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Intravital Imaging of Intraepithelial Lymphocytes in Murine Small Intestine
Published on: June 24, 2019
A role for epithelial gammadelta T cells in tissue repair
1Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. havran@scripps.edu
Abstract:
My colleagues and I have a long-term interest in interactions between intraepithelial gammadelta T cells and neighboring epithelial cells. We have focused our studies on interactions in the thymus, skin, and intestine, and are investigating the development, specificity, and function of these gammadelta T cells. Our results have defined unique properties of these cells and support a specialized role for epithelial gammadelta T cells in immune surveillance, wound repair, inflammation, and protection from malignancy.
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