Subacute SARS-CoV-2 replication can be controlled in the absence of CD8+ T cells in cynomolgus macaques.

SARS-CoV-2 infection presents clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to fatal respiratory failure. Despite the induction of functional SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in convalescent individuals, the role of virus-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in the control of SARS-CoV-2 repli...

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Main Authors: Takushi Nomura, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masako Nishizawa, Trang Thi Thu Hau, Shigeyoshi Harada, Hiroshi Ishii, Sayuri Seki, Midori Nakamura-Hoshi, Midori Okazaki, Sachie Daigen, Ai Kawana-Tachikawa, Noriyo Nagata, Naoko Iwata-Yoshikawa, Nozomi Shiwa, Shun Iida, Harutaka Katano, Tadaki Suzuki, Eun-Sil Park, Ken Maeda, Yuriko Suzaki, Yasushi Ami, Tetsuro Matano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009668