Tissue-resident memory T cells.

Abstract excerpt

Tissues such as the genital tract, skin, and lung act as barriers against invading pathogens. To protect the host, incoming microbes must be quickly and efficiently controlled by the immune system at the portal of entry. Memory is a hallmark of the adaptive immune system, which confers long-term protection and is the basis for efficacious vaccines. While the majority of existing vaccines rely on circulating...

Topics

• Animals
• Cell Movement
• Humans
• Immunologic Memory
• Inflammation
• Lymphocyte Activation
• Phenotype
• T-Lymphocyte Subsets
• Vaccines
• Virus Diseases
• Viruses