Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes infection generates major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ia-restricted and MHC class Ib-(H2-M3)-restricted effector and memory CD8+ T cells. However, only MHC class Ia-restricted memory cells expand after rechallenge, and it is unknown if MHC class Ib-restricted memory CD8+ T cells generated by vaccination are protective. We show here that H2-M3-restricted memory CD8+ T cells were capable of secondary expansion but, in contrast to primary H2-M3-restricted effector cells, failed to provide protective immunity. In LM-immune mice, MHC class Ia-restricted memory CD8+ T cells prevented the expansion of H2-M3-restricted memory T cell populations by limiting dendritic cell antigen presentation. Thus, protective immunity by H2-M3-resricted T cells is limited to primary infection, indicating that memory MHC class Ia-restricted T cells prevent nonessential immune responses during secondary infection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-168 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nature immunology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2004 |