Infectious Complications Predict Premature CD8+ T-cell Senescence in CD40 Ligand-Deficient Patients.
Junghee J ShinJason CatanzaroJennifer R YonkofOttavia DelmonteKeith SaccoMin Sun ShinSrikar ReddyPaula J WhittingtonGary SofferPeter J MustilloKathleen E SullivanLuigi D NotarangeloRoshini S AbrahamNeil RombergInsoo KangPublished in: Journal of clinical immunology (2021)
Our findings support that recurrent infections and non-adherence to prophylaxis promote early CD8+ T-cell senescence in CD40L deficiency. Premature senescence may increase malignant susceptibilities and further exacerbate infectious risk in CD40L-deficient patients.