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MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 6, 期 6, 页码 1054-1067出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.59
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- US Department of Defense [W81XWH-11-1-0585]
- INSERM
- CNRS
Mucosal sites are populated by a multitude of innate lymphoid cells and innate-like T lymphocytes expressing semiconserved T-cell receptors. Among the latter group, interest in type I natural killer T (NKT) cells has gained considerable momentum over the last decade. Exposure to NKT cell antigens is likely to occur continuously at mucosal sites. For this reason, and as they rapidly respond to stress-induced environmental cytokines, NKT cells are important contributors to immune and inflammatory responses. Here, we review the dual role of mucosal NKT cells during immune responses and pathologies with a particular focus on the lungs. Their role during pulmonary acute and chronic inflammation and respiratory infections is outlined. Whether NKT cells might provide a future attractive therapeutic target for treating human respiratory diseases is discussed.
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