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An effector phenotype of CD8+ T cells at the junction epithelium during clinical quiescence of herpes simplex virus 2 infection.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2012
Peng Tao, Zhu Jia, Phasouk Khamsone, Koelle David M, Wald Anna, Corey Lawrence
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus 2 infection is characterized by cycles of viral quiescence and reactivation. CD8(+) T cells persist at the site of viral reactivation, at the genital dermal-epidermal junction contiguous to neuronal endings of sensory neurons, for several months after herpes lesion resolution. To evaluate whether these resident CD8(+) T cells frequently encounter HSV antigen even during times of asymptomatic...
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