spontaneous t cell proliferation: a physiologic process to create and maintain homeostatic balance and diversity of the immune system
;Booki Min
sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza2018Vol. 9pp. -
187
min2018frontiersspontaneous
Abstract
Naive T lymphocytes undergo heterogeneous proliferative responses when introduced into lymphopenic hosts, referred to as “homeostatic proliferation” and “spontaneous proliferation.” Spontaneous proliferation is a unique process through which the immune system generates memory phenotype cells with increasing T cell receptors repertoire complexity. Here, the mechanisms that initiate and control spontaneous proliferation are discussed.