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SUBMITTER: Slutter B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3622175 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Slütter Bram B Pewe Lecia L LL Lauer Peter P Harty John T JT
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20130306 8
Memory CD8 T cells recognizing conserved proteins from influenza A virus (IAV), such as nucleoprotein, have the potential to provide protection in individuals who lack the proper neutralizing Abs. In this study, we show that the most potent CD8 T cell-inducing influenza vaccine on the market (Flumist) does not induce sufficient numbers of cross-reactive CD8 T cells to provide substantial protection against lethal nonhomologous IAV challenge. However, Flumist-primed CD8 T cells rapidly acquire me ...[more]