A T cell clone directed at the circumsporozoite protein which protects mice against both Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium berghei
Autor: | W R Weiss, J A Berzofsky, R A Houghten, M Sedegah, M Hollindale, S L Hoffman |
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Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Zdroj: | The Journal of Immunology. 149:2103-2109 |
ISSN: | 1550-6606 0022-1767 |
Popis: | Clone B is a cytotoxic T cell clone induced by immunization with Plasmodium yoelii sporozoites which recognizes an epitope on both the P. yoelii and Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite proteins. It is CD8, uses the V beta 8.1 TCR, and is Kd restricted. When adoptively transferred, it protects mice against infection by both species of malaria sporozoites, and this protection is dependent on IFN-gamma. Clone B cells are more broadly reactive and protective than previously described murine T cell clones against malaria. Clone B may be an important model for immune protection against the spectrum of variant parasites in nature. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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