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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
A potent role for memory CD8+ T cells in heterologous immunity was shown with a respiratory mucosal model of viral infection. Memory CD8+ T cells generated after lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection were functionally activated in vivo to produce interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) during acute infection with vaccinia virus (VV). Some of these antigen-specific memory cells selectively expanded in number, which resulted in modulation of the original LCMV-specific T cell repertoire. In addition, there was an organ-selective compartmental redistribution of these LCMV-specific T cells during VV infection. The presence of these LCMV-specific memory T cells correlated with enhanced VV clearance, decreased mortality and marked changes in lung immunopathology. Thus, the participation of pre-existing memory T cells specific to unrelated agents can alter the dynamics of mucosal immunity and disease course in response to a pathogen.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1529-2908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1067-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Administration, Intranasal, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Immunologic Memory, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Nasal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Respiratory Tract Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Vaccinia, pubmed-meshheading:11668342-Vaccinia virus
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Memory CD8+ T cells in heterologous antiviral immunity and immunopathology in the lung.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.