Requirement for CD4+ T Cells in the Friend Murine Retrovirus Neutralizing Antibody Response: Evidence for Functional T Cells in Genetic Low-Recovery Mice
Requirement for CD4+ T Cells in the Friend Murine Retrovirus Neutralizing Antibody Response: Evidence for Functional T Cells in Genetic Low-Recovery Mice
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Friend 鼠逆转录病毒中和抗体反应对 CD4 T 细胞的需求:遗传低恢复小鼠功能性 T 细胞的证据
作者:
H. Super;Diane Brooks;K. Hasenkrug;B. Chesebro
ABSTRACT Recovery from infection with the Friend murine leukemia retrovirus complex (FV) requires T-helper cells and cytotoxic T cells as well as neutralizing antibodies. Several host genes, including genes of the major histocompatibility complex (H-2) and anH-2-unlinked gene, Rfv-3, influence these FV-specific immune responses. (B10.A × A/Wy)F1mice, which have the H-2a/aRfv-3r/s genotype, fail to mount a detectable FV-specific T-cell proliferative response but nevertheless produce FV-specific neutralizing immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies and can eliminate FV viremia. Thus, this IgM response, primarily influenced by the Rfv-3 gene, may be T-cell independent. To test this idea, mice were depleted of either CD4+ or CD8+ T-cell populations in vivo and were monitored for the effect on the neutralizing antibody response following FV infection. Surprisingly, mice in which CD4+ cells were depleted showed undetectable FV-neutralizing antibody responses and high viremia levels compared to nondepleted or CD8-depleted animals. In addition to knocking out the FV antibody response, CD4+ T-cell depletion reduced survival time significantly, further indicating the importance of CD4+ T cells. These studies revealed the first evidence for a functional T-cell response following FV infection in these low-recovery mice and showed that CD4+ T-helper cells are required for the Rfv-3-controlled FV antibody response.
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作者:
Oldstone,MB
通讯作者:
Oldstone,MB
影响因子:
56.9
作者:
Rosenberg, ES;Billingsley, JM;Walker, BD
通讯作者:
Walker, BD
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
COREY, L;SPEAR, PG
通讯作者:
SPEAR, PG