Integrated Organ Immunity: Antigen-specific CD4-T cell-derived IFN-γ induced by BCG imprints prolonged lung innate resistance against respiratory viruses

ABSTRACT Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination can confer non-specific protection against heterologous pathogens. However, the underlying mechanisms remain mysterious. Here, we show that mice immunized intravenously with BCG exhibited reduced weight loss and/or improved viral clearance when challenged with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza. Protection was first evident between 14 - 21 days post vaccination, and lasted for at least 42 days. Remarkably, BCG induced a biphasic innate response in the lung, initially at day 1 and a subsequent prolonged phase starting at ∼15 days post vaccination, and robust antigen-specific Th1 responses. MyD88-dependent TLR signaling was essential for the induction of the innate and Th1 responses, and protection against SARS-CoV-2. Depletion of CD4+T cells or IFN-γ activity prior to infection obliterated innate activation and protection. Single cell and spatial transcriptomics revealed CD4-dependent expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) in myeloid, type II alveolar and lung epithelial cells. Thus, BCG elicits “integrated organ immunity” where CD4+ T cells act on local myeloid and epithelial cells to imprint prolonged antiviral innate resistance..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 04. Aug. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Floyd, Katharine [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Shengyang [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Zhuoqing [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Tze Kai [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chunfeng [VerfasserIn]
Hui, Harold [VerfasserIn]
Scoville, David [VerfasserIn]
Ruggiero, Alistaire D. [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Pavenko, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Lujan, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Nolan, Garry P. [VerfasserIn]
Arunachalam, Prabhu [VerfasserIn]
Suthar, Mehul [VerfasserIn]
Pulendran, Bali [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2023.07.31.551354

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XBI040402851