| Autor: |
Jimena Tosello Boari, Cintia L. Araujo Furlan, Facundo Fiocca Vernengo, Constanza Rodriguez, María C. Ramello, María C. Amezcua Vesely, Melisa Gorosito Serrán, Nicolás G. Nuñez, Wilfrid Richer, Eliane Piaggio, Carolina L. Montes, Adriana Gruppi, Eva V. Acosta Rodríguez |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 9 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1664-3224 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fimmu.2018.02347 |
| Popis: |
The IL-17 family contributes to host defense against many intracellular pathogens by mechanisms that are not fully understood. CD8+ T lymphocytes are key elements against intracellular microbes, and their survival and ability to mount cytotoxic responses are orchestrated by several cytokines. Here, we demonstrated that IL-17RA-signaling cytokines sustain pathogen-specific CD8+ T cell immunity. The absence of IL-17RA and IL-17A/F during Trypanosoma cruzi infection resulted in increased tissue parasitism and reduced frequency of parasite-specific CD8+ T cells. Impaired IL-17RA-signaling in vivo increased apoptosis of parasite-specific CD8+ T cells, while in vitro recombinant IL-17 down-regulated the pro-apoptotic protein BAD and promoted the survival of activated CD8+ T cells. Phenotypic, functional, and transcriptomic profiling showed that T. cruzi-specific CD8+ T cells derived from IL-17RA-deficient mice presented features of cell dysfunction. PD-L1 blockade partially restored the magnitude of CD8+ T cell responses and parasite control in these mice. Adoptive transfer experiments established that IL-17RA-signaling is intrinsically required for the proper maintenance of functional effector CD8+ T cells. Altogether, our results identify IL-17RA and IL-17A as critical factors for sustaining CD8+ T cell immunity to T. cruzi. |
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