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CXCR3high CD8+ T cells with naïve phenotype and high capacity for IFN-γ production are generated during homeostatic T-cell proliferation.
European journal of immunology - 1 Oct 2018
Kato Aiko, Takaori-Kondo Akifumi, Minato Nagahiro, Hamazaki Yoko
Abstract excerpt
Naïve phenotype (NP) T cells spontaneously initiate homeostatic proliferation (HP) as T-cell output is reduced because of physiologic thymic involution with age. However, the effects of sustained HP on overall immune function are poorly understood. We demonstrated that the NP CD8+ T cell population in adult thymectomized mice showing accelerated HP has an increased capacity for TCR-mediated interferon-γ and tumor...
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