Abstract
Recent evidence has suggested that IL-10-producing effector CD8+ T cells play an important role in regulating excessive inflammation during acute viral infections. However, the cellular and molecular cues regulating the development of IL-10-producing effector CD8+ T cells are not completely defined. Here, we show that type I interferons (IFNs) are required for the development of IL-10-producing effector CD8+ T cells during influenza virus infection in mice. We find that type I IFNs can enhance IL-27 production by lung APCs, thereby facilitating IL-10-producing CD8+ T-cell development through a CD8+ T-cell-nonautonomous way. Surprisingly, we also demonstrate that direct type I IFN signaling in CD8+ T cells is required for the maximal generation of IL-10-producing CD8+ T cells. Type I IFN signaling in CD8+ T cells, in cooperation with IL-27 and IL-2 signaling, promotes and sustains the expression of IFN regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) and B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1), two transcription factors required for the production of IL-10 by effector CD8+ T cells. Our data reveal a critical role of the innate antiviral effector cytokines in regulating the production of a regulatory cytokine by effector CD8+ T cells during respiratory virus infection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2778-2788 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Immunology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2016 |
Keywords
- CD8 T cells
- IL-10
- IL-27
- Influenza
- Type I IFN
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology