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Interleukin 10-mediated immunosuppression by a variant CD4 T cell epitope of Plasmodium falciparum

  • Magdalena Plebanski
  • , Katie L. Flanagan
  • , Edwin A M Lee
  • , William H H Reece
  • , Keith Hart
  • , Colin Gelder
  • , Geraldine Gillespie
  • , Margaret Pinder
  • , Adrian V S Hill

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Abstract

The immunodominant CD4 T cell epitope region, Th2R, of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum is highly polymorphic. Such variation might be utilized by the parasite to escape from or interfere with CD4 T cell effector functions. Here, we show that costimulation with naturally occurring altered peptide ligands (APL) can induce a rapid change from IFNγ production to the immunosuppressive mediator interleukin 10 (IL- 10). This mechanism may contribute to the low levels of T cell responses observed to this pathogen in malaria-endemic areas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)651-660
Number of pages10
JournalImmunity
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1999
Externally publishedYes

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