Abstract
Animal and human studies have demonstrated the importance of influenza A virus (IAV)-specific CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in heterosubtypic cross-protective immunity. Using peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained intermittently from healthy HLA-typed blood donors between 1999 and 2012, we were able to demonstrate that IAV-specific CTLs are long-lived. Intercurrent IAV infections transiently increase the frequency of functionally distinct subsets of IAV-specific CTLs, in particular effector and effector memory T cells.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-85 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 212 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Research programs
- EMC MM-04-27-01