Response to Comment on “Cathepsin-L Influences the Expression of Extracellular Matrix in Lymphoid Organs and Plays a Role in the Regulation of Thymic Output and of Peripheral T Cell Number”
Author(s) -
Gabriela Lombardi,
Dalia Burzyn,
Juliana Mundiñano,
Paula M. Berguer,
Héctor Costa,
Alejandra Goldman,
Isabel Piazzón,
Irene Nepomnaschy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.737
H-Index - 372
eISSN - 1550-6606
pISSN - 0022-1767
DOI - 10.4049/jimmunol.176.9.5135
Subject(s) - extracellular matrix , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , lymphatic system , cathepsin , t cell , extracellular , immunology , immune system , enzyme , biochemistry
In our article published in The Journal of Immunology in June 1, 2005 ([1][1]), we reported that lymph nodes from nackt mice ( CTSL nkt / CTSL nkt ) are hypertrophied, showing a normal absolute number of CD4+ T cells and a marked increase in the number of CD8+ T lymphocytes. Correlatively,
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