Article
Immunotherapy with ligands of natural killer T cells.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 May 2002
Wilson Michael T, Singh Avneesh K, Van Kaer Luc
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are innate lymphocytes that share receptor structures and functions with conventional T cells and natural killer cells. NKT cells are specific for glycolipid antigens bound by the major histocompatibility complex class I-like protein CD1d. One striking property of NKT cells is their capacity to rapidly produce large amounts of cytokines in response to T-cell receptor engagement,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
