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CD8- and CD95/95L-Dependent Mechanisms of Resistance in Mice with Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis
1 Feb 2001
Abstract excerpt
The role of CD8 T lymphocytes in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection remains enigmatic, with persuasive reports of both cytolytic and noncytolytic (cytokine-mediated) responses to infection. To address the importance of the cytolytic mechanisms, mice with targeted disruptions for CD8 and perforin or with gene mutations in the CD95/ CD95L signaling pathway were exposed to pulmonary...
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