1. Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 672-682 (March 2016)
Interleukin-27-Producing CD4+ T Cells Regulate Protective Immunity during Malaria Parasite Infection 
Daisuke Kimura, Mana Miyakoda, Kazumi Kimura, Kiri Honma, Hiromitsu Hara, Hiroki Yoshida, Katsuyuki Yui 
Immunity 
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages (March 2016)
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2. Immunity 2016 44, 672-682DOI: (10.1016/j.immuni.2016.02.011)
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3. Figure 1
CD4+ T Cells Inhibit IL-2 Production via Soluble Mediator(s) during Malaria Infection
(A) IL-2 production and IL-2 mRNA expression by CD4+ T cells from uninfected (○) and P. berghei-infected (•) mice after stimulation with anti-TCR mAb. Data are representative of four experiments.
(B) IL-2 production by CD4+ T cells from uninfected mice and those from infected mice mixed at the indicated ratios and stimulated with anti-TCR mAb. Data are representative of six experiments.
(C) IL-2 production by anti-TCR-stimulated CD4+ T cells in the presence of the culture supernatant of CD4+ T cells from uninfected (○) and infected (•) mice. Data are representative of four experiments.
(D) Mice were adoptively transferred with CFSE-labeled OT-II cells, left uninfected (○) or infected (•) with P. berghei. Three days later, mice were left untreated or treated with OVA and/or an IL-2-expression plasmid. After an additional 4 days, CFSE profiles of OT-II cells were analyzed. Numbers indicate the proportion of cells that divided more than once out of the total number of OT-II cells. The right panel shows a summary (five mice per group).
Error bars indicate SEMs. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < by two-tailed unpaired t test. Results of comparisons are shown versus time 0 (A), 1:0 (B), or versus dose 0 (C).
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4. Figure 2
Conventional Malaria-Specific CD4+ T Cells Inhibit IL-2 Production
(A) Foxp3(hCD2), CD49d, and CD11a expression in CD4+ T cells from uninfected and infected Foxp3hCD2 knockin mice (left panel). Histograms show PD-1 and LAG-3 expression (red) and their isotype controls (gray).
(B) IFN-γ (upper panel) and IL-2 (lower panel) production by sorted CD4+ T cells from uninfected C57BL/6 (open bar) and infected Foxp3hCD2 knockin (closed bar) mice and their indicated subpopulations after culture in the presence of dendritic cells and malaria antigen (left) or on anti-TCR-coated plates (right).
(C) IL-2 production by CD4+ T cells from uninfected C57BL/6 mice and sorted CD4+ T cell subpopulations from infected Foxp3hCD2 knockin mice co-cultured on anti-TCR-coated plates at the indicated ratios. Data are representative of four experiments.
(D and E) Proliferation of CFSE-labeled CD4+ T cells from uninfected B6.SJL mice co-cultured with sorted CD4+ T cell subpopulations from infected Foxp3hCD2 knockin mice (D) or cultured in the lower chamber of the transwell plate during co-culture with sorted CD4+ T cell subpopulations from infected Foxp3hCD2-knockin mice in the upper chamber (E). Ratios of CD4+ T cells that divided more than once were expressed as the mean ratio of the control (responder CD4+ T cells alone). Data are representative of three experiments (D).
Error bars indicate SEMs. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < by two-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni’s test. ns, not significant. Results of comparisons are shown versus Foxp3−CD11loCD49dloCD4+ T cells (C) or versus whole CD4+ T cells (D and E).
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5. Figure 3 Malaria-Specific CD4+ T Cells Produce IL-27
Real-time PCR (A, D, and G) and cytokine production (B, C, E, and F) of sorted CD4+ T cells (A–C), their subpopulations (D–F) and CD11b+/CD11c+ cells (G) from uninfected (open bar) and P. berghei-infected (closed bar) Foxp3hCD2 knockin mice. Cells were cultured on anti-TCR-coated plates (B and E) or in the presence of dendritic cells and malaria antigen (C and F). Error bars indicate SEMs. ∗∗p < by two-tailed unpaired t test (A–C) and two-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni for post hoc comparison (D–G). ns, not significant (p > 0.05). Data are representative of three experiments.
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6. Figure 4
CD4+ T Cells, which Produce a Complex of p28 and EBI3, IL-27, Are Distinct from Those Producing IFN-γ or IL-10
(A) Supernatant was collected after culture of CD4+ T cells from P. berghei-infected mice on anti-TCR mAb-coated plates, and was immunoprecipitated without (−) or with anti-p28 mAb (anti-p28), control mouse IgG, anti-EBI3 mAb (anti-EBI3), or control rat IgG. After the treatment, the levels of p28/EBI3 heterodimer, p28, and EBI3 that remained in the supernatant were determined by ELISA. CD4+ T cells from uninfected mice were cultured in the absence (SUP −) and presence (SUP +) of the remained supernatant at a final concentration of 25%, and the levels of IL-2 production was determined by ELISA (right).
(B) CD4+ T cells from mice uninfected (○) or infected (•) with P. berghei were stimulated with anti-TCR mAb-coated plate and PMA/ionomycin, surface stained for CD3/CD4, fixed/permeabiized, stained for p28/IFN-γ, p28/IL-10, IL-10/IFN-γ, and analyzed by flow cytometry (left). Numbers in each quadrant represent percentages of cells. The right panel shows a summary (3–5 mice per group).
Error bars indicate SEMs. ns, not significant (p > 0.05). ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < by two-tailed unpaired t test.
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7. Figure 5
Requirement of p28 and EBI3 for the Production of IL-27 by CD4+ T Cells
(A and B) Production of cytokines by CD4+ T cells from uninfected (open bar) and infected (closed bar) mice was determined after culture on anti-TCR-coated plates (A) or in the presence of dendritic cells and malaria antigen (B).
(C) Intracellular cytokine staining of CD4+ T cells from C57BL/6, Il27−/−, and Ebi3−/− mice. Numbers represent percentages of cells. Data are representative of three experiments. Right panel shows a summary of the results.
Error bars indicate SEMs. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < by two-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni’s test. ns, not significant.
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8. Figure 6
Malaria-Specific CD4+ T Cells Inhibit T Cell Responses in an IL-27-Dependent Manner
(A) IL-2 production by responder CD4+ T cells from uninfected C57BL/6 mice, and sorted CD11ahiCD49dhiCD4+ T cells from infected C57BL/6, Il27−/−, and Ebi3−/−mice co-cultured at the indicated ratios on anti-TCR-coated plates.
(B) Proliferation of CFSE-labeled CD4+ T cells from uninfected B6.SJL mice cultured in the lower chamber of transwell plates with sorted CD4+ T cells from infected C57BL/6, Il27−/−, or Ebi3−/− mice in the upper chamber at the indicated ratios. Antigen-presenting cells and anti-CD3 mAbs were added to both chambers. Proportions of CD4+ T cells that divided more than once were expressed as a ratio of the control (responder CD4+ T cells alone). Data are representative of two experiments.
(C) IL-2 production by CD4+ T cells from uninfected C57BL/6 or Il27ra−/− mice and sorted CD4+ T cell subpopulations from infected Foxp3hCD2 knockin mice co-cultured as in (A).
(D) Proliferation of CFSE-labeled CD4+ T cells from uninfected C57BL/6 or Il27ra−/− mice co-cultured with sorted CD4+ T cell subpopulations from infected Foxp3hCD2-knock-in mice as in (B).
(E) CFSE profiles of labeled OT-II cells adoptively transferred to C57BL/6, Il27−/−, or Ebi3−/− mice, uninfected (○) or infected (•) with P. berghei and immunized with OVA. Numbers indicate the proportion of OT-II cells that divided more than once. The right panel shows a summary.
Error bars indicate SEMs. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < by two-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni’s test (A and B) and by two-tailed unpaired t test (C). ns, not significant. Results of comparisons are shown for C57BL/6 versus Il27−/− (A), (B), and Il27ra−/− CD11ahiCD49dhi versus C57BL/6 CD11ahiCD49dhi (C and D).
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9. Figure 7
IL-27-Producing CD4+ T Cells Regulate Protective Immune Responses against P. berghei
Tcrb−/− mice were adoptively transferred with CD4+ T cells from B6.SJL, Il27−/−, Ebi3−/−, or Il12a−/− mice, and were uninfected (open bar) or infected (closed bar) with P. berghei.
(A) Experimental design.
(B) IL-2 production by CD4+ T cells cultured on anti-TCR-coated plates. Data are representative of five experiments.
(C) Serum levels of IFN-γ 6 days after infection.
(D) IFN-γ production by CD4+ T cells cultured with crude malaria antigens and dendritic cells. Data are representative of two experiments.
(E) The proportions of CD11ahiCD49dhiCD4+ T cells of the total number of CD4+ T cells for mice uninfected (○) and infected (•) with P. berghei.
(F) Parasitemia, weight loss, and survival in mice (11 or 12 mice in each group). Data are summary of three experiments. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < by two-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni’s test (B–E) or by two-tailed unpaired t test (F left and middle panel, comparison of the indicated time points), and log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test (F right panel, comparison of the curves).
ns, not significant. Results of comparisons are shown for uninfected versus infected (B) and infected Tcrb−/− mice transferred with knockout versus B6.SJL CD4+ T cells (C–F). p values of parasitemia and weight loss were unavailable after day 10 due to the death of control mice (F). Error bars indicate SEMs (A–E) or SD (F).
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