摘要
NKT细胞是一群表达半不变量T细胞受体(TCR)的淋巴细胞亚群,它识别由非多态性MHC-Ⅰ类分子CD1d呈递的糖脂。NKT细胞有免疫调节功能,抵抗自身抗原和病原体。最近研究发现,NKT细胞是HIV-1感染的靶细胞之一,且在HIV感染者体内选择性减少。本文着重讨论上述发现的机制、后果以及HIV-1感染治疗前景。
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a subset of lymphocytes that express a semi-invariant T cell receptor (TCR) that recognizes glycolipids presented by the non-polymorphic MHC class I-like molecule CDld. NKT cells regulate a wide variety of immune functions against auto-antigens and pathogens. Recently, it was shown that NKT cells are targeted by HIV-1 and selectively lost in HIV-infected individuals. This review will focus on the mechanisms, consequences and therapeu tic implications of these findings
出处
《武汉大学学报(医学版)》
CAS
北大核心
2009年第4期556-560,共5页
Medical Journal of Wuhan University