Homing and memory patterns of human gammadelta T cells in physiopathological situations

Luca Battistini; Nadia Caccamo; Giovanna Borsellino; Serena Meraviglia; Daniela F Angelini; Francesco Dieli; Maria T Cencioni; Alfredo Salerno

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2004.12.008

Homing and memory patterns of human gammadelta T cells in physiopathological situations

Microbes Infect. 2005 Mar;7(3):510-7. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.12.008. Epub 2005 Feb 3.

Authors

Luca Battistini¹, Nadia Caccamo, Giovanna Borsellino, Serena Meraviglia, Daniela F Angelini, Francesco Dieli, Maria T Cencioni, Alfredo Salerno

Affiliation

¹ Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.

PMID: 15804491
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.12.008

Abstract

Vgamma9Vdelta2 are a heterogeneous population of T cells and comprise distinct naive, memory and effector populations that can be distinguished on the basis of surface marker expression and effector functions. We review here these recently studied features of Vgamma9Vdelta2 T lymphocyte biology and the roles they play in infectious and autoimmune diseases.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Autoimmune Diseases / immunology*
Humans
Immunologic Memory*
Infections / immunology*
Lymphocyte Activation
Malaria, Falciparum / immunology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*
Tuberculosis / immunology