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Human memory T cells: generation, compartmentalization and homeostasis

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Farber, Donna L., Yudanin, Naomi A., Restifo, Nicholas P.·2014·Nature Reviews Immunology

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Memory T cells constitute the most abundant lymphocyte population in the body for the majority of a person's lifetime; however, our understanding of memory T cell generation, function and maintenance mainly derives from mouse studies, which cannot recapitulate the exposure to multiple pathogens that occurs over many decades in humans. In this Review, we discuss studies focused on human memory T cells that reveal key properties of these cells, including subset heterogeneity and diverse tissue residence in multiple mucosal and lymphoid tissue sites. We also review how the function and the adaptability of human memory T cells depend on spatial and temporal compartmentalization.

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  • Memory B and T cells can be rapidly reactivated upon exposure, resulting in enhanced control of initial viral replication and limiting viral dissemination.

    “In such cases, memory B and T cells can be rapidly reactivated, resulting in the enhanced control of initial viral replication and limiting viral dissemination in the host (24, 25).”
  • Resident memory T cells seed tissues in childhood and persist throughout adulthood.

    “Seeding into tissues occurs in childhood, and the resident population persists throughout adulthood”

    From Successful and Maladaptive T Cell Aging (2017) · cites this paper as Farber et al., 2014

  • Resident memory T cells in lungs, skin, and submucosal sites account for a large fraction of memory cells, numbering more than 5×10^10 cells per person.

    “Resident memory T cells in lungs, skin, and submucosal sites account for a large fraction of memory cells numbering more than 5 × 1010 cells in an individual.”

    From Successful and Maladaptive T Cell Aging (2017) · cites this paper as Farber et al., 2014

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Authors
Farber, D. L., Yudanin, N. A., & Restifo, N. P.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Nature Reviews Immunology
Published
2013-12-13
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
24-35
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
OpenAlex
W2033505817
Cited by
897
References
153
Citations by year
2026: 50 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 81 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 78 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 85 · 2019: 86 · 2018: 78 · 2017: 83 · 2016: 69 · 2015: 54 · 2014: 25
FWCI
4.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U01AI100119, AI106697, U19AI083022, P01AI106697, R01AI100119, AI100119, AI 083022)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
memory T cells, immunological memory, human T cells, T cell subsets, T cell heterogeneity, mucosal immunity, lymphoid tissue, spatial compartmentalization, T cell homeostasis, T cell generation
MeSH terms
Animals, Antigens, Cross Reactions, Homeostasis, Humans, Immunologic Memory, Lymphoid Tissue, Vaccines, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, Models, Immunological, Immunity, Mucosal, Mice, Adaptive Immunity, Microbiota

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