Memory of Natural Killer Cells: A New Chance against Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Memory of Natural Killer Cells: A New Chance against Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system, which play an important role in the initial defense against a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses and intracellular bacteria. NK cells produce cytokines that enhance immune responses directed toward pathogens and also ex...

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Main Authors: José Alberto Choreño Parra, Nayeli Martínez Zúñiga, Luis Antonio Jiménez Zamudio, Luis Armando Jiménez Álvarez, Citlaltepetl Salinas Lara, Joaquín Zúñiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
natural killer cells
innate memory
memory-like natural killer cells
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
innate immunity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00967/full

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