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. 2002 Jul;17(1):73-81.
doi: 10.1016/s1074-7613(02)00337-0.

Memory CD8(+) T cells undergo peripheral tolerance

Huub T C Kreuwel  1 , Sandra Aung, Cheryl Silao, Linda A Sherman
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Memory CD8(+) T cells undergo peripheral tolerance

Huub T C Kreuwel et al. Immunity. 2002 Jul.
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Abstract

Memory T cells differ from naive T cells in that they respond more rapidly and in greater numbers. In addition, memory T cells are generally believed to be less susceptible to tolerance induction than naive T cells. In this study, we show that this is not the case. Using two different methods of tolerance induction, peptide-induced tolerance and crosstolerance, we present evidence that memory CD8(+) T cells are as susceptible to tolerance as naive cells. These results have a direct impact on manipulating T cell responses to self-antigens in order to improve immunotherapy of cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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