Human lung tissue resident memory T cells in health and disease.

Human lung tissue resident memory T cells in health and disease. Curr Opin Immunol. 2019 Jun 29;59:101-108 Authors: Snyder ME, Farber DL Abstract The human lung contains a heterogeneous population of immune cells which mediate protective responses, maintain tissue homeostasis, but can also promote immunopathology in disease. The majority of T cells in the human lung are tissue resident memory T cells (TRM) which have been shown in mouse models to provide vital roles in the protection against multiple respiratory pathogens, and contribute to heterosubtypic protection in the context of vaccination. In this review, we will discuss recent studies in humans identifying lung TRM, their role in maintaining tissue homeostasis, and emerging evidence implicating TRM in anti-tumor immunity and immune surveillance as well as their potential for immunopathology in chronic airway inflammation. PMID: 31265968 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Opinion in Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Curr Opin Immunol Source Type: research