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Gm-Csf Production Allows The Identification Of Immunoprevalent Antigens Recognized By Human Cd4+ T Cells Following Smallpox Vaccination, Valeria A. Judkowski, Alcinette Bunying, Feng Ge, Jon R. Appel, Kingyee Law, Atima Sharma, Claudia Raja-Gabaglia, Patricia Norori, Radleigh Santos, Marc Giulianotti, Mark K. Slifka, Daniel C. Douek, Barney S. Graham, Clemencia Pinilla

Mathematics Faculty Articles

The threat of bioterrorism with smallpox and the broad use of vaccinia vectors for other vaccines have led to the resurgence in the study of vaccinia immunological memory. The importance of the role of CD4+ T cells in the control of vaccinia infection is well known. However, more CD8+ than CD4+ T cell epitopes recognized by human subjects immunized with vaccinia virus have been reported. This could be, in part, due to the fact that most of the studies that have identified human CD4+ specific protein-derived fragments or peptides have used IFN-γ production to evaluate vaccinia specific T cell responses. …