CD4 T help promotes influenza virus-specific CD8 T cell memory by limiting metabolic dysfunction

Abstract

There is continued interest in developing novel vaccine strategies that induce establish optimal CD8 + cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) memory for pathogens like the influenza A viruses (IAVs), where the recall of IAV-specific T cell immunity is able to protect against serologically distinct IAV infection. While it is well established that CD4 + T cell help is required for optimal CTL responses and the establishment of memory, when and how CD4 + T cell help contributes to determining the ideal memory phenotype remains unclear. We assessed the quality of IAV-specific CD8 + T cell memory established in the presence or absence of a concurrent CD4 + T cell response. We demonstrate that CD4 + T cell ..