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The role of antigenic peptide in CD4+ T helper phenotype development in a T cell receptor transgenic model.
International immunology - 1 Dec 2004
Tamura Toshiki, Ariga Haruyuki, Kinashi Tatsuo, Uehara Shuichiro, Kikuchi Takeshi, Nakada Makiyo, Tokunaga Takeshi, Xu Wen, Kariyone Ai, Saito Takashi, Kitamura Toshio, Maxwell Gavin, Takaki Satoshi, Takatsu Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
CD4+ Th1 cells play a critical role in the induction of cell-mediated immune responses that are important for the eradication of intracellular pathogens. Peptide-25 is the major Th1 epitope for Ag85B of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is immunogenic in I-Ab mice. To elucidate the role of the TCR and IFN-gamma/IL-12 signals in Th1 induction, we generated TCR transgenic mice (P25 TCR-Tg) expressing TCR alpha- and...
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