Review Article
Effects of Invariant NKT Cells on Parasite Infections and Hygiene Hypothesis
Table 1
Classifications of NKT cells.
| | | Type I | Type II | NKT-like |
| | Alternative name | iNKT | Non-iNKT, vNKT | | | CD1-dependent | Yes | Yes | No | | TCR-chain | Vα14-Jα18 (mice) | Diverse | Diverse | | Vα24-Jα18 (humans) | | TCR-chain | V8.2, V7, and V2 (mice) | Diverse | Diverse | | V11 (human) | | -GalCer response | Yes | No | No | | Cytokine profile | Th1, Th2, and Th17 | Th1, Th2 | Th1 |
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