Alpha beta and gamma delta T-cell networks and their roles in natural resistance to viral infections.
Alpha beta and gamma delta T-cell networks and their roles in natural resistance to viral infections.
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Alpha beta 和 gamma delta T 细胞网络及其在自然抵抗病毒感染中的作用。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-065x.1997.tb01008.x
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发表时间:
1997
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
Selin,LK
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作者:
Welsh,RM;Lin,MY;Lohman,BL;Varga,SM;Zarozinski,CC;Selin,LK
Both αβ and γδ T‐cell populations and natural killer (NK) cells include cytotoxic, interferon (IFN)‐γ‐producing lymphocytes that actively respond to viral infections. We show here that all three populations can provide “natural resistance“ of viruses very early in infection and describe how the T‐tell populations are modulated TO provide this function. γδ T cells were shown to play a role in controlling vaccinia virus (VV) infections, as VV grew to much higher titers in γδ T‐cell knockout mice than in normal mice 3–4 days post‐infection. Our studies of the of T‐cell responses to viruses revealed an interactive network of T cells that is modulated substantially during systemic infections. There is an induction phase associated with a massive virus‐specific CD8 T‐cell response, an apoptosis phase during which the T cells become sensitized to activation‐induced ceil death (AICD). a silencing phase, during which the T‐cell number and activation state is reduced, and. finally, a memory phase associated with the very stable preservation of virus‐specific memory cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte precursors (pCTL). Infection of mice immune to one‐H US with a heterologous virus leads to a selective expansion of memory CTL cross‐reacting between the two viruses, but, after homeostasis is again established, there is a quantitative reduction and quantitative alteration of memory to the first virus. Our results suggest that memory of T cells cross‐reactive between heterologous viruses mediate both immunopathology and protective immunity at early stages of the second viruses infection. Thus, memory αβ T cells can, like γδ T cells and NK cells, provide natural immunity to viral infections.