IL-21 Is Required to Control Chronic Viral Infection
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IL-21 is required to control chronic viral infection.
CD4+ and CD8+ T cell functions are rapidly aborted during chronic infection, preventing viral clearance. CD4+ T cell help is required throughout chronic infection so as to sustain CD8+ T cell responses; however, the necessary factor(s) provided by CD4+ T cells are currently unknown. Using a mouse model of chronic viral infection, we demonstrated that interleukin-21 (IL-21) is an essential compo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0036-8075,1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1174182