Article
Recombinant interleukin-7 induces proliferation of naive macaque CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in vivo.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2004
Moniuszko Marcin, Fry Terry, Tsai Wen-Po, Morre Michel, Assouline Brigitte, Cortez Pierre, Lewis Mark G, Cairns Scott, Mackall Crystal, Franchini Genoveffa
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) regulates T-cell homeostasis, and its availability is augmented in lymphopenic hosts. Naive CD8+ T cells transferred to lymphopenic mice acquire a memory-like phenotype, raising the possibility that IL-7 is the biological mediator of this effect. Here, we provide direct evidence that IL-7 induces the acquisition of memory-cell markers not only in CD8+ T cells but also in CD4+ T-cell subsets...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
