Distinct types of lung disease caused by functional subsets of antiviral T cells.

doi:10.1084/jem.179.1.81

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Distinct types of lung disease caused by functional subsets of antiviral T cells.

The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jan 1994

Alwan W H, Kozlowska W J, Openshaw P J

Abstract excerpt

T cells appear to play a central role in viral bronchiolitis, but the effects of different functional and phenotypic subgroups of T cells have not been defined. To test the activities of T cells recognizing individual proteins of respiratory syncytial (RS) virus, virus-specific T cell lines were...

Topics

Animals
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Cell Line
Lung Diseases
Mice
Phenotype
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
T-Lymphocyte Subsets
T-Lymphocytes
Vaccinia virus
Viral Proteins
Virus Replication

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