Intestinal T cells: Facing the mucosal immune dilemma with synergy and diversity

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 130-138

  van Wijk, Femke ^a   Cheroutre, Hilde ^a  

^a LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CD8 ; Intestinal barrier; Intraepithelial lymphocytes; Lamina propria lymphocytes; Regulatory T cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; EFFECTOR CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTESTINE; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LAMINA PROPRIA; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, CD8; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 65749092176     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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