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    J Immunol. 2009 Jul 1;183(1):381-7.

    IL-23 promotes the production of IL-17 by antigen-specific CD8 T cells in the absence of IL-12 and type-I interferons.

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    Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98195, USA.

    Abstract

    In contrast to CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells inherently differentiate into IFN-gamma-producing effectors. Accordingly, while generation of IFN-gamma-producing Th1 CD4 T cells was profoundly impaired in mice deficient for both type-I IFN and IL-12 signaling in response to infection with Listeria monocytogenes, generation of Ag-specific, IFN-gamma-producing CD8 T cells was unimpaired. However, a fraction of these CD8 T cells also produced IL-17 in an IL-23-dependent manner. Furthermore, the addition of IL-23 in vitro was sufficient for some naive CD8 T cells to differentiate into IFN-gamma/IL-17 dual-producing cells and was associated with increased expression of ROR-gammat and ROR-alpha. Addition of IL-6 and TGF-beta to IL-23 further augmented ROR-gammat and ROR-alpha expression and suppressed Eomes expression, thereby enhancing IL-17 production by CD8 T cells. A loss of cytotoxic function accompanied the production of IL-17, as the addition of IL-6 and TGF-beta resulted in a marked reduction of granzyme B and perforin expression. Thus, CD8 T cells retain sufficient plasticity to respond to environmental cues and can acquire additional effector functions in response to their environmental context.

    PMID:
    19542449
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2729917
    Free PMC Article

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