CD8⁺T Cells Eliminate Liver-Stage Plasmodium berghei Parasites without Detectable Bystander Effect

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Immunization with attenuated Plasmodium sporozoites or viral vectored vaccines can induce protective CD8(+) T cells that can find and eliminate liver-stage malaria parasites. A key question is whether CD8(+) T cells must recognize and eliminate each parasite in the liver or whether bystander killing can occur. To test this, we transferred antigen-specific effector CD8(+) T cells to mice that were then coinfected...

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