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The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA 30033
The mechanisms responsible for the generation and maintenance of T cell memory are unclear. In this study, we tested the role of IL-2 in allospecific CD8+ T cell memory by analyzing the long-term survival, phenotype, and functional characteristics of IL-2-replete (IL-2+/+) and IL-2-deficient (IL-2-/-) CD8+ TCR-transgenic lymphocytes in an adoptive transfer model. We found that IL-2 is not essential for the in vivo generation, maintenance, or recall response of CD8+ memory T cells. However, IL-2 increased the size of the CD8+ memory pool if present at the time of initial T cell activation but reduced the size of the pool if present during memory maintenance by inhibiting the proliferation of CD8+ memory T cells. Thus, IL-2-based vaccine strategies or immunosuppressive regimens that target IL-2 should take into account the divergent roles of IL-2 in CD8+ T cell immunity.
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