PMID- 15760378 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050714 LR - 20181113 IS - 1046-7408 (Print) IS - 1046-7408 (Linking) VI - 53 IP - 4 DP - 2005 Apr TI - Homing in on the cellular immune response to HSV-2 in humans. PG - 172-81 AB - PROBLEM: Genital herpes simplex infections are generally limited to epithelia and neurons. Vaccines have had activity in herpes simplex virus (HSV)-seronegative women only. Understanding how HSV-specific T cells traffic to infected sites may assist in vaccine design. METHOD OF STUDY: Herpes simplex virus epitopes recognized by HSV-specific CD8 T cells were identified and used to make fluorescent human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-peptide tetramers. Molecules related to lymphocyte rolling adhesion were studied by flow cytometry and cell binding. HSV-specific CD4 T cells identified ex vivo by cytokine accumulation or activation marker expression, or detected in vitro by 5-(and-6)-carboxyfluorescein diacetate, succinimidyl ester (CFSE) dilution, were similarly investigated. RESULTS: Herpes simplex virus-specific T cells are 10- to 100-fold more prevalent in lesional skin compared with blood and greatly enriched in lesions compared with normal skin. Diverse viral antigens are recognized by HSV-specific T cells. Functionally active E-selectin ligand, and cutaneous lymphocyte antigen (CLA), are expressed by circulating HSV-2-specific CD8 cells. CD4 cells display lower levels of CLA that are dramatically up-regulated upon re-stimulation with antigen. CONCLUSIONS: Herpes simplex virus-2-specific CD8 and CD4 T cells differ in constitutive expression of skin homing molecules. Vaccines designed to induce proper homing are postulated to have increased efficacy. CI - Copyright 2005 Blackwell Munksgaard. FAU - Koelle, David M AU - Koelle DM AD - Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. viralimm@u.washington.edu FAU - Gonzalez, Julio C AU - Gonzalez JC FAU - Johnson, Andrew S AU - Johnson AS LA - eng GR - P01 AI030731/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI050132/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI30731/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI50132/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - Denmark TA - Am J Reprod Immunol JT - American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) JID - 8912860 RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte) RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (CTAGE1 protein, human) RN - 0 (E-Selectin) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta) SB - IM MH - Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte MH - Antigens, Neoplasm MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - E-Selectin/biosynthesis MH - Epitopes MH - Female MH - Herpes Genitalis/immunology/pathology/*virology MH - Herpesvirus 2, Human/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunologic Memory MH - Leukocyte Rolling/immunology MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/biosynthesis MH - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology MH - Skin/immunology/metabolism/*virology PMC - PMC1255910 MID - NIHMS3287 EDAT- 2005/03/12 09:00 MHDA- 2005/07/15 09:00 PMCR- 2008/02/01 CRDT- 2005/03/12 09:00 PHST- 2005/03/12 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/07/15 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/03/12 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - AJI262 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00262.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Reprod Immunol. 2005 Apr;53(4):172-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00262.x.