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Attrition of TCR Vα7.2+ CD161++ MAIT cells in HIV-tuberculosis co-infection is associated with elevated levels of PD-1 expression.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Saeidi Alireza, Tien Tien Vicky L, Al-Batran Rami, Al-Darraji Haider A, Tan Hong Y, Yong Yean K, Ponnampalavanar Sasheela, Barathan Muttiah, Rukumani Devi V, Ansari Abdul W, Velu Vijayakumar, Kamarulzaman Adeeba, Larsson Marie, Shankar Esaki M
Abstract excerpt
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are evolutionarily conserved antimicrobial MR1-restricted CD8(+) T cells co-expressing the semi-invariant TCR Vα7.2, and are numerous in the blood and mucosal tissues of humans. MAIT cells appear to undergo exhaustion in chronic viral infections. Howeve...
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