Scientists used influenza virus to induce predominantly tissue resident memory T cells or cytomegalovirus to elicit a large pool of effector-like memory cells in the lungs and determined their early protective capacity and mechanism of reactivation.
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Welten, S. P. M., Oderbolz, J., Yilmaz, V., Bidgood, S. R., Gould, V., Mercer, J., Spörri, R., & Oxenius, A. (2021). Influenza- and MCMV-induced memory CD8 T cells control respiratory vaccinia virus infection despite residence in distinct anatomical niches. Mucosal Immunology, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41385-020-00373-4 Cite
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