A Review on CD28: Direct and Critical Receptor for Superantigen Toxins
Every adaptive immune response requires costimulation through the B7/CD28 axis, with CD28 on Tcells functioning as principal costimulatory receptor. Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigen toxins hyperstimulate the T-cell-mediated immune response by orders of magnitude, inducing a lethal cytokine storm. Superantigens are
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