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IMMUNOLOGIC RESEARCH
Volume 22, Issue 2-3, Pages 177-190Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1385/IR:22:2-3:177
Keywords
neonates; mouse; T lymphocytes; virus; cellular immunity; T cell repertoire; T cell priming; type 1/type 2 responses
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA65388] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R29CA065388] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Typically, neonates exhibit decreased or aberrant cellular immune responses when compared to adults, resulting in increased susceptibility to infection. However, it is clear that newborns are able to generate adult-like protective T cell responses under certain conditions. The focus of our research is to understand the deficiencies within the neonatal immune system that lead to improper cellular responses and how priming conditions can be altered to elicit the appropriate T cell response necessary to protect against development of pathogen-induced disease. With these goals in mind, we are exploring the attributes of neonatal T cells and their development, as well as the conditions during priming that influence the resulting response to immune challenge during the neonatal period.
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