Human T cells efficiently control RSV infection

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality in infants, immunocompromised individuals, and older individuals. There is an urgent need for effective antivirals and vaccines for high-risk individuals. We used 2 complementary in vivo models to analyze RSV-associated human lung pathology and human immune correlates of protection. RSV infection resulted in widespread human lung epithelial damage, a proinflammatory innate immune response, and elicited a natural adaptive human immune response that conferred protective immunity. We demonstrated a key role for human T cells in controlling RSV infection. Specifically, primed human CD8+ T cells or CD4+ T cells effectively and independently control RSV replication in human lung tissue in the absence of an RSV-specific antibody response. These preclinical data support the development of RSV vaccines, which also elicit effective T cell responses to improve RSV vaccine efficacy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

JCI insight - 8(2023), 11 vom: 08. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

De, Chandrav [VerfasserIn]
Pickles, Raymond J [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Wenbo [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Baolin [VerfasserIn]
Boone, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Mingyu [VerfasserIn]
Battaglia, Diana M [VerfasserIn]
Askin, Frederic B [VerfasserIn]
Whitmire, Jason K [VerfasserIn]
Silvestri, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, J Victor [VerfasserIn]
Wahl, Angela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaptive immunity
Antibodies, Viral
Immunology
Journal Article
Mouse models
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
T cells
Virology

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Date Completed 09.06.2023

Date Revised 23.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.168110

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356622746