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Targeting metabolism to reverse T-cell exhaustion in chronic viral infections.
Immunology - 1 Feb 2021
Sears John D, Waldron Kevin J, Wei Jian, Chang Chih-Hao
Abstract excerpt
CD8 T-cells are an essential component of the adaptive immune response accountable for the clearance of virus-infected cells via cytotoxic effector functions. Maintaining a specific metabolic profile is necessary for these T-cells to sustain their effector functions and clear pathogens. When CD8 T-cells are activated via T-cell receptor recognition of viral antigen, they transition from a naïve to an effector...
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