Title |
IL-7 and CD4 T Follicular Helper Cells in HIV-1 Infection
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Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, April 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00451 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Francesca Chiodi, Yonas Bekele, Rebecka Lantto Graham, Aikaterini Nasi |
Abstract |
IL-7 was previously shown to upregulate the expression of molecules important for interaction of CD4+ T cells with B cells. It is poorly studied whether IL-7 has a role in the biology of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells and whether IL-7 dysregulates the expression of B-cell costimulatory molecules on Tfh cells. We review the literature and provide arguments in favor of IL-7 being involved in the biology of human Tfh cells. The CD127 IL-7 receptor is expressed on circulating Tfh and non-Tfh cells, and we show that IL-7, but not IL-6 or IL-21, upregulates the expression of CD70 and PD-1 on these cells. We conclude that IL-7, a cytokine whose level is elevated during HIV-1 infection, may have a role in increased expression of B cell costimulatory molecules on Tfh cells and lead to abnormal B cell differentiation. |
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