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SUBMITTER: Zammit DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2861289 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zammit David J DJ Turner Damian L DL Klonowski Kimberly D KD Lefrançois Leo L Cauley Linda S LS
Immunity 20060401 4
Activated virus-specific CD8 T cells remain in the lung airways for several months after influenza virus infection. We show that maintenance of this cell population is dependent upon the route of infection and prolonged presentation of viral antigen in the draining lymph nodes (DLN) of the respiratory tract. The local effects on T cell migration have been examined. We show retention of virus-specific CD8 T cells in the mediastinal lymph node (MLN) and continuing recruitment of blood-borne migran ...[more]