Absence of mouse 2B4 promotes NK cell-mediated killing of activated CD8+ T cells, leading to prolonged viral persistence and altered pathogenesis

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作者
Waggoner, Stephen N. [1 ]
Taniguchi, Ruth T. [2 ]
Mathew, Porunelloor A. [3 ]
Kumar, Vinay [2 ]
Welsh, Raymond M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Worcester, MA 01655 USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Dept Pathol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[3] Univ N Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Mol Biol & Immunol, Ft Worth, TX USA
关键词
NATURAL-KILLER-CELLS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; LINKED LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE-DISEASE; MURINE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; 2B4/CD48; INTERACTIONS; ANTIVIRAL IMMUNITY; PD-1; EXPRESSION; DENDRITIC CELLS; SELF-TOLERANCE; CUTTING EDGE;
D O I
10.1172/JCI41264
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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1001 ;
摘要
Persistent viral infections are often associated with inefficient T cell responses and sustained high-level expression of inhibitory receptors, such as the NK cell receptor 2B4 (also known as CD244), on virus-specific T cells. However, the role of 2B4 in T cell dysfunction is undefined, and it is unknown whether NK cells contribute to regulation of these processes. We show here that persistent lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection of mice lacking 2B4 resulted in diminished LCMV-specific CD8(+) T cell responses, prolonged viral persistence, and spleen and thymic pathologies that differed from those observed in infected wild-type mice. Surprisingly, these altered phenotypes were not caused by 2B4 deficiency in T cells. Rather, the entire and long-lasting pathology and viral persistence were regulated by 2B4-deficient NK cells acting early in infection. In the absence of 2B4, NK cells lysed activated (defined as CD44(hi)) but not naive (defined as CD44(lo)) CD8(+) T cells in a perforin-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. These results illustrate the importance of NK cell self-tolerance to activated CD8(+) T cells and demonstrate how an apparent T cell-associated persistent infection can actually be regulated by NK cells.
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