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Prevotella intermedia Stimulates Expansion of Vβ-Specific CD4(+) T Cells

Recent evidence suggests that certain periodontal pathogens preferentially stimulate T cells expressing specific variable regions on the β chain (Vβ) of the T-cell receptor, which may indicate the presence of a superantigen. Superantigens are microbial proteins that activate large numbers of CD4(+)...

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Main Authors: Leung, K.-P., Torres, Barbara A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2000
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC101809/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10948175
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