CD8 super(+) T Cells Have an Essential Role in Pulmonary Clearance of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae following Mucosal Immunization

• Published in: Infection and immunity Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 2636 - 2642
• Main Authors: Foxwell, A R, Kyd, J M, Karupiah, G, Cripps, A W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2001
• Subjects: CD8 antigen; Haemophilus influenzae

A rodent respiratory experimental model has proved useful for investigating the immune mechanisms responsible for clearance of bacteria from the lungs. Immunohistochemical studies in immune and nonimmune rats have identified the cellular kinetics of response to bacterial pulmonary infection for CD8...