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    J Immunol. 2008 Dec 1;181(11):7445-8.

    Cutting edge: CD4+ T cell-derived IL-2 is essential for help-dependent primary CD8+ T cell responses.

    Wilson EB, Livingstone AM.

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    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, David H Smith Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology, Aab Institute of Biomedical Sciences and University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

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    CD4(+) T cell help is essential for primary CD8(+) T cell responses to noninflammatory Ags. IL-2 is one of the principal cytokines made by naive CD4(+) T cells, and we show in this study that it is an essential component of help. Adoptively transferred naive CD4(+) TCR-transgenic OT-II cells supported endogenous primary CD8(+) T cell responses, but IL-2-deficient OT-II cells were unable to provide help, although they responded to Ag in vivo and up-regulated CD40 ligand in vitro. Wild -type OT-II cells helped endogenous CD8(+) T cell responses in IL-2-deficient mice, but not in IL-2Ralpha-deficient mice. Thus, CD4(+) T cell-derived IL-2 is essential for CD8(+) T cell responses to noninflammatory, cell-associated Ags. We suggest that it is also a critical component of help for CD8(+) T cell responses to pathogens, because protective memory also requires CD8(+) T cell stimulation by IL-2 during priming.

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    19017930
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