Mucosal Associated Invariant T cells in the human gastric mucosa and blood: Role in Helicobacter pylori infection

Mucosal Associated Invariant T cells in the human gastric mucosa and blood: Role in Helicobacter pylori infection

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells represent a class of antimicrobial innate-like T cells that have been characterized in human blood, liver, lungs and intestine. Here, we investigated, for the first time, the presence of MAIT cells in the stomach of children, adults and the elderly underg...

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Main Authors: Jayaum S Booth, Rosangela eSalerno-Goncalves, Thomas G Blanchard, Seema A. Patil, Howard A. Kader, Anca M. Safta, Lindsay M. Morningstar, Steven J. Czinn, Bruce D. Greenwald, Marcelo B. Sztein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Stomach
cytotoxic
H. pylori
age-related
gastric MAIT
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00466/full

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