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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 197, Issue 8, Pages 1059-1063Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030240
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TSLP; CD11c+DC; CD8+T lymphocyte; allergy; cytotoxicity
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Human thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a novel epithelial cell-derived cytokine, which induces dendritic cell (DC)-mediated CD4(+) T cell responses with a proallergic phenotype. Although the participation of CD8(+) T cells in allergic inflammation is well documented, their functional properties as well as the pathways leading to their generation remain poorly understood. Here, we show that TSLP-activated CD11c(+) DCs potently activate and expand naive CD8+ T cells, and induce their differentiation into interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-13-producing effectors exhibiting poor cytolytic activity. Additional CD40L triggering of TSLP-activated DCs induced CD8+ T cells with potent cytolytic activity, producing large amounts of interferon (IFN)-gamma, while retaining their capacity to produce IL-5 and IL-13. These data further support the role of TSLP as initial trigger of allergic T cell responses and suggest that CD40L-expressing cells may act in combination with TSLP to amplify and sustain pro-allergic responses and cause tissue damage by promoting the generation of IFN-gamma-producing cytotoxic effectors.
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