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CD8 cell

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Noun1.CD8 cell - T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
CD8 T cell, cytotoxic T cell, killer cell, killer T cell
T cell, T lymphocyte - a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
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The more CD8 cells that are stimulated, the faster a patient progresses to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the stage whereby the immune system is so devastated that the body becomes prey to opportunistic disease.
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They treated the CD8 T-cells with TAT2 and combined them with the CD4 T-cells in the dish-and found that the treated CD8 cells inhibited production of HIV by the CD4 cells.
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Patients in the CBSM group also showed significant decreases in certain types of CD8 cells.
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