Human CD8 T lymphocytes recognize Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens presented by HLA-E during active tuberculosis and express type 2 cytokines
Human CD8 T lymphocytes recognize Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens presented by HLA-E during active tuberculosis and express type 2 cytokines
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.201445193
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发表时间:
2015-04-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Dieli,Francesco
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作者:
Caccamo,Nadia;Pietra,Gabriella;Dieli,Francesco
CD8 T cells contribute to protective immunity againstMycobacterium tuberculosis. In humans,M. tuberculosisreactive CD8 T cells typically recognize peptides associated to classical MHC class Ia molecules, but little information is available on CD8 T cells recognizingM. tuberculosisAgs presented by nonclassical MHC class Ib molecules. We show here that CD8 T cells from tuberculosis (TB) patients recognize HLA‐E‐bindingM. tuberculosispeptides in a CD3/TCR αβ mediated and CD8‐dependent manner, and represent an additional type of effector cells playing a role in immune response toM. tuberculosisduring active infection. HLA‐E‐restricted recognition ofM. tuberculosispeptides is detectable by a significant enhanced ex vivo frequency of tetramer‐specific circulating CD8 T cells during active TB. These CD8 T cells produce type 2 cytokines upon antigenic in vitro stimulation, help B cells for Ab production, and mediate limited TRAIL‐dependent cytolytic and microbicidal activity towardM. tuberculosisinfected target cells. Our results, together with the finding that HLA‐E/M. tuberculosispeptide specific CD8 T cells are detected in TB patients with or without HIV coinfection, suggest that this is a new human T‐cell population that participates in immune response in TB.