Splenic priming of virus-specific CD8 T cells following influenza virus infection

In healthy individuals, influenza virus (IAV) infection generally remains localized to the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract. Previously, IAV-specific effector CD8 T cells found systemically during the course of IAV infection were thought to have been primed in lung-draining lymph nodes with subsequent migration to other tissues. However, little is known about whether other lymphoid sites participate in the generation of virus-specific CD8 T cells during localized IAV infection. Here, we present evidence of early CD8 T cell priming in the spleen following respiratory IAV infection independent of lung-draining lymph node priming of T cells. Although we found early indications of CD8 T cell activation in the lymph nodes draining the respiratory tract, we also saw evidence of virus-specific CD8 T cell activation in the spleen. Furthermore, CD8 T cells primed in the spleen differentiated into memory cells of equivalent longevity and with similar recall capacity as CD8 T cells primed in the draining lymph nodes. These data showed that the spleen contributes to the virus-specific effector and memory CD8 T cell populations that are generated in response to respiratory infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

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Journal of virology - 87(2013), 8 vom: 14. Apr., Seite 4496-506

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Turner, Damian L [VerfasserIn]
Bickham, Kara L [VerfasserIn]
Farber, Donna L [VerfasserIn]
Lefrançois, Leo [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 15.05.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/JVI.03413-12

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NLM224826131