| Literature DB >> 11016962 |
J Marks-Konczalik1, S Dubois, J M Losi, H Sabzevari, N Yamada, L Feigenbaum, T A Waldmann, Y Tagaya.
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A transgenic (Tg) mouse expressing human IL-15 was generated to define the role of IL-15 in the normal immune response. Overexpression of IL-15 resulted in an increase of NK, CD44(hi)CD8 memory T cells, and gammadelta T cells. Additionally, we observed the emergence of a novel type of NK-T cells with CD8alphaalpha' expression. Due to the expansion and activation of NK cells, the IL-15Tg mouse showed enhanced innate immunity. In adaptive T cell immunity, the roles of IL-15 contrasted with those of IL-2. IL-15 inhibited IL-2-induced T cell death, which plays a role in the maintenance of peripheral self-tolerance. IL-15 thus seems to contribute to enhanced immune memory by selectively propagating memory T cells and by blocking T cell death mediated by IL-2.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11016962 PMCID: PMC17219 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.200363097
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205