Aprovechar la inmunidad celular para vacunas de próxima generación contra virus respiratorios: mecanismos,

Keda Chen1, Jutao Hu1, Jiaxuan Li1,2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Artificial Organs and Computational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, China.

Frontiers in immunology
|August 29, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Las vacunas para infecciones respiratorias como la gripe y el COVID-19 son cruciales. Esta revisión destaca cómo la inmunidad celular, especialmente las células T, es clave para la eficacia de la vacuna y el desarrollo de mejores vacunas.

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