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Resident memory CD8 T cells persist for years in human small intestine.

ABSTRACT: Resident memory CD8 T (Trm) cells have been shown to provide effective protective responses in the small intestine (SI) in mice. A better understanding of the generation and persistence of SI CD8 Trm cells in humans may have implications for intestinal immune-mediated diseases and vaccine development. Analyzing normal and transplanted human SI, we demonstrated that the majority of SI CD8 T cells were bona fide CD8 Trm cells that survived for >1 yr in the graft. Intraepithelial and lamina propria CD8 Trm cells showed a high clonal overlap and a repertoire dominated by expanded clones, conserved both spatially in the intestine and over time. Functionally, lamina propria CD8 Trm cells were potent cytokine producers, exhibiting a polyfunctional (IFN-?+ IL-2+ TNF-?+) profile, and efficiently expressed cytotoxic mediators after stimulation. These results suggest that SI CD8 Trm cells could be relevant targets for future oral vaccines and therapeutic strategies for gut disorders.

SUBMITTER: Bartolome-Casado R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6781004 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Resident memory CD8 T cells persist for years in human small intestine.

Bartolomé-Casado Raquel R Landsverk Ole J B OJB Chauhan Sudhir Kumar SK Richter Lisa L Phung Danh D Greiff Victor V Risnes Louise F LF Yao Ying Y Neumann Ralf S RS Yaqub Sheraz S Øyen Ole O Horneland Rune R Aandahl Einar Martin EM Paulsen Vemund V Sollid Ludvig M LM Qiao Shuo-Wang SW Baekkevold Espen S ES Jahnsen Frode L FL

The Journal of experimental medicine 20190723 10

Resident memory CD8 T (Trm) cells have been shown to provide effective protective responses in the small intestine (SI) in mice. A better understanding of the generation and persistence of SI CD8 Trm cells in humans may have implications for intestinal immune-mediated diseases and vaccine development. Analyzing normal and transplanted human SI, we demonstrated that the majority of SI CD8 T cells were bona fide CD8 Trm cells that survived for >1 yr in the graft. Intraepithelial and lamina propria ...[more]

PMID: 31337737

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Resident memory CD8 T cells persist for years in human small intestine.

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Resident memory CD8 T cells persist for years in human small intestine.

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