The Role of KLRG1 in Human CIA+ T-Cell Immunity Against Tuberculosis
The Role of KLRG1 in Human CIA+ T-Cell Immunity Against Tuberculosis
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KLRG1 在人类 CD4 T 细胞抗结核免疫中的作用。
DOI:
10.1093/infdis/jiy046
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发表时间:
2018-05-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Fan, Xiao-Yong
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作者:
Hu, Zhidong;Zhao, Hui-Min;Fan, Xiao-Yong
Background. KLRG1 is a marker of terminally differentiated CD8+ T cells in viral infection, but its role in human Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection remains elusive.Methods. A set of cohorts of patients with tuberculosis was designed, and the expression profiles and functions of KLRG1 CD4(+) T cells were determined with and without antibody blocking.RResults. KLRG1 expression on CD4(+) T cells was significantly increased in patients with active tuberculosis, compared with healthy controls and patients without tuberculosis. Upon M. tuberculosis-specific stimulation, the ability to secrete interferon y, interleukin 2, and tumor necrosis factor a was significantly greater in KLRG1-expressing CD4(+) T cells than in their KLRG-negative counterparts and was accompanied by a decreased proportion of regulatory T cells and increased Akt signaling. However, KLRG1expressing CD4(+) T cells had a shorter life-span, which was associated with a higher apoptosis rate but a similar proliferative response. Blockade of KLRG1 signaling significantly enhanced interferon y and interleukin 2 secretion without affecting either cell apoptosis or multiplication. Addition of a specific Akt inhibitor prevented this increased cytokine response, implicating the Akt signaling pathway.Conclusions. Our study delineated the profile of KLRG1 CD4(+) T cells in patients with tuberculosis and suggests that M. tuberculosis infection drives CD4(+) T cells to acquire increased effector function in a terminally differentiated state, which is restrained by KLRG1 via KLRG1/Akt signaling pathway.