Article
Cutting edge: gut microenvironment promotes differentiation of a unique memory CD8 T cell population.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Feb 2006
Masopust David, Vezys Vaiva, Wherry E John, Barber Daniel L, Ahmed Rafi
Abstract excerpt
Whether tissue microenvironment influences memory CD8 T cell differentiation is unclear. We demonstrate that virus-specific intraepithelial lymphocytes in gut resemble neither central nor effector memory CD8 T cells isolated from spleen or blood. This unique phenotype arises in situ within the gut, suggesting that anatomic location plays an inductive role in the memory differentiation program. In support of this...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
