| Literature DB >> 9557755 |
H H Nguyen1, P N Boyaka, Z Moldoveanu, M J Novak, H Kiyono, J R McGhee, J Mestecky.
Abstract
We have investigated the mechanisms involved in the clearance of viral infection at the epithelium level by analyzing the activity of influenza virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) against virus-infected CMT-93 intestinal epithelial cells. Epithelial cells infected with live influenza virus effectively present viral antigens and were lysed by both homotypic and heterotypic influenza virus-specific CD8+ T cells. These results shed new light on the control of viral infection through the elimination of virus-infected epithelial cells by virus-specific CTL and demonstrate that CMT-93 cells furnish an appropriate model for in vitro evaluation of CTL activity against virus-infected epithelial cells.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9557755 PMCID: PMC109702 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.72.5.4534-4536.1998
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103