| Literature DB >> 16148182 |
Govindarajan Rajagopalan1, Manisha Singh, Moon M Sen, Narayana S Murali, Karl A Nath, Chella S David.
Abstract
Endogenous superantigen-mediated thymic negative selection resulted in a paucity of mature T cells bearing T-cell receptor (TCR) Vbeta8 in the periphery. Consequently, the magnitude of immune response to exogenous superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B, which activates TCR Vbeta8(+) T cells, was significantly reduced and conferred protection from superantigen-induced mortality.Mesh:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16148182 PMCID: PMC1235787 DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.12.9.1119-1122.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN: 1071-412X