Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Recovery from influenza virus infection is dependent on T cell functions which can be provided either by CD8 or CD4 T cells. To identity the functions involved in recovery promoted by CD4 T cells, we have studied the course of the infection in B-cell deficient micro MT mice which had been depleted of CD8 T cells by antibody treatment. Upon infection with PR8 [A/PR/8/34(H1N1)], such B- and CD8 T cell-deficient mice mounted strong CD4 T cell responses that were comparable in size and cytokine secretion to those seen in intact mice. Yet, these B- and CD8 T cell-deficient mice could not clear the infection, in contrast to (CD8-depleted) mice containing both B- and CD4 T cells. These findings indicate that the promotion of the T-dependent antibody response is an indispensable component in the CD4 T cell-dependent recovery process.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0042-6822
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
239
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
CD4+ T cells are ineffective in clearing a pulmonary infection with influenza type A virus in the absence of B cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.