Role of CD8 αβ T Cells in Respiratory Infections Caused by Sendai Virus and Influenza Virus

Abstract

Current understanding of the part played by CD8+αβ T cells in respiratory virus infections is based on findings from a spectrum of approaches. These include direct analysis of the patterns of lymphocyte involvement in the virus-infected lung (McDermott et al., 1987; Pena-Cruz et al., 1989; Allan et al., 1990; Openshaw, 1991; Eichelberger et al., 1991b), adoptive transfer experiments utilizing either bulk immune T-cell populations or cell lines (Leung and Ada, 1992; Lukacher et al., 1984, 1986; Ada and Jones, 1986; Taylor and Askonas, 1986; Kast et al., 1986; Cannon et al., 1987; Askonas et al., 1988; Mackenzie et al., 1989), in vivo depletion with monoclonal antibody (mAb) (Lightman et al., ..