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- Title
Effector Functions of Heparin-Binding Hemagglutinin-Specific CD8<sup>+</sup> T Lymphocytes in Latent Human Tuberculosis.
- Authors
Temmerman, Stéphane T.; Place, Sammy; Debrie, Anne-Sophie; Locht, Camille; Mascart, Françoise
- Abstract
Background. Most individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis do not develop tuberculosis (TB) and can be regarded as being protected by an appropriate immune response to the infection. The characterization of the immune responses of individuals with latent TB may thus be helpful in the definition of correlates of protection and the development of new vaccine strategies. The highly protective antigen heparin-binding hemagglutinin (HBHA) induces strong interferon (IFN)-γ responses during latent, but not active, TB. Because of the recently recognized importance of CD8+ T lymphocytes in anti-TB immunity, we characterized the CD8+ T lymphocyte responses to HBHA in subjects with latent TB. Results. HBHA-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes expressed memory cell markers and synthesized HBHA-specific IFN-γ. They also restricted mycobacterial growth and expressed cytotoxicity by a granule-dependent mechanism. This activity was associated with the intracellular expression of HBHA-induced perform. Surprisingly, the perforin-producing CD8+ T lymphocytes were distinct from the IFN-γy-producing CD8+ T lymphocytes. Conclusion. During latent TB, the HBHA-specific CD8+ T lymphocyte population expresses all 3 effector functions associated with CD8+ T lymphocyte-mediated protective immune mechanisms, which supports the notion that HBHA may be protective in humans and suggests that markers of HBHA-specific CD8+ T lymphocyte responses may be useful in the monitoring of protection.
- Subjects
TUBERCULOSIS; HEPARIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; AGGLUTININS; ANTICOAGULANTS; MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005, Vol 192, Issue 2, p226
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/430930