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Host defense against cholera toxin is strongly CD4+ T cell dependent.
Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 1991
Hörnqvist E, Goldschmidt T J, Holmdahl R, Lycke N
Abstract excerpt
This study investigates the role of CD4+ T cells in host defense against cholera enterotoxin-induced diarrhea. Antitoxin immunoglobulin A formation and gut protection against cholera toxin (CT) following oral immunizations with CT were evaluated in normal mice and mice that had been depleted of CD4+ T cells by in vivo treatment with specific anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies. Flow cytometer analysis demonstrated...
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