mTOR signaling promotes a robust and continuous production of IFN‐γ by human memory CD8+ T cells and their proliferation

Human CD8 + T cells are functionally heterogeneous and can be divided into phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets according to CCR7 and CD45RA expression levels. Among these, CCR7 low CD45RA low effector memory CD8 + T cells (Tem) and CCR7 low CD45RA high CD8 + T cells, which are designated as Temra and considered to be terminally differentiated cells, are Ag‐experienced T cells but show different functionalities. Here, we show that, while Tem proliferate vigorously and produce IFN‐γ persistently and robustly, Temra proliferate poorly and lose the ability to produce IFN‐γ over time after TCR stimulation. Temra showed impaired cell growth upon TCR stimulation, which was associated with defective activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. Furthermore, rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR signaling, interfered with the robust and continuous proliferation of and IFN‐γ production by Tem at later time points after TCR stimulation. Thus, these data collectively indicate that activation of mTOR signaling is required for the robust functions of Tem cells in humans and suggest that defective mTOR signaling in Temra contributes to their functional impairment..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

European journal of immunology - 45(2015), 3, Seite 893-902

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Setoguchi, Ruka [VerfasserIn]
Matsui, Yui [Sonstige Person]
Mouri, Kousuke [Sonstige Person]

Links:

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Themen:

Antigens, CD45 - immunology
CCR7
CD45RA
CD8
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology
IFN‐γ
Immunosuppressive Agents - pharmacology
Interferon-gamma - immunology
MTOR signaling
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell - immunology
Receptors, CCR7 - immunology
Signal Transduction - drug effects
Signal Transduction - immunology
Sirolimus - pharmacology
T cells
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases - immunology

doi:

10.1002/eji.201445086

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1962969037