title: The immunostimulatory power of acute viral infection.
abstract: In this issue of Immunity, Miller et al. (2008) use multiple independent techniques to demonstrate that antiviral T cell responses after acute human infection are much larger than previously realized.
authors.affiliation: Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 505 NW 185th Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Mark K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Slifka
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000276:immunology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I