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Targeting Skin-Resident Memory T Cells via Vaccination to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Infections.
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Trends in immunology [Trends Immunol] 2021 Jan; Vol. 42 (1), pp. 6-17. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 09. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Tissue-resident memory T cells are important in adaptive immunity against many infections, rendering these cells attractive potential targets in vaccine development. Genetic and experimental evidence highlights the importance of cellular immunity in protection from Staphylococcus aureus skin infections, yet skin-resident memory T cells are, thus far, an untested component of immunity during such infections. Novel methods of generating and sampling vaccine-induced skin memory T cells are paralleled by discoveries of global, skin-wide immunosurveillance. We propose skin-resident memory CD4 <superscript>+</superscript> T cells as a potential missing link in the search for correlates of protection during S. aureus infections. A better appreciation of their phenotypes and functions could accelerate the development of preventive vaccines against this highly virulent and antibiotic-resistant pathogen.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-4981
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Trends in immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33309137
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2020.11.005