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Journal Article
Role of Non-conventional T Lymphocytes in Respiratory Infections: The Case of the Pneumococcus
2014
Overview
Non-conventional T lymphocytes constitute a special arm of the immune system and act as sentinels against pathogens at mucosal surfaces. These non-conventional T cells (including mucosal-associated invariant T [MAIT] cells, gamma delta [γδ] T cells, and natural killer T [NKT] cells) display several innate cell-like features and are rapidly activated by the recognition of conserved, stress-induced, self, and microbial ligands. Here, we review the role of non-conventional T cells during respiratory infections, with a particular focus on the encapsulated extracellular pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. We consider whether MAIT cells, γδ T cells, and NKT cells might offer opportunities for preventing and/or treating human pneumococcus infections.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Humans
/ Medicine and Health Sciences
/ Mucous Membrane - immunology
/ Natural Killer T-Cells - immunology
/ Pneumococcal Infections - immunology
/ Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology
/ Respiratory Tract Infections - immunology
/ Review
/ Streptococcus pneumoniae - immunology
/ Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
/ T cells
/ T-Lymphocyte Subsets - immunology
/ Vaccines
