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Taking the brake off T cells in chronic viral infection.

Authors :
Shin, Eui-Cheol
Rehermann, Barbara
Source :
Nature Medicine. Mar2006, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p276-277. 2p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article presents a study on killer cells in during chronic viral infections. It was found that lymphocytes are losing its ability to grow and reproduce during infection. It is aimed to boost the actions of CD8 T cells in response to the effects of viral infection to suppress the retardation of the cell proliferation and develop the effector functions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10788956
Volume :
12
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nature Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19968069
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0306-276