NKT cells are responsible for the clearance of murine norovirus through the virus-specific secretory IgA pathway

Norovirus infection cause epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis in patients. The immune mechanisms responsible for the clearance of virus are not completely understood. We examined whether NKT cells are effective against norovirus infection using CD1d KO mice. The body weights of 4-weeks-old CD1d KO...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Ishikawa, Satoshi Ino, Toshiko Yamochi, Hiraku Sasaki, Takahiro Kobayashi, Chikara Kohda, Masafumi Takimoto, Kazuo Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405580819301529