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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Polyfunctionality of CD4

Susana Flores-Villalva, Giovanna De Matteis, Francesco Grandoni, Maria Carmela Scatà, Anna Donniacuo, Lorena Schiavo, Giulia Franzoni, Piera Mazzone, Mahmoud Elnaggar, Esterina De Carlo and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Susana Flores-Villalva *Centro Nacional de Investigacion Disciplinaria en Salud Animal e Inocuidad, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Mexico City, Mexico.
Giovanna De Matteis *Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA)-Animal Production and Aquaculture, Monterotondo, Italy.
Francesco GrandoniConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA)-Animal Production and Aquaculture, Monterotondo, Italy.
Maria Carmela ScatàConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA)-Animal Production and Aquaculture, Monterotondo, Italy.
Anna DonniacuoNational Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Salerno, Italy.
Lorena SchiavoNational Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Salerno, Italy.
Giulia FranzoniDepartment of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
Piera MazzoneCentro Specialistico di Ricerca Applicata alle Micobatteriosi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy.
Mahmoud ElnaggarDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Applied and Health Sciences, A'Sharqiyah University, Ibra, Oman.
Esterina De CarloNational Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Salerno, Italy.
Giorgio GalieroNational Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Salerno, Italy.
William C DavisDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States.
Alessandra MartuccielloNational Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Salerno, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Bovine tuberculosis (BTB), caused by Methods: A multicolor flow cytometry assay was established to enable high-resolution analysis of cytokine-expressing CD4 Results: The multicolor flow cytometry approach successfully identified distinct cytokine-producing CD4⁺ T cell populations in both species. Overlapping immune profiles were observed between buffaloes and cattle; however, specific subsets-including IL-17A Discussion: The findings indicate that buffaloes and cattle share broadly similar antigen-specific cytokine responses, although subtle differences in CD4⁺ T cell subsets exist. The study highlights the value of multicolor flow cytometry as a high-resolution tool for dissecting immune responses in veterinary immunology. These insights enhance understanding of buffalo immune mechanisms against BTB and may contribute to improved disease control strategies.

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Antigens, BacterialBuffaloesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesMycobacterium bovisTuberculosis, BovineAnimalsCattleAntigens, BacterialCytokinesbuffalocattlecytokinesflow cytometrypolyfunctional lymphocytestuberculosis

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PMID40990013
PMCPMC12450747

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