Abstract
Immune responses to infection or effective vaccination generally result in the development of memory lymphocytes capable of mounting a rapid response to secondary infection. Since most infections initiate in non-lymphoid tissues, defense at these sites may be important for protection. Recent results suggest that a substantial portion of the T cell response to infection is focused in non-lymphoid tissues. Furthermore, anatomic localization appears to define phenotypic and functional heterogeneity among antigen-specific memory T cell populations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 503-508 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Immunology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The work described from our laboratory was supported by the National Institutes of Health. We would like to thank the members of the laboratory for many insightful discussions.
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