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Sepsis leads to lasting changes in phenotype and function of memory CD8 T cells.
eLife - 15 Oct 2021
Jensen Isaac J, Li Xiang, McGonagill Patrick W, Shan Qiang, Fosdick Micaela G, Tremblay Mikaela M, Houtman Jon Cd, Xue Hai-Hui, Griffith Thomas S, Peng Weiqun, Badovinac Vladimir P
Abstract excerpt
The global health burden due to sepsis and the associated cytokine storm is substantial. While early intervention has improved survival during the cytokine storm, those that survive can enter a state of chronic immunoparalysis defined by transient lymphopenia and functional deficits of surviving cells. Memory CD8 T cells provide rapid cytolysis and cytokine production following re-encounter with their cognate...
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