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Antigen-specific effector CD8 T cells regulate allergic responses via IFN-γ and dendritic cell function.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2012
Tang Yafang, Guan Shou Ping, Chua Benson Y L, Zhou Qian, Ho Adrian W S, Wong Kenneth H S, Wong Kok Loon, Wong W S Fred, Kemeny David M
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that CD8 T cells can both prevent and cause allergic responses. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE: We aim to investigate the potential of CD8 T cells with different IFN-γ expressions to modulate the elicitation of allergic inflammation following ovalbumin (OVA) challenge and investigate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: To study the...
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