Control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Lungs is Associated with Recruitment of Antigen-Specific Th1 and Th17 cells Co-expressing CXCR3 and CCR6.
U. Shanmugasundaram, A. N. Bucsan, S. R. Ganatra, C. Ibegbu, M. Quezada, R. V. Blair, X. Alvarez, V. Velu, D. Kaushal, J. Rengarajan
This study identifies that Mtb-specific Th1 and Th17 cells co-expressing CXCR3 and CCR6 are critical for immune control in lung compartments during asymptomatic TB infection.
bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020Immunology