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Cell-mediated immunity: dealing a direct blow to pathogens
1Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany. kaufmann@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
Current Biology : CB
|February 18, 1999
Abstract:
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are essential for defence against viral infections. Recent data demonstrating direct killing of intracellular bacteria by granulysin, a protein released from the granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, emphasize the contribution of these lymphocytes to the control of tuberculosis.