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Evidence that cytotoxic T cells are part of the host's response to influenza pneumonia.

The Journal of experimental medicine ·Vol. 148 ·No. 5 ·1978-11-01 ·Pages 1241-50

Ennis FA, Wells MA, Butchko GM, Albrecht P

Abstract

Cytotoxic T cells were detected in the cervical lymph nodes, lungs, spleen, and peripheral blood of mice with influenza. Lymphocytes decreased in the peripheral circulation and increased in the lung during the period of acute inflammation and pneumonia. Peak cytotoxic T-cell activity was present at the time of marked pulmonary infiltration, and it decreased with resolution of the pneumonia. The cytotoxic T cells in the lung were shown to be H-2 restricted and specific for the hemagglutinin of the infecting virus. The results indicate that hemagglutinin specific cytotoxic T cells are (a) induced during influenza infection; (b) they circulate in the blood; (c) they are present in greatest number; and (d) they have their peak cytotoxic effect when pneumonia is most marked. We interpret the results to indicate that specific cytotoxic T cells in the infected target organ are part of the immunological and pathological response to virus infection.

MeSH Terms
Animals Antigens, Viral/analysis Cytotoxicity, Immunologic H-2 Antigens Lung/immunology Lymph Nodes/immunology Lymphocyte Activation Mice Orthomyxoviridae/immunology Orthomyxoviridae Infections/immunology Pneumonia, Viral/immunology T-Lymphocytes/immunology
Chemicals
Antigens, Viral H-2 Antigens
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Ennis F A
Wells M A
Butchko G M
Albrecht P
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of experimental medicine
Abbr.
J Exp Med
ISSN
0022-1007
Published
1978-11-01
Pages
1241-50
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985109R
PMCID
PMC2185051
Subset
IM
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