MAIT cells protect against pulmonary Legionella longbeachae infection

Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells have been implicated in antibacterial responses. Here the authors show MAIT cells confer IFN-γ-mediated protection from lethal infection in a mouse model of Legionella infection, which can be enhanced by synthetic MR1 ligands.

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Auteurs principaux: Huimeng Wang, Criselle D’Souza, Xin Yi Lim, Lyudmila Kostenko, Troi J. Pediongco, Sidonia B. G. Eckle, Bronwyn S. Meehan, Mai Shi, Nancy Wang, Shihan Li, Ligong Liu, Jeffrey Y. W. Mak, David P. Fairlie, Yoichiro Iwakura, Jennifer M. Gunnersen, Andrew W. Stent, Dale I. Godfrey, Jamie Rossjohn, Glen P. Westall, Lars Kjer-Nielsen, Richard A. Strugnell, James McCluskey, Alexandra J. Corbett, Timothy S. C. Hinks, Zhenjun Chen
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/04a7234e223649d8b39e28253a1e7287
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