Viruses, Vol. 14, Pages 2243: Increased CD4+CD8+ Double Positive T Cells during Hantaan Virus Infection

In conclusion, this study identified, for the first time, an accumulation of DP T cells in the peripheral blood of HFRS patients and suggested these DP T cells belonging to CD8+T cells lineage. The DP T cells shared the similar characteristics with cytotoxic T cells (CTL) and exerted an anti-viral role in HFRS.

Source: Viruses - October 13, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Huiyuan Zhang Yazhen Wang Ying Ma Kang Tang Chunmei Zhang Meng Wang Xiyue Zhang Manling Xue Xiaozhou Jia Haifeng Hu Na Li Ran Zhuang Boquan Jin Lihua Chen Yun Zhang Yusi Zhang Tags: Article Source Type: research