CD4 T Cell Help Prevents CD8 T Cell Exhaustion and Promotes Control of  Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jung Wu ◽  
Palmira Barreira-Silva ◽  
Shayla Boyce ◽  
Jennifer Powers ◽  
Cavallo Kelly ◽  
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Cell Reports ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 109696
Author(s):  
Yu-Jung Lu ◽  
Palmira Barreira-Silva ◽  
Shayla Boyce ◽  
Jennifer Powers ◽  
Kelly Cavallo ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jung Lu ◽  
Palmira Barreira-Silva ◽  
Shayla Boyce ◽  
Jennifer Powers ◽  
Kelly Cavallo ◽  
...  

SummaryCD4 T cells are essential for immunity to tuberculosis because they produce cytokines including interferon-γ. Whether CD4 T cells act as “helper” cells to promote optimal CD8 T cell responses during Mycobacterium tuberculosis is unknown. Using two independent models, we show that CD4 T cell help enhances CD8 effector functions and prevents CD8 T cell exhaustion. We demonstrate synergy between CD4 and CD8 T cells in promoting the survival of infected mice. Purified helped, but not helpless, CD8 T cells efficiently restrict intracellular bacterial growth in vitro. Thus, CD4 T cell help plays an essential role in generating protective CD8 T cell responses against M. tuberculosis infection in vitro and in vivo. We infer vaccines that elicit both CD4 and CD8 T cells are more likely to be successful than vaccines that elicit only CD4 or CD8 T cells.


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