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SUBMITTER: Nguyen TP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438745 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nguyen Thao P TP Bazdar Doug A DA Mudd Joseph C JC Lederman Michael M MM Harding Clifford V CV Hardy Gareth A GA Sieg Scott F SF
Journal of leukocyte biology 20150317 6
Persistent type I IFN production occurs during chronic viral infections, such as HIV disease. As type I IFNs have antiproliferative activity, it is possible that chronic exposure to these cytokines could adversely affect T cell homeostasis. We investigated the capacity of IFN-α to impair T cell proliferation induced by the homeostatic cytokine, IL-7, or another common γ-chain cytokine, IL-2, in cells from healthy human donors. We found that IL-7- or IL-2-induced proliferation of CD4(+) T cells w ...[more]