Cytotoxic T-cell immunity to influenza

AJ McMichael, FM Gotch, GR Noble… - New England Journal …, 1983 - Mass Medical Soc
In a study designed to determine whether cytotoxic T lymphocytes contribute to immunity
against influenza virus infection, we inoculated 63 volunteers intranasally with live …

The human cytotoxic T cell response to influenza A vaccination.

AJ McMichael, F Gotch, P Cullen… - Clinical and …, 1981 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The human cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to challenge with influenza A vaccine
was studied. Six of eight volunteers given killed whole influenza virus A/USSR (H1N1) …

Influenza virus‐specific cytotoxic T cells in man; induction and properties of the cytotoxic cell

AJ McMichael, BA Askonas - European journal of immunology, 1978 - Wiley Online Library
Human peripheral blood lymphocytes have been sensitized in vitro to influenza virus
antigen. After an induction period of 4–14 days, cytotoxic cells which lyse autologous …

Generation of both cross-reactive and virus-specific T-cell populations after immunization with serologically distinct influenza A viruses.

RB Effros, PC Doherty, W Gerhard… - The Journal of …, 1977 - rupress.org
Specificity of cytotoxic T-cell function was investigated for a range of different influenza
viruses. T cells from mice immunized with A or B strain influenza viruses, or with vaccinia …

Role of viral infectivity in the induction of influenza virus-specific cytotoxic T cells.

TJ Braciale, KL Yap - The Journal of experimental medicine, 1978 - rupress.org
This report examines the requirement for infectious virus in the induction of influenza virus-
specific cytotoxic T cells. Infectious influenza virus was found to be highly efficient at …

Declining T-cell immunity to influenza, 1977-82

AJ McMichael, DW Dongworth, FM Gotch, A Clark… - The Lancet, 1983 - Elsevier
Abstract Influenza-A-virus-specific, HLA-restricted, cytotoxic T-cell immunity, measured in
189 volunteers in the six years 1977-82, showed a sharp decline from 1978. It is shown that …

Biological properties of an influenza A virus-specific killer T cell clone. Inhibition of virus replication in vivo and induction of delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions.

YL Lin, BA Askonas - The Journal of experimental medicine, 1981 - rupress.org
We tested two biological properties of a continuously growing mouse cytotoxic T cell line, L4,
which is specific for influenza A virus and has been cloned and recloned many times. We …

Cytotoxic T cells specific for influenza virus-infected target cells.

KL Yap, GL Ada - Immunology, 1977 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conditions are described for the generation and detection of murine cytotoxic cells which
lyse influenza virus-infected target cells. A number of criteria indicated that most and …

Cytotoxic T cells to type A influenza virus; viral hemagglutinin induces A‐strain specificity while infected cells confer cross‐reactive cytotoxicity

HJ Zweerink, BA Askonas, D Millican… - European Journal of …, 1977 - Wiley Online Library
This paper deals with the generation and specificity of cytotoxic T cells directed to cells
infected with type A influenza viruses. Mice were primed in vivo and their spleen cells …

Cytotoxic T cells in the lungs of mice infected with an influenza A virus

KL Yap, GL Ada - Scandinavian journal of immunology, 1978 - Wiley Online Library
Cytotoxic T cells are present in the lungs and the bronchoalveolar washings of mice infected
intravenously (iv) or intranasally (in) with live influenza A/WSN virus. After iv injection …