CD4 T cells and CD8α+ lymphocytes are necessary for intravenous BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in macaques
A. W. Simonson, J. J. Zeppa, A. N. Bucsan, M. C. Chao, S. Pokkali, F. Hopkins, M. R. Chase, A. J. Vickers, M. S. Sutton, C. G. Winchell, A. J. Myers, C. L. Ameel, R. Kelly, B. Krouse, L. E. Hood, , J. L. Flynn
The paper shows that CD4 T cells and innate CD8+ lymphocytes are essential for IV BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in macaques.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2024 · PreprintImmunology