title: Detection and analysis of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells.
abstract: Based on recent advances in techniques that can detect and enumerate antigen-specific CD8+ T cells, it is evident that these cells can differentially regulate CD8+ T cell effector mechanisms at the single-cell level. Interplay between effector mechanisms that are employed by antigen-specific CD8+ T cells during the immune response in vivo can be addressed with different techniques that "count" cells either directly (T cell receptor (TCR) expression) or indirectly (antigen-specific cytokine production).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Badovinac
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Harty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D051379:Mice; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma