Differential requirements of T cell subsets for CD40 costimulation in immunity to Blastomyces dermatitidis |
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Authors: | Wüthrich Marcel Fisette Phil L Filutowicz Hanna I Klein Bruce S |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital and Clinics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA. mwuethri@wisc.edu |
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Abstract: | Cell-mediated immunity and production of type 1 cytokines are the main defenses against pathogenic fungi. Ligation of CD40 by CD40L on T cells is critical for the induction of these immune responses in vivo. We explored the role of CD40/CD40L interactions in vaccine immunity to Blastomyces dermatitidis by immunizing CD40(-/-) and CD40L(-/-) mice and analyzing their resistance to reinfection in a murine pulmonary model. In the absence of CD40 or CD40L, CD4(+) cells failed to get primed or produce type 1 cytokine and impaired the generation of CD8(+) T1 cells. The CD8(+) T cell defect was not due to regulatory T cells or impaired APC maturation or Ag presentation to T cells. If CD4(+) cells were first eliminated, vaccination of CD40(-/-) and CD40L(-/-) mice restored priming of CD8(+) cells, type 1 cytokine production, and resistance. Hence, CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells differ sharply in their requirement for CD40/CD40L interaction during the generation of antifungal immunity. Despite the plasticity of T cell subsets in vaccine immunity, in absence of CD40/CD40L interaction, CD4(+) cells may impede the priming of CD8(+) cells at the cost of host survival against a lethal infectious disease. |
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