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Interleukin-17 producing mucosal associated invariant T cells - emerging players in chronic inflammatory diseases?
European journal of immunology - 1 Aug 2020
Pisarska Marta M, Dunne Margaret R, O'Shea Donal, Hogan Andrew E
Abstract excerpt
Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a population of evolutionarily conserved T cells, which express an invariant T cell receptor (TCR) and represent a significant subset of innate-like T cells in humans, yet their role in immunity is still emerging. Unlike conventional αβ T cells, MAIT cells are not restricted by MHC molecules, but instead uniquely recognize microbially derived vitamin metabolites...
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