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Understanding the Role of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T-Cells in Non-human Primate Models of HIV Infection.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Barber-Axthelm Isaac M, Kent Stephen J, Juno Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
Chronic HIV infection causes systemic immune activation and dysregulation, resulting in the impairment of most T-cell subsets including MAIT cells. Multiple human cohort studies demonstrate MAIT cells are selectively depleted in the peripheral blood and lymphoid tissues during HIV infection, with incomplete restoration during suppressive antiretroviral therapy. Because MAIT cells play an important role in mucosal...
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