Antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes protect against lethal West Nile virus encephalitis.
Eur J Immunol
; 37(7): 1845-54, 2007 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-17559174
ABSTRACT
Infection with West Nile virus (WNV) causes fatal encephalitis in immunocompromised animals. Previous studies in mice have established that T cell protection is required for clearance of WNV infection from tissues and preventing viral persistence. The current study assessed whether specific WNV peptide epitopes could elicit a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response capable of protecting against virus infection. Hidden Markov model analysis was used to identify WNV-encoded peptides that bound the MHC class I proteins K(b) or D(b). Of the 35 peptides predicted to bind MHC class I molecules, one immunodominant CTL recognition peptide was identified in each of the envelope and non-structural protein 4B genes. Addition of these but not control peptides to CD8(+) T cells from WNV-infected mice induced IFN-gamma production. CTL clones that were generated ex vivo lysed peptide-pulsed or WNV-infected target cells in an antigen-specific manner. Finally, adoptive transfer of a mixture of envelope- and non-structural protein 4B-specific CTL to recipient mice protected against lethal WNV challenge. Based on this, we conclude that CTL responses against immundominant WNV epitopes confer protective immunity and thus should be targets for inclusion in new vaccines.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre do Nilo Ocidental
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Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
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Linfócitos T Citotóxicos
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Antígenos Virais
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article