CXCR5+ CCR7- CD8 T cells are early effector memory cells that infiltrate tonsil B cell follicles
CXCR5+ CCR7- CD8 T cells are early effector memory cells that infiltrate tonsil B cell follicles
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.200636746
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Sandberg, Johan K.
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作者:
Quigley, Maire F.;Gonzalez, Veronica D.;Sandberg, Johan K.
Naive and central memory CD8 T cells use CCR7 to recirculate through T cell zones of secondary lymphoid organs where they can encounter antigen. Here we describe a subset of human CD8 T cells expressing CXCR5 which enables homing in response to CXCL13 produced within B cell follicles. CXCR5(+) CD8 T cells were found in tonsil B cell follicles, and isolated cells migrated towards CXCL13 in vitro. They expressed CD27, CD28, CD45RO, CD69, and were CD7(low) and produced IFN-gamma and granzyme A but lacked perforin, a functional profile suggesting that these cells are early effector memory cells in the context of contemporary T cell differentiation models. Receptors important in the interaction with B cells, including CD70, OX40 and ICOS, were induced upon activation, and CXCR5(+) CD8 T cells could to some extent support survival and IgG production in tonsil B cells. Furthermore, CXCR5(+) CD8 T cells expressed CCR5 but no CCR7, suggesting a migration pattern distinct from that of follicular CD4 T cells. The finding that a subset of early effector memory CD8 T cells use CXCR5 to locate to B cell follicles indicates that MHC class I-restricted CD8 T cells are part of the follicular T cell population.