Granulysin-dependent killing of intracellular and extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Vγ9/Vδ2 T lymphocytes
Granulysin-dependent killing of intracellular and extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Vγ9/Vδ2 T lymphocytes
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DOI:
10.1086/323600
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发表时间:
2001-10-15
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Salerno, A
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作者:
Dieli, F;Troye-Blomberg, M;Salerno, A
Contribution of V gamma9/V delta2 T lymphocytes to immune protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still a matter of debate. It was reported earlier that V gamma9/V delta2 T lymphocytes kill macrophages harboring live M. tuberculosis through a granule-dependent mechanism that results in killing of intracellular bacilli. This study found that V gamma9/V delta2 T lymphocytes reduce the viability of both extracellular and intracellular M. tuberculosis. Granulysin and perforin, both detected in V gamma9/V delta2 T lymphocytes, play a major role, which indicates that V gamma9/V deltaT lymphocytes directly contribute to a protective host response against M. tuberculosis infection.