Granulysin: a lethal weapon of cytolytic T cells

被引:77
作者
Stenger, S [1 ]
Rosat, JP
Bloom, BR
Krensky, AM
Modlin, RL
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Klin Mikrobiol Immunol & Hyg, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Pediat, Div Immunol & Transplantat Biol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1999年 / 20卷 / 09期
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10.1016/S0167-5699(99)01449-8
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
CD8(+) T cells protect against infection form intracellular bacteria and parasites by lysing infected targets. Here, a novel mechanism is discussed in which CD8(+) cytolytic T cells directly destroy intracellular pathogens by releasing nn antimicrobial protein, granulysin, from cytotoxic granules.
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页码:390 / 394
页数:5
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