T CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does T cell mean? 

• T CELL (noun)
  The noun T CELL has 1 sense:

1. a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells

  Familiarity information: T CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• T CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

T cell; T lymphocyte

Hypernyms ("T cell" is a kind of...):

lymph cell; lymphocyte (an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "T cell"):

CD4 cell; CD4 T cell; helper cell; helper T cell (T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus)

CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; cytotoxic T cell; killer cell; killer T 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)

 Context examples 

Therefore, researchers are exploring ways to help T cells used for immunotherapy not only last longer but replicate and grow.

(Harnessing T-cell “stemness” could enhance cancer immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)

Researchers previously observed that fat tissue harbors memory T cells in mice.

(Memory T cells shelter in bone marrow, boosting immunity in mice with restricted diets, National Institutes of Health)

Three types of data—the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis, a genomic feature of T cells, and the pharmacological effects of a rheumatoid arthritis drug—are all pointing to the importance of super-enhancers.

(Autoimmune Disease Super-Regulators Uncovered, NIH)

Present peptides to CD8+ T cells.

(MHC Class I Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Present peptides to CD4+ T cells.

(MHC Class II Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, MUC1 peptide-poly-ICLC adjuvant vaccine may induce the host immune system to mount a cytotoxic T cell response against MUC1-expressing tumor cells.

(MUC1 Peptide-Poly-ICLC Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the proliferation of T cells and is involved in cell cycle regulation.

(MTCP1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

When radiolabeled, this MoAb has potential use in the radioimaging or may induce a cytotoxic T-cell response against CD5+ T cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody T101, NCI Thesaurus)

These T cells are given back to the patient to help the immune system fight disease.

(Adoptive cellular therapy, NCI Dictionary)

DMOG treatment has also been found to improve the cancer-killing properties of human T cells in other studies.

(Oxygen can impair cancer immunotherapy in mice, NIH)