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NKT cell depletion in humans during early HIV infection.
Immunology and cell biology - 1 Aug 2014
Fernandez Caroline S, Kelleher Anthony D, Finlayson Robert, Godfrey Dale I, Kent Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer T (NKT) cells bridge across innate and adaptive immune responses and have an important role in chronic viral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). NKT cells are depleted during chronic HIV infection, but the timing, drivers and implications of this NKT cell depletion are poorly understood. We studied human peripheral blood NKT cell levels, phenotype and function in 31 HIV-infected...
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