Pancreatic beta cells persistently infected with coxsackievirus B4 are targets of NK cell-mediated cytolytic activity.

In conclusion, pancreatic beta cells persistently infected with CV-B4 can be lysed by NK cells, implying that impaired cytolytic activity of these effector cells may play a role in the persistence of CV-B in the host and thus in the viral pathogenesis of T1D. PMID: 31172216 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31172216?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS - June 5, 2019 Category: Cytology Authors: Nekoua MP, Bertin A, Sane F, Alidjinou EK, Lobert D, Trauet J, Hober C, Engelmann I, Moutairou K, Yessoufou A, Hober D Tags: Cell Mol Life Sci Source Type: research