Tim-3-expressing CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in human tuberculosis (TB) exhibit polarized effector memory phenotypes and stronger anti-TB effector functions.

T-cell immune responses modulated by T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing molecule 3 (Tim-3) during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in humans remain poorly understood. Here, we found that active TB patients exhibited increases in numbers of Tim-3-expressing CD4(+) and CD8(+)...

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Main Authors: Yueqin Qiu, Jianbo Chen, Hongying Liao, Yan Zhang, Hua Wang, Shaoyuan Li, Yanfen Luo, Danyun Fang, Guobao Li, Boping Zhou, Ling Shen, Crystal Y Chen, Dan Huang, Jiye Cai, Kaiyuan Cao, Lifang Jiang, Gucheng Zeng, Zheng W Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3493466?pdf=render