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MHC class I-dependent presentation of exoerythrocytic antigens to CD8+ T lymphocytes is required for protective immunity against Plasmodium berghei
1 May 1996
Abstract excerpt
T lymphocytes are believed to play a major role in protection against malaria. Previous experiments using in vivo depletion of CD8+ T cells, reconstitution with CD8+ T splenic cells, and adoptive transfer of CD8+ CTL clones demonstrated that protection against the exoerythrocytic stage of the murine strain, Plasmodium berghei malaria, was CD8+ T cell-dependent. Despite evidence for the critical role of CD8+ CTL,...
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