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SUBMITTER: Barral P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2923071 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barral Patricia P Polzella Paolo P Bruckbauer Andreas A van Rooijen Nico N Besra Gurdyal S GS Cerundolo Vincenzo V Batista Facundo D FD
Nature immunology 20100314 4
Invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells) are involved in the host defense against microbial infection. Although it is known that iNKT cells recognize glycolipids presented by CD1d, how and where they encounter antigen in vivo remains unclear. Here we used multiphoton microscopy to visualize the dynamics and activation of iNKT cells in lymph nodes. After antigen administration, iNKT cells became confined in a CD1d-dependent manner in close proximity to subcapsular sinus CD169(+) macrophages. ...[more]