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Abstract

The contribution of CD4 T cells to control of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has been shown and infected tissue macrophages might contribute to this response by antigen presentation. As shown previously, CD4 T cells recognize HCMV immediate-early antigen IE1 on glioblastoma cells manipulated to express MHC class II molecules. Here, the possible interference of virus-induced MHC class II downmodulation with the presentation of IE1 by natural target cells was analysed. The capacity of IE1-specific CD4 T-cell clones to recognize HCMV-infected monocyte-derived macrophages was tested. Various HCMV strains were used to achieve efficient infection of macrophages. Activation of CD4 T cells by infected macrophages was evaluated at different time points after infection. Endothelial-cell-adapted HCMV strains efficiently infected cultured human macrophages. However, the immediate-early and early phases of replication were prolonged. Infected cells entered the late replication phase only after 3 days of infection, which was associated with downmodulation of MHC class II molecules at the surface of infected cells. Strong stimulation of IE1-specific CD4 T cells resulted from endogenous antigen production and presentation by infected macrophages during the first 3 days of virus replication, despite MHC class II downmodulation in the late replication phase. Therefore, infected macrophages are assumed to contribute to the antiviral immune response in infected organs.

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