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CD57-Expressing Lymphocytes: From Chronic Viral Response to Age-Related Inflammation.

Isabel María Vallejo-Bermúdez, Mabel Rocio Miranda-Echagüe, Silvia Fernández-Álvarez, Irene Reina-Alfonso, Laura Blanca-Pariente, Alexander Batista-Duharte, Alejandra Pera

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Review in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Isabel María Vallejo-BermúdezImmunology and Allergy Group (GC01), Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
Mabel Rocio Miranda-EchagüeImmunology and Allergy Group (GC01), Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2914-3112
Silvia Fernández-ÁlvarezDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3976-0512
Irene Reina-AlfonsoImmunology and Allergy Group (GC01), Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
Laura Blanca-ParienteImmunology and Allergy Group (GC01), Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-6905-5921
Alexander Batista-DuharteImmunology and Allergy Group (GC01), Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1875-0518
Alejandra PeraImmunology and Allergy Group (GC01), Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1169-8996

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD57-expressing lymphocytes constitute a distinct subset of immune cells with enhanced cytotoxic and pro-inflammatory functions. Initially described in the context of chronic viral infections, most notably cytomegalovirus (CMV), these cells are now recognized as central contributors to immunosenescence and age-related immune dysregulation. Their progressive accumulation reflects prolonged antigenic exposure and sustained immune activation, thereby linking persistent viral infections with long-term disruptions of immune homeostasis. Emerging evidence indicates that CD57 expression denotes a state of terminal differentiation in both T and natural killer (NK) cell compartments, and is associated with cytotoxicity, altered cytokine secretion, and a pro-inflammatory phenotype. This review summarizes the phenotypic and functional characteristics of CD57

Indexed as

AgingCD57 AntigensInflammationLymphocytesVirus DiseasesAnimalsChronic DiseaseCytomegalovirus InfectionsHumansImmunosenescenceKiller Cells, NaturalCD57 AntigensCD57+ lymphocytescytomegalovirus (CMV)immunosenescenceNK cellsT cellsterminal differentiation

Identifiers

PMID41827837
PMCPMC12985112

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