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T-cell quality in memory and protection: implications for vaccine design

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The importance of using multiparameter flow cytometry to better understand the functional capacity of effector and memory T-cell responses, thereby enabling the development of preventative and therapeutic vaccine strategies for infections is highlighted.
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T cells mediate effector functions through a variety of mechanisms. Recently, multiparameter flow cytometry has allowed a simultaneous assessment of the phenotype and multiple effector functions of single T cells; the delineation of T cells into distinct functional populations defines the quality of the response. New evidence suggests that the quality of T-cell responses is crucial for determining the disease outcome to various infections. This Review highlights the importance of using multiparameter flow cytometry to better understand the functional capacity of effector and memory T-cell responses, thereby enabling the development of preventative and therapeutic vaccine strategies for infections.

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SPICE: exploration and analysis of post-cytometric complex multivariate datasets.

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HIV-1 vaccine-induced immunity in the test-of-concept Step Study: a case–cohort analysis

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HIV-1–specific cytotoxicity is preferentially mediated by a subset of CD8+ T cells producing both interferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor–α

TL;DR: Compared the cytokine secretion patterns and cytotoxic capacity of HIV-1-specific CD8+ T cells, using a flow-cytometric cytotoxicity assay based on caspase-3 activation in dying target cells, results suggest that HIV- 1-specific cytot toxicity of CD8- T cells is preferentially mediated by a subset ofCD8+T cells secreting both interferon-γ and TNF-α.
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Maintenance of HIV-Specific CD4+ T Cell Help Distinguishes HIV-2 from HIV-1 Infection

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that HIV-2-infected donors have a well-preserved and functionally heterogeneous HIV-specific memory CD4+ T cell response that is associated with delayed disease progression in the majority of infected people.
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that rectal CD8+ T cells are capable of robust and varied HIV-1-specific responses and therefore likely play an active role in eliminating infected cells during chronic infection.
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PPD induced in vitro interferon gamma production is not a reliable correlate of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

TL;DR: The results show that BCG vaccination does provide substantial protection against challenge with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but despite previous compelling evidence that Th1 type immune responses are essential for TB immunity, the magnitude of in vitro purified protein derivative (PPD)-specific IFN-gamma production assessed during the course of TB infection did not correlate with protection.
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