IL-12-assisted immunization generates CD4+ T cell-mediated immunity to Listeria monocytogenes

Mice infected with virulent Listeria monocytogenes develop long-lived acquired immunity. We previously reported that acquired immunity to Listeria could also be elicited by immunizing mice with non-viable Listeria or listerial proteins/peptides in combination with IL-12. Here we show that this IL-12-assisted immunization strategy was effective in class I but not in class II MHC-deficient mice, suggesting that antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells are selectively generated using this adjuvant system. We have also evaluated the importance of endogenous production of IFN-gamma and IL-12 for the efficacy of IL-12-assisted immunization. IFN-gamma-deficient mice immunized with HKLM and IL-12 failed to produce effective Listeria-specific responses. In contrast, IL-12-deficient mice were able to generate protective antigen-specific T cell responses in response to immunization with HKLM and IL-12, indicating that exogenous IL-12 is sufficient to initiate a cytokine cascade that results in a potent T(H)1 response. IL-12-assisted immunization provides a model in which both the generation and effector mechanisms of anti-bacterial antigen-specific CD4(+) effector cells can be analyzed.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

2003

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:222

Enthalten in:

Cellular immunology - 222(2003), 1 vom: 15. März, Seite 1-14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miller, Mark A [VerfasserIn]
Skeen, Marianne J [VerfasserIn]
Lavine, Christy L [VerfasserIn]
Kirk Ziegler, H [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

187348-17-0
82115-62-6
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Interferon-gamma
Interleukin-12
Interleukin-2
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 02.07.2003

Date Revised 20.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM125626355