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T-cell quality in memory and protection: implications for vaccine design

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The importance of using multiparameter flow cytometry to better understand the functional capacity of effector and memory T-cell responses, thereby enabling the development of preventative and therapeutic vaccine strategies for infections is highlighted.
Abstract
T cells mediate effector functions through a variety of mechanisms. Recently, multiparameter flow cytometry has allowed a simultaneous assessment of the phenotype and multiple effector functions of single T cells; the delineation of T cells into distinct functional populations defines the quality of the response. New evidence suggests that the quality of T-cell responses is crucial for determining the disease outcome to various infections. This Review highlights the importance of using multiparameter flow cytometry to better understand the functional capacity of effector and memory T-cell responses, thereby enabling the development of preventative and therapeutic vaccine strategies for infections.

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HIV-1 vaccine-induced immunity in the test-of-concept Step Study: a case–cohort analysis

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HIV Gag protein conjugated to a Toll-like receptor 7/8 agonist improves the magnitude and quality of Th1 and CD8+ T cell responses in nonhuman primates

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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that although effector CD4+ T cells are lost in the absence of parasites, central memory CD4-T cells are maintained and suggest that central memory T cells should be the targets for nonlive vaccines against infectious diseases requiring cell-mediated immunity.
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