Treatment with Soluble Interleukin-15Rα Exacerbates Intracellular Parasitic Infection by Blocking the Development of Memory CD8+ T Cell Response

Interferon (IFN)-γ–producing CD8+ T cells are important for the successful resolution of the obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii by preventing the reactivation or controlling a repeat infection. Previous reports from our laboratory have shown that exogenous interleukin (IL)-15 treatmen...

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Main Authors: Khan, Imtiaz A., Moretto, Magali, Wei, Xiao-qing, Williams, Martha, Schwartzman, Joseph D., Liew, Foo Y.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193543/