Influenza-specific lung-resident memory T cells are proliferative and polyfunctional and maintain diverse TCR profiles.
J Clin Invest
; 128(2): 721-733, 2018 02 01.
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The human lung harbors a large population of resident memory T cells (Trm cells). These cells are perfectly positioned to mediate rapid protection against respiratory pathogens such as influenza virus, a highly contagious respiratory pathogen that continues to be a major public health burden. Animal models show that influenza-specific lung CD8+ Trm cells are indispensable for crossprotection against pulmonary infection with different influenza virus strains. However, it is not known whether influenza-specific CD8+ Trm cells present within the human lung have the same critical role in modulating the course of the disease. Here, we showed that human lung contains a population of CD8+ Trm cells that are highly proliferative and have polyfunctional progeny. We observed that different influenza virus-specific CD8+ T cell specificities differentiated into Trm cells with varying efficiencies and that the size of the influenza-specific CD8+ T cell population persisting in the lung directly correlated with the efficiency of differentiation into Trm cells. To our knowledge, we provide the first ex vivo dissection of paired T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires of human influenza-specific CD8+ Trm cells. Our data reveal diverse TCR profiles within the human lung Trm cells and a high degree of clonal sharing with other CD8+ T cell populations, a feature important for effective T cell function and protection against the generation of viral-escape mutants.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T
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Linfocitos T CD8-positivos
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Gripe Humana
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Memoria Inmunológica
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Clin Invest
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos