Characterization and functional properties of gastric tissue-resident memory T cells from children, adults and the elderly

T cells are the main orchestrators of protective immunity in the stomach; however, limited information on the presence and function of the gastric T subsets is available mainly due to the difficulty in recovering high numbers of viable cells from human gastric biopsies. To overcome this shortcoming...

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Main Authors: Jayaum S. Booth, Franklin R. Toapanta, Rosangela eSalerno-Goncalves, Seema ePatil, Howard eKader, Anca eSafta, Steven eCzinn, Bruce eGreenwald, Marcelo B. Sztein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00294/full