Vγ4+ T Cells: A Novel IL-17-Producing γδ T Subsets during the Early Phase of Chlamydial Airway Infection in Mice

• Main Authors: Li-da Sun (Author), Sai Qiao (Author), Yue Wang (Author), Gao-ju Pang (Author), Xiao-yu Zha (Author), Teng-Li Liu (Author), Hui-Li Zhao (Author), Ju-You Liang (Author), Ning-bo Zheng (Author), Lu Tan (Author), Hong Zhang (Author), Hong Bai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our previous studies showed that γδ T cells provided immune protection against Chlamydial muridarum (Cm), an obligate intracellular strain of chlamydia trachomatis, lung infection by producing abundant IL-17. In this study, we investigated the proliferation and activation of lung γδ T cell subsets,...