Coronavirus Infections and T Lymphocyte-Dependent Immune Responses
Yeliz Göçer1, Hadi Sasani2, Oytun Erbaş1
1ERBAS Institute of Experimental Medicine, Illinois, USA & Gebze, Türkiye
2Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Tekirdağ, Türkiye
Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, immunotherapy, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, T lymphocytes
Abstract
According to the most recent data from the World Health Organization, the new generation coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which appeared after the old coronavirus infections severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome with various variants, caused the deaths of 6.4 million people globally until September 7, 2022, as a result of severe acute respiratory failure. Vaccines have been developed for the treatment of the epidemic and to protect people from the pandemic. Due to environmental factors, human body characteristics, and virus genome characteristics, the virus has mutated and gained resistance. However, the immune system, a natural defense mechanism of the human body, can protect from viruses, bacteria, and many other pathogens. T lymphocytes play a significant defensive role, and they use memory cells to create both long-lasting and transient responses. In this review, their important role in protection from COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections and the responses of T lymphocytes were evaluated
Cite this article as: Göçer Y, Sasani H, Erbaş O. Coronavirus Infections and T Lymphocyte-Dependent Immune Responses. JEB Med Sci 2022;3(3):232-238.
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