Human Vδ1+ T Cells in the Immune Response to Plasmodium falciparum Infection

Naturally acquired protective immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria is mainly antibody-mediated. However, other cells of the innate and adaptive immune system also play important roles. These include so-called unconventional T cells, which express a γδ T-cell receptor (TCR) rather than the αβ TC...

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Main Authors: Lars Hviid, Cecilia Smith-Togobo, Benjamin E. Willcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00259/full