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Proinflammatory cytokines, such as gamma interferon (IFN-γ), impact aspects of T-cell responses after infection, including expansion, contraction, and memory formation. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) functions as a proinflammatory cytokine by stimulating the production of IFN-γ from multiple cell types and accentuating the development of Th1 CD4 T-cell responses. Focused microarray analyses revealed upregulation of IL-18 and IL-18 receptor genes in CD8 T cells during the contraction phase. Based on these findings we investigated if and how signaling through the IL-18 receptor influences the development and kinetics of antigen (Ag)-specific CD8 and CD4 T-cell responses following infection. IL-18Rα−/− and IL-18−/− mice developed frequencies and total numbers of Ag-specific CD8 T cells afterListeria monocytogenes infection that were similar to those of wild-type C57BL/6 mice. The kinetics of expansion, contraction, and memory CD8 T-cell maintenance were also similar. When IL-18Rα deficiency was isolated to Ag-specific CD8 T cells, the kinetics of the expansion and contraction phases were also normal. These basic findings were confirmed by examining the response to vaccinia virus infection. In contrast, the expansion of Ag-specific CD4 T cells was slightly curtailed by the absence of IL-18Rα; however, contraction and the maintenance of memory were not altered. Importantly, both memory Ag-specific CD8 and CD4 T cells generated in the absence of IL-18Rα expanded appropriately after secondary antigen exposure and were protective, indicating that signaling through the IL-18 receptor is not required for normal T-cell response kinetics and survival of immunized mice challenged with a lethalL. monocytogenes infection.

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Interleukin-18-Related Genes Are Induced during the Contraction Phase but Do Not Play Major Roles in Regulating the Dynamics or Function of the T-Cell Response to<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>Infection