Alteration of the relative levels of iNKT cell subsets is associated with chronic mycobacterial infections

CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells) have been identified as an important type of effector and regulatory T cell, but their roles in the chronic infectious diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae remain poorly defined. Here, we studied circulat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 127(2008), 2 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 214-24
1. Verfasser: Im, Jin S (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kang, Tae-Jin, Lee, Seong-Beom, Kim, Chi-Hong, Lee, Sang-Haak, Venkataswamy, Manjunatha M, Serfass, Evan R, Chen, Bing, Illarionov, Petr A, Besra, Gurdyal S, Jacobs, William R Jr, Chae, Gue-Tae, Porcelli, Steven A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Antigens, CD1 Antigens, CD1d CD1D protein, human Galactosylceramides