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IL-21 in Homeostasis of Resident Memory and Exhausted CD8 T Cells during Persistent Infection #MMPMID32971931
Ren HM; Lukacher AE
Int J Mol Sci 2020[Sep]; 21 (18): ? PMID32971931show ga
CD4 T cells guide the development of CD8 T cells into memory by elaborating mitogenic and differentiation factors and by licensing professional antigen-presenting cells. CD4 T cells also act to stave off CD8 T cell dysfunction during repetitive antigen stimulation in persistent infection and cancer by mitigating generation of exhausted T cells (T(EX)). CD4 T cell help is also required for establishing and maintaining tissue-resident memory T cells (T(RM)), the nonrecirculating memory T cell subset parked in nonlymphoid tissues to provide frontline defense against reinvading pathogens. Interleukin (IL)-21 is the signature cytokine secreted by follicular helper CD4 T cells (T(FH)) to drive B cell expansion and differentiation in germinal centers to mount high-affinity, isotype class-switched antibodies. In several infection models, IL-21 has been identified as the CD4 T help needed for formation and survival of T(RM) and T(EX). In this review, we will explore the different memory subsets of CD8 T cells in persistent infections, the metabolic profiles associated with each, and evidence documenting the importance of CD4 T cell-derived IL-21 in regulating CD8 T(RM) and T(EX) development, homeostasis, and function.