Cytomegalovirus impairs antiviral CD8+ T cell immunity by recruiting inflammatory monocytes

Autor: Grace M. Wynn, Edward S. Mocarski, Lisa P. Daley-Bauer
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Immunity. 37(1)
ISSN: 1097-4180
Popis: Summary Inflammatory monocytes are key early responders to infection that contribute to pathogen-host interactions in diverse ways. Here, we report that the murine cytomegalovirus-encoded CC chemokine, MCK2, enhanced CCR2-dependent recruitment of these cells to modulate antiviral immunity, impairing virus-specific CD8 + T cell expansion and differentiation into effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes, thus reducing the capacity to eliminate viral antigen-bearing cells and slowing viral clearance. Adoptive transfer of inflammatory monocytes into Ccr2 −/− Ccl2 −/− mice impaired virus antigen-specific clearance. Cytomegalovirus therefore enhances a natural CCR2-dependent immune regulatory network to modulate adaptive immunity via nitric oxide production, reminiscent of the monocytic subtype of myeloid-derived suppressor cells primarily implicated in cancer immunomodulation.
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