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West Nile Virus Immunology
Research on west nile virus immunology published by scientists at Blood Systems Research Institute
May 28th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Comprehensive analysis of west nile virus-specific T cell responses in humans,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Cellular responses have been shown to play a role in immune control and clearance of West Nile virus (WNV) in murine models. However, little is known about the immunogenic regions of the virus or the phenotype of responding T cells in human infection." "Frozen peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 35 WNV-infected blood donors were screened for virus-specific T cell responses by an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay that used 452 overlapping...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-28)
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