MAIT cells are activated during human viral infections

Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells are abundant in humans and recognise 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, Klenerman, P, Willberg, C, Kurioka, A, Ramamurthy, N, Leng, T, De Lara, C, Scherwitzl, I, Hutchinson, E, Kulicke, 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, Mongkolsapaya, J, Screaton, G
Format: Journal article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016