Activated antigen-specific CD8+ T cells persist in the lungs following recovery from respiratory virus infections
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- DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.3.1813
Activated antigen-specific CD8+ T cells persist in the lungs following recovery from respiratory virus infections
Abstract
The poor correlation between cellular immunity to respiratory virus infections and the numbers of memory CD8(+) T cells in the secondary lymphoid organs suggests that there may be additional reservoirs of T cell memory to this class of infection. Here we identify a substantial population of Ag-specific T cells in the lung that persist for several months after recovery from an influenza or Sendai virus infection. These cells are present in high numbers in both the airways and lung parenchyma and can be distinguished from memory cell populations in the spleen and peripheral lymph nodes in terms of the relative frequencies among CD8(+) T cells, activation status, and kinetics of persistence. In addition, these cells are functional in terms of their ability to proliferate, express cytolytic activity, and secrete cytokines, although they do not express constitutive cytolytic activity. Adoptive transfer experiments demonstrated that the long-term establishment of activated T cells in the lung did not require infection in the lung by a pathogen carrying the inducing Ag. The kinetics of persistence of Ag-specific CD8(+) T cells in the lung suggests that they play a key role in protective cellular immunity to respiratory virus infections.
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