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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1996

T-cell alpha beta + and gamma delta + deficient mice display abnormal but distinct phenotypes toward a natural, widespread infection of the intestinal epithelium.

S J Roberts, A L Smith, A B West, L Wen, R C Findly, M J Owen, A C Hayday

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers.

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99 citing papers in PubMed, 249 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

S J RobertsDepartment of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
A L Smith
A B West
L Wen
R C Findly
M J Owen
A C Hayday
Yale University · USPfizer (United States) · USThe Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn · GBThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

SPECIFICITY DISTRIBUTION/FUNCTION OF GAMMA DELTA T-CELLSR01AI027855 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TIGELAAR, ROBERT E. · 1989 to 2000
$322k
NIAID NIH HHS AI27855
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vertebrate immune systems contain T cells bearing either alpha beta or gamma delta T-cell antigen receptors (TCRs). alpha beta T cells perform all well-characterized T-cell effector functions, while the biological functions of gamma delta + cells remain unclear. Of particular interest is the role of gamma delta + cells during epithelial infections, since gamma delta + cells are commonly abundant within epithelia. Eimeria spp. are intracellular protozoa that infect epithelia of most vertebrates, causing coccidiosis. This study shows that in response to Eimeria vermiformis, mice lacking alpha beta T cells display defects in protective immunity, while mice lacking gamma delta + cells display exaggerated intestinal damage, apparently due to a failure to regulate the consequences of the alpha beta T cell response. An immuno-downregulatory role during infection, and during autoimmune disease, may be a general one for gamma delta + cells.

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EimeriaAdoptive TransferAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCoccidiosisGastrointestinal HemorrhageIntestinal DiseasesIntestinal MucosaIntestine, SmallLymph NodesLymphocyte TransfusionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutPhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta

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PMID8876213
PMCPMC38134
OpenAlexW2010716251

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