Genital HSV-2 infection induces short-term NK cell memory.

NK cells are known as innate immune cells that lack immunological memory. Recently, it has been shown that NK cells remember encounters with chemical haptens that induce contact hypersensitivity and cytomegalovirus infection. Here, we show the existence of NK cell memory following HSV-2 infection. S...

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Main Authors: Mohamed F Abdul-Careem, Amanda J Lee, Elishka A Pek, Navkiran Gill, Amy E Gillgrass, Marianne V Chew, Sarah Reid, Ali A Ashkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310819?pdf=render