The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primer

In the face of the ever-present burden of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, there is a growing need to comprehensively assess individual- and population-level immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Many of these efforts, however, focus exclusively on antibody-mediated immunity,...

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Main Authors: Janna R. Shapiro, Mario Corrado, Julie Perry, Tania H. Watts, Shelly Bolotin
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2395679
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description In the face of the ever-present burden of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, there is a growing need to comprehensively assess individual- and population-level immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Many of these efforts, however, focus exclusively on antibody-mediated immunity, ignoring the role of T cells. Aimed at clinicians, public health practioners, and others who play central roles in human vaccine research but do not have formal training in immunology, we review how vaccines against infectious diseases elicit T cell responses, what types of vaccines elicit T cell responses, and how T cell responses are measured. We then use examples to demonstrate six ways that T cells contribute to protection from VPD, including directly mediating protection, enabling antibody responses, reducing disease severity, increasing cross-reactivity, improving durability, and protecting special populations. We conclude with a discussion of challenges and solutions to more widespread consideration of T cell responses in clinical vaccinology.
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spelling doaj-art-4f44dd7efce44d47a82d7bfc48fa6aef2025-08-20T03:21:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2024-12-0120110.1080/21645515.2024.2395679The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primerJanna R. Shapiro0Mario Corrado1Julie Perry2Tania H. Watts3Shelly Bolotin4Department of Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDivision of General Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCenter for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDepartment of Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCenter for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaIn the face of the ever-present burden of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, there is a growing need to comprehensively assess individual- and population-level immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Many of these efforts, however, focus exclusively on antibody-mediated immunity, ignoring the role of T cells. Aimed at clinicians, public health practioners, and others who play central roles in human vaccine research but do not have formal training in immunology, we review how vaccines against infectious diseases elicit T cell responses, what types of vaccines elicit T cell responses, and how T cell responses are measured. We then use examples to demonstrate six ways that T cells contribute to protection from VPD, including directly mediating protection, enabling antibody responses, reducing disease severity, increasing cross-reactivity, improving durability, and protecting special populations. We conclude with a discussion of challenges and solutions to more widespread consideration of T cell responses in clinical vaccinology.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2395679Vaccinescell-mediated immunityCD4 T cellsCD8 T cellsimmunogenicityvaccine-preventable diseases
spellingShingle Janna R. Shapiro
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The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primer
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Vaccines
cell-mediated immunity
CD4 T cells
CD8 T cells
immunogenicity
vaccine-preventable diseases
title The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primer
title_full The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primer
title_fullStr The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primer
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title_short The contributions of T cell-mediated immunity to protection from vaccine-preventable diseases: A primer
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topic Vaccines
cell-mediated immunity
CD4 T cells
CD8 T cells
immunogenicity
vaccine-preventable diseases
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2395679
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