Subacute SARS-CoV-2 replication can be controlled in the absence of CD8+ T cells in cynomolgus macaques
T. Nomura, H. Yamamoto, M. Nishizawa, T. Hau, S. Harada, H. Ishii, S. Seki, M. Nakamura-Hoshi, M. Okazaki, S. Daigen, A. Kawana-Tachikawa, N. Nagata, N. Iwata-Yoshikawa, N. Shiwa, S. Iida, , T. Matano
This study shows that subacute SARS-CoV-2 replication can be controlled without CD8+ T cells in cynomolgus macaques, suggesting CD8+ T-cell dysfunction may not solely cause viral control failure.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2021Microbiology