Cutting edge: programmed death-1 up-regulation is involved in the attrition of cytomegalovirus-specific CD8+ T cells in acute self-limited hepatitis B virus infection.
J Immunol
; 181(6): 3741-4, 2008 Sep 15.
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ABSTRACT
Attrition of heterologous virus-specific CD8(+) T cells has been demonstrated in murine viral infection; however, little is known regarding this phenomenon in human viral infections. In this study, we observed that CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells displayed numerical decline and functional impairment in the early phase of acute infection, whereas programmed death-1 (PD-1) expression was significantly up-regulated by these CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells. This early PD-1 up-regulation was found to be closely associated with the increased apoptotic sensitivity of CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells. The in vitro addition of anti-PD-1 further enhanced the spontaneous apoptosis of CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells; however, blockade of the PD-1-mediated pathway with anti-PD-L1 significantly restored the CMV-specific CD8(+) T cell proliferation and IFN-gamma production. Thus, PD-1 plays a crucial role in the attrition of CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells in acute hepatitis B virus infection, which in turn, influences the preexisting homeostatic virus-specific CD8(+) T cell pool.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Antígenos CD
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Regulación hacia Arriba
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Linfocitos T CD8-positivos
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Epítopos de Linfocito T
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Citomegalovirus
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Proteínas Reguladoras de la Apoptosis
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Hepatitis B
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Immunol
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China