MAIT cells are activated during human viral infections.

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are abundant in humans and recognize bacterial ligands. Here, we demonstrate that MAIT cells are also activated during human viral infections in vivo. MAIT cells activation was observed during infection with dengue virus, hepatitis C virus and influenza vi...

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Main Authors: van Wilgenburg, B, Scherwitzl, I, Hutchinson, E, Leng, T, Kurioka, A, Kulicke, C, de Lara, C, Cole, S, Vasanawathana, S, Limpitikul, W, Malasit, P, Young, D, Denney, L, Moore, M, Fabris, P, Giordani, M, Oo, Y, Laidlaw, S, Dustin, L, Ho, L, Thompson, F, Ramamurthy, N, Mongkolsapaya, J, Willberg, C, Screaton, G, Klenerman, P, STOP-HCV Consortium
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016