The clinical significance of T-cell superantigens.

Abstract:

:Superantigens are a diverse collection of molecules that share the ability to activate specific lymphocyte subsets. In animal models, many of these molecules delete T-cell populations or render them anergic. The clinical impact of superantigens is significant, but much of their pathophysiology remains unclear.

journal_name

Trends Microbiol

journal_title

Trends in microbiology

authors

Michie CA,Cohen J

doi

10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01193-1

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-02-01 00:00:00

pages

61-5

issue

2

eissn

0966-842X

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1878-4380

pii

S0966-842X(97)01193-1

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6

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