Thiago Carvalho

"However, T cell responses to dietary antigen have primarily been characterized using monoclonal T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic systems which do not represent a physiological immune response. Polyclonal CD4+ T cell responses to food, including TCR-specific selection and functional differentiation, remain largely uncharacterized and are critical for understanding mechanisms of tolerance and allergy."
Lockhart, @mucida et al

#Preprint #Immunology #OralTolerance #MucosalImmunology

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

Dietary protein shapes the profile and repertoire of intestinal CD4+ T cells

The intestinal immune system must tolerate food antigens…

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