adjuvant assists late effector CD4 T cells to transit to memory in lymphopenic hosts.

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Antigen-free adjuvant assists late effector CD4 T cells to transit to memory in lymphopenic hosts.

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