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. 2021 Aug 19;12:706583. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.706583

Table 1.

Summary of the type of trained immunity induced by different stimuli, their proposed effect on the T cell response and clinical associations.

Ligand Training Type Cytokines Proposed effect on T Cell Response Effect of T Cell on the Induction of Trained Immunity Clinical Associations Ref
BCG Pro-inflammatory ↑IL-1β ↑Th1 T cells downregulate trained immunity Protection against infection (5)
↑TNF ↑Th17 (8)
↑IL-6 ↓Tregs (9)
↑IL-8
↓IL-10
β-glucan Pro-inflammatory ↑IL-1β ↑Th1 Unknown Protection against infection (6)
↑TNF ↑Th17 (10)
↑IL-6 ↓Tregs
↓IL-10
FHTE Anti-inflammatory ↑IL-10 ↑Tregs Unknown Protection against EAE (11)
↑IL-1RA ↓Th1 (12)
↓TNF ↓Th17
↓IL-12p40
Adenovirus Pro-inflammatory ↑MIP-2 ↑Th17 CD8 T cell IFN-γ required to induce trained immunity Protection against infection (via enhanced neutrophilia) (13)
↑KC
↑IL-1β
LPS Tolerance ↑IL-10 ↑Tregs Unknown Sepsis Immunoparalysis (14)
↓TNF ↓Th1 (15)
↓IL-6 ↓Th17 (16)
oxLDL Pro-Inflammatory ↑TNF ↑Th-1 Unknown Athersclerosis (17)
↑IL-6 ↑Th-17
↑IL-8
MuHV-4 Anti-inflammatory ↓IL-5
↓IL-13 ↓Th2 Unknown Reduced allergic reaction to HDMs (18)
↓IL-4 ↑Th1
↓IL-6
↓IL-10