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Impact of bacteria on the phenotype, functions, and therapeutic activities of invariant NKT cells in mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jun 2008
Kim Sungjune, Lalani Saif, Parekh Vrajesh V, Vincent Tiffaney L, Wu Lan, Van Kaer Luc
Abstract excerpt
Invariant NKT (iNKT) cells are innate-like lymphocytes that recognize glycolipid antigens in the context of the MHC class I-like antigen-presenting molecule CD1d. In vivo activation of mouse iNKT cells with the glycolipid alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) results in the acquisition of a hyporesponsive (anergic) phenotype by these cells. Because iNKT cells can become activated in the context of infectious...
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