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ArticlePloS one2014

Immunogenic, but not steady-state, antigen presentation permits regulatory T-cells to control CD8+ T-cell effector differentiation by IL-2 modulation.

Alice McNally, Michael McNally, Ryan Galea, Ranjeny Thomas, Raymond J Steptoe

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alice McNallyUQ Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Michael McNallyUQ Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Ryan GaleaUQ Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Ranjeny ThomasUQ Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Raymond J SteptoeUQ Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Absorption of IL-2 is one proposed mechanism of CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cell (Treg) suppression. Direct in vivo experimental evidence for this has recently been obtained. While modulation of IL-2 bioavailability controls CD8+ T-cell effector differentiation under strongly immunogenic conditions it is not known whether Treg modulate CD8+ T cell responses through this mechanism under steady-state conditions. Here we assess this using a mouse model in which dendritic cells (DC) are manipulated to present cognate antigen to CD8+ T cells either in the steady-state or after activation. Our observations show that Treg exert a check on expansion and effector differentiation of CD8+ T cells under strongly immunogenic conditions associated with TLR ligand activation of DC, and this is mediated by limiting IL-2 availability. In contrast, when DC remain unactivated, depletion of Treg has little apparent effect on effector differentiation or IL-2 homeostasis. We conclude that while modulation of IL-2 homeostasis is an important mechanism through which Treg control CD8+ effector differentiation under immunogenic conditions, this mechanism plays little role in modulating CD8+ T-cell differentiation under steady-state conditions.

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AnimalsAntigen PresentationCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDendritic CellsHomeostasisInterleukin-2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, ImmunologicalT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryInterleukin-2

Identifiers

PMID24454872
PMCPMC3890313
OpenAlexW2061330169

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