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The Role of Inflammation in the Generation and Maintenance of Memory T Cells

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Memory T Cells

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Following infection or vaccination, antigen-specific T cells undergo enormous expansion in numbers and differentiate into effector cells that control infection and modulate other aspects of innate and adaptive immunity. The effector T-cell expansion phase is followed by an abrupt period of contraction, during which 90–95% of antigen-specific T cells are eliminated. The surviving pool of T cells subsequently differentiates into long-lived memory populations that can persist for the life of the host and mediate enhanced protective immunity following pathogen re-infection. The generation and maintenance of memory T-cell populations are influenced by a multitude of factors, including inflammatory cytokines that can act on T cells at various points during their differentiation. Herein, we discuss our current understanding of how inflammation shapes not only the quantity and quality of memory T cells, but also the rate at which functional memory T-cell populations develop.

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Butler, N.S., Harty, J.T. (2010). The Role of Inflammation in the Generation and Maintenance of Memory T Cells. In: Zanetti, M., Schoenberger, S.P. (eds) Memory T Cells. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 684. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6451-9_4

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