Activation of T Lymphocytes in Response to Persistent Bacterial Infection: Induction of CD11b and of Toll-Like Receptors on T Cells

• Päätekijät: Dimitra Kotsougiani (Tekijä), Marco Pioch (Tekijä), Birgit Prior (Tekijä), Volkmar Heppert (Tekijä), G. Maria Hänsch (Tekijä), Christof Wagner (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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T cell activation is invariably associated with virus infections, but activation of T cells is also noted, for example, in patients with persistent bacterial infections with intracellular pathogens or localised bacterial biofilms. The latter is characterised by a destructive inflammatory process. Ma...