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Affecting the effectors: a kick in the gut?

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After leaving lymphoid tissues, do T cells receive additional signals for survival and differentiation at effector sites? A unique cell population in the intestinal lamina propria may provide such a signal via the costimulatory molecule CD70.

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Figure 1: In the intestine, the initial activation of naive T cells occurs mainly in organized lymphoid tissues such as Peyer's patches (PP), isolated colonic follicles or mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN).

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