Phenotype and Functionality of <scp>CD</scp>4⁺ and <scp>CD</scp>8⁺ T Cells in the Upper Reproductive Tract of Healthy Premenopausal Women

Abstract

These findings underscore the responsiveness of endometrial T-cells to stimulation, and reveal their activated phenotype. These findings also suggest susceptibility of the upper reproductive tract to HIV-1 infection.