The NKT cell system: bridging innate and acquired immunity

Masaru Taniguchi; Ken-ichiro Seino; Toshinori Nakayama

doi:10.1038/ni1203-1164

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The NKT cell system: bridging innate and acquired immunity

Authors

Taniguchi, Masaru¹
Seino, Ken-ichiro¹
Nakayama, Toshinori¹

¹ Laboratory for Immunoregulation, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Tsurumi, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan , Chiba (Japan)

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Published Article

Journal

Nature Immunology

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

Dec 01, 2003

Volume

4

Issue

12

Pages

1164–1165

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DOI: 10.1038/ni1203-1164

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Springer Nature

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Abstract

Although natural killer T cells are activated during infection, it is not clear how this process occurs. Closer examination indicates that recognition of endogenous ligands and interleukin 12, rather than bacterial products, may drive the activation process.

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