Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis
CD94/NKG2C+ natural killer cells expand in response to cytomegalovirus-infected cells
Published in Blood Weekly, July 13th, 2006
"CD94/NKG2C+ natural killer (NK) cells are increased in healthy individuals infected with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), suggesting that HCMV infection may shape the INK cell receptor repertoire.
"To address this question, we analyzed the distribution of NK cell subsets in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) cocultured with HCMV-infected fibroblasts," scientists in Spain report.
According to M. Guma and colleagues at the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, "A substantial increase of INK cells was detected by day 10 in samples from a group of...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-07-13)
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