iNKT cell production of GM-CSF controls Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are activated during infection, but how they limit microbial growth is unknown in most cases. We investigated how iNKT cells suppress intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) replication. When co-cultured with infected macrophages, iNKT cell activation,...

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Main Authors: Alissa C Rothchild, Pushpa Jayaraman, Cláudio Nunes-Alves, Samuel M Behar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3879349?pdf=render