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SUBMITTER: Hamilton SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3016939 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamilton Sara E SE Schenkel Jason M JM Akue Adovi D AD Jameson Stephen C SC
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20101029 11
IL-2 complexes have substantial effects on the cellular immune system, and this approach is being explored for therapeutic application in infection and cancer. However, the impact of such treatments on subsequent encounter with pathogens has not been investigated. In this study, we report that naive mice treated with a short course of IL-2 complexes show enhanced protection from newly encountered bacterial and viral infections. IL-2 complex treatment expands both the NK and CD8 memory cell pool, ...[more]