Breast Milk Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Viral Load and the Establishment of Breast Milk CMV-pp65-Specific CD8 T Cells in Human CMV Infected Mothers

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The role of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-specific T-cell responses in breast milk of HCMV-seropositive mothers is not well defined. In these studies, we demonstrate that the frequency of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-pp65-specific T-cell responses in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and breast milk cells (BMCs) is increased for CD8+ T cells in both sample sources when compared with CD4+ T cells. The frequency of pp55-specific CD8 T cells producing interferon γ (IFN-γ) alone or dual IFN-γ/granzyme rB producers is increased in breast milk compared with PBMCs. Lastly, we observed a positive correlation between breast milk viral load and the CD8 pp65-specific response, suggesting that local virus replication drives antigen-specific CD8 T cells into the breast.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:216

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The Journal of infectious diseases - 216(2017), 9 vom: 27. Nov., Seite 1176-1179

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moylan, David C [VerfasserIn]
Pati, Sunil K [VerfasserIn]
Ross, Shannon A [VerfasserIn]
Fowler, Karen B [VerfasserIn]
Boppana, Suresh B [VerfasserIn]
Sabbaj, Steffanie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast milk
CD8 T cells
Cell-mediated immunity
Comparative Study
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)
Journal Article
Mucosal immunity
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 12.12.2017

Date Revised 15.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jix457

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NLM276386310