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Alveolar macrophages regulate the induction of primary cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses during influenza virus infection.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 1997
Wijburg O L, DiNatale S, Vadolas J, van Rooijen N, Strugnell R A
Abstract excerpt
Virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are thought to be responsible for the eradication of respiratory influenza virus infections by direct cytolysis of virus-infected epithelial cells. In this study, we provide evidence for a role for alveolar macrophages (AM) in the regulation of pulmonary virus-specific CTL responses. Prior to infection with influenza virus, AM were selectively eliminated in vivo with a...
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