An atypical CD8 T‐cell response to Chlamydia muridarum genital tract infections includes T cells that produce interleukin‐13
Johnson RM, Kerr MS, Slaven JE. An atypical CD8 T‐cell response to Chlamydia muridarum genital tract infections includes T cells that produce interleukin‐13. Immunology 2014, 142: 248-257. PMID: 24428415, PMCID: PMC4008232, DOI: 10.1111/imm.12248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionCD8 T cellsCD8 T cell responsesCD8 T cell clonesT cell responsesTract infectionsT cell clonesT cellsProtective immunityInterleukin-13T helper type 1 cell responsesC. muridarum genital tract infectionChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionMHC class Ia moleculesCD4 T cellsRole of TNFAntigen-presenting cellsTumor necrosis factorReproductive tract epitheliumClass Ia moleculesCD8 clonesCD8 levelsChlamydia replicationNaive splenocytesIntracellular bacterial pathogen