title: Viral immunity: interferons jog old T-cell memories.
abstract: The mechanism by which life-long immunity to viruses persists is a matter of some controversy. Interferons induced by subsequent unrelated viral infections may propagate existing memory T cells non-specifically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007156:Immunologic Memory / Q000276:immunology*; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I