Exogenous Activation of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells by α-Galactosylceramide Reduces Pneumococcal Outgrowth and Dissemination Postinfluenza

ABSTRACT Influenza A virus infection can predispose to potentially devastating secondary bacterial infections. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are unconventional, lipid-reactive T lymphocytes that exert potent immunostimulatory functions. Using a mouse model of postinfluenza invasive seconda...

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Autores principales: Adeline Barthelemy, Stoyan Ivanov, Maya Hassane, Josette Fontaine, Béatrice Heurtault, Benoit Frisch, Christelle Faveeuw, Christophe Paget, François Trottein
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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