Impairment of T cell function in parasitic infections.

• Main Authors: Vasco Rodrigues (Author), Anabela Cordeiro- (Author), Mireille Laforge (Author), Ali Ouaissi (Author), Khadija Akharid (Author), Ricardo Silvestre (Author), Jérôme Estaquier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In mammals subverted as hosts by protozoan parasites, the latter and/or the agonists they release are detected and processed by sensors displayed by many distinct immune cell lineages, in a tissue(s)-dependent context. Focusing on the T lymphocyte lineage, we review our present understanding on its...