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Decreased frequency and proliferative response of invariant Valpha24Vbeta11 natural killer T (iNKT) cells in healthy elderly.
Biogerontology - 1 Jan 2000
Peralbo Esther, DelaRosa Olga, Gayoso Inmaculada, Pita Maria L, Tarazona Raquel, Solana Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells represent a well-established T cell lineage characterised in humans by TCR consisting of an invariant alpha chain encoded by Valpha24-JalphaQ genes, paired preferentially with a Vbeta11 chain. iNKT cells also share some characteristics with NK cells, such as the expression of the NK-associated receptor CD161 in humans. The T cell immune response is the most dramatically...
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