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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 181, Issue 11, Pages 7670-7680Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.11.7670
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- National Institutes of Health [RO1 AI428585, AI52108]
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Poly(I:C) is an adjuvant used for antitumor treatment and vaccines because of its prominent effects on CD8 T cells and NK cells. Poly(I:C) binds TLR3 and this interaction is thought to be central for driving cell-mediated immune responses. We investigated the importance of TLR3 in poly (I:C)-mediated endogenous CD8 T cell responses using the pathogenic T cell stimulant Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A. While the responsive CD8 T cells expanded comparably in both wild-type and TLR3(-/-) mice, differentiation of effector CD8 T cells was enhanced by poly(I:C) in the TLR3(-/-) mice. A higher percentage of Ag-specific CD8 T cells became IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha producers in the absence of TLR3 signaling. Consistent with this boosted response was the observation that TLR3-dcficient cells synthesized less IL-10 compared with TLR3-sufficient cells in response to poly(I:C). Ultimately, however, the fundamental mechanism of CD8 effector T cell differentiation through the TLR3-independent pathway was shown to be completely IFN-alpha/beta-dependent. Administration of IFN-alpha/beta-neutralizing Abs abolished the poly(I:C) effects in TLR3(-/-) mice. These findings reveal specific roles of how dsRNA receptors shape CD8 T cell responses, which should be considered as poly(I:C) is authenticated as a therapeutic adjuvant used in vaccines. The Journal of Immunology, 2008, 181: 7670-7680.
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