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SUBMITTER: Shin H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5105190 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shin Haina H Kumamoto Yosuke Y Gopinath Smita S Iwasaki Akiko A
Nature communications 20161109
Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T (CD8 T<sub>RM</sub>) cells are an essential component of protective immune responses at barrier tissues, including the female genital tract. However, the mechanisms that lead to the initiation of CD8 T<sub>RM</sub>-mediated protective immunity after viral infection are unclear. Here we report that CD8 T<sub>RM</sub> cells established by 'prime and pull' method confer protection against genital HSV-2 infection, and that IFN-γ produced by CD8 T<sub>RM</sub> cells is r ...[more]