TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple Chlamydia pneumoniae antigens prime CD8+ Tc1 responses that inhibit intracellular growth of this vacuolar pathogen
AU - Wizel, Benjamin
AU - Starcher, Barry C.
AU - Samten, Buka
AU - Chroneos, Zissis
AU - Barnes, Peter F.
AU - Dzuris, John
AU - Higashimoto, Yuichiro
AU - Appella, Ettore
AU - Sette, Alessandro
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/9/1
Y1 - 2002/9/1
N2 - CD8+ T cells play an essential role in immunity to Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn). However, the target Ags recognized by Cpn-specific CD8+ T cells have not been identified, and the mechanisms by which this T cell subset contributes to protection remain unknown. In this work we demonstrate that Cpn infection primes a pathogen-specific CD8+ T cell response in mice. Eighteen H-2b binding peptides representing sequences from 12 Cpn Ags sensitized target cells for MHC class I-restricted lysis by CD8+ CTL generated from the spleens and lungs of infected mice. Peptide-specific IFN-γ-secreting CD8+ T cells were present in local and systemic compartments after primary infection, and these cells expanded after pathogen re-exposure. CD8+ T cell lines to the 18 Cpn epitope-bearing peptides were cytotoxic, displayed a memory phenotype, and secreted IFN-γ and TNF-α but not IL-4. These CTL lines lysed Cpn-infected macrophages, and the lytic activity was inhibited by brefeldin A, indicating endogenous processing of CTL Ags. Finally, Cpn peptide-specific CD8+ CTL suppressed chlamydial growth in vitro by direct lysis of infected cells and by secretion of IFN-γ and other soluble factors. These studies provide information on the mechanisms by which CD8+ CTL protect against Cpn, furnish the tools to investigate their possible role in immunopathology, and lay the foundation for future work to develop vaccines against acute and chronic Cpn infections.
AB - CD8+ T cells play an essential role in immunity to Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn). However, the target Ags recognized by Cpn-specific CD8+ T cells have not been identified, and the mechanisms by which this T cell subset contributes to protection remain unknown. In this work we demonstrate that Cpn infection primes a pathogen-specific CD8+ T cell response in mice. Eighteen H-2b binding peptides representing sequences from 12 Cpn Ags sensitized target cells for MHC class I-restricted lysis by CD8+ CTL generated from the spleens and lungs of infected mice. Peptide-specific IFN-γ-secreting CD8+ T cells were present in local and systemic compartments after primary infection, and these cells expanded after pathogen re-exposure. CD8+ T cell lines to the 18 Cpn epitope-bearing peptides were cytotoxic, displayed a memory phenotype, and secreted IFN-γ and TNF-α but not IL-4. These CTL lines lysed Cpn-infected macrophages, and the lytic activity was inhibited by brefeldin A, indicating endogenous processing of CTL Ags. Finally, Cpn peptide-specific CD8+ CTL suppressed chlamydial growth in vitro by direct lysis of infected cells and by secretion of IFN-γ and other soluble factors. These studies provide information on the mechanisms by which CD8+ CTL protect against Cpn, furnish the tools to investigate their possible role in immunopathology, and lay the foundation for future work to develop vaccines against acute and chronic Cpn infections.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.169.5.2524
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.169.5.2524
M3 - Article
C2 - 12193722
AN - SCOPUS:0036721624
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 169
SP - 2524
EP - 2535
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 5
ER -