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IMMUNITY
卷 38, 期 1, 页码 131-139出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.09.019
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health [UO1 AI082196 U54, RO1 AI054458, ONPRC 8P51OD011092-53]
During infection, CD8(+) T cells not only respond to antigenic signals through their T cell receptor (TCR) but also incorporate inflammatory signals from cytokines produced in the local infected microenvironnnent. Transient TCR-mediated stimulation will result in programmed proliferation that continues despite removal of the antigenic stimulus, but it remains unclear whether brief exposure to specific cytokines will elicit similar effects. Here, we have demonstrated that brief stimulation of memory T cells with interleukin-12 (IL-12) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) results in tightly regulated programmed proliferation, in addition to acquisition of enhanced virus-specific cytokine production and cytolytic activity. CD8(+) T cells briefly exposed to IL-12 and IL-18 in vitro showed improved antiviral activity in vivo, as demonstrated by increased proliferation and reduced viremia. These results indicate that even transitory exposure to inflammatory cytokines can provide a selective advantage to infiltrating CD8(+) T cells by triggering a developmental program that is initiated prior to direct contact with virus-infected cells.
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