Systematic identification of immunodominant CD4+ T cell responses to HpaA in Helicobacter pylori infected individuals.
Systematic identification of immunodominant CD4+ T cell responses to HpaA in Helicobacter pylori infected individuals.
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系统鉴定幽门螺杆菌感染个体中对 HpaA 的免疫显性 CD4 T 细胞反应。
DOI:
10.18632/oncotarget.11092
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发表时间:
2016-08-23
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Wu C
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Hu J;Chen L;Yang W;Li B;Sun H;Wei S;He Y;Zhao Z;Yang S;Zou Q;Chen W;Guo H;Wu C
In mice, antigen-specific CD4+ T cell response is indispensible for the protective immunity against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). It has been demonstrated that neuraminyllactose-binding hemagglutinin (HpaA) immunization protected mice from H. pylori infection in a CD4+ T cell dependent manner. However, much remains unclear concerning the human CD4+ T cell responses to HpaA. We conducted a systematic study here to explore the immunodominant, HpaA-specific CD4+ T cell responses in H. pylori infected individuals. We found that HpaA-specific CD4+ T cell responses varied remarkably in their magnitude and had broad epitope-specificity. Importantly, the main responses focused on two regions: HpaA76-105 and HpaA130-159. The HLA-DRB1*0901 restricted HpaA142-159 specific CD4+ T cell response was the most immunodominant response at a population level. The immunodominant epitope HpaA142-159 was naturally presented and highly conserved. We also demonstrated that it was not the broad peptide specificity, but the strength of HpaA specific CD4+ T cell responses associated with gastric diseases potentially caused by H. pylori infection. Such investigation will aid development of novel vaccines against H. pylori infection.