The NKT cell system: bridging innate and acquired immunity (original) (raw)

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Although natural killer T cells are activated during infection, it is not clear how this process occurs. Closer examination indicates that recognition of endogenous ligands and interleukin 12, rather than bacterial products, may drive the activation process.

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Figure 1: The NKT cell system as a functional bridge between innate and acquired immunity.

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  1. Yokohama and Department of Molecular Immunology, Laboratory for Immunoregulation, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Tsurumi, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
    Masaru Taniguchi, Ken-ichiro Seino & Toshinori Nakayama

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  1. Masaru Taniguchi
  2. Ken-ichiro Seino
  3. Toshinori Nakayama

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Taniguchi, M., Seino, Ki. & Nakayama, T. The NKT cell system: bridging innate and acquired immunity.Nat Immunol 4, 1164–1165 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1203-1164

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