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IFN-gamma-producing gamma delta T cells help control murine West Nile virus infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2003
Wang Tian, Scully Eileen, Yin Zhinan, Kim Jung H, Wang Sha, Yan Jun, Mamula Mark, Anderson John F, Craft Joe, Fikrig Erol
Abstract excerpt
West Nile (WN) virus causes fatal meningoencephalitis in laboratory mice, thereby partially mimicking human disease. Using this model, we have demonstrated that mice deficient in gammadelta T cells are more susceptible to WN virus infection. TCRdelta(-/-) mice have elevated viral loads and greate...
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