The immunostimulatory power of acute viral infection

Immunity. 2008 May;28(5):604-6. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.04.009.

Abstract

In this issue of Immunity, Miller et al. (2008) use multiple independent techniques to demonstrate that antiviral T cell responses after acute human infection are much larger than previously realized.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Cytokines / immunology
  • Cytokines / metabolism*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / immunology*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Activation*
  • Vaccinia virus / immunology*
  • Virus Diseases / immunology*
  • Virus Diseases / metabolism
  • Yellow fever virus / immunology*

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I