Repeated exposure to colds builds lasting immunological defense.
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Repeated exposure to common cold pathogens helps maintain stable, long-term immunological memory through sustained pools of antigen-specific T cells and cross-reactive defense mechanisms.
Evidence for · 4
Immunological memory to Common Cold Coronaviruses assessed longitudinally over a three-year period pre-COVID19 pandemic
2022 · cited by 33
Demonstrates that steady and sustained common cold coronavirus immune responses are maintained over time from a stable pool of memory CD4+ T cells shaped by repeated exposures.
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The prospect of universal coronavirus immunity: characterization of reciprocal and non-reciprocal T cell responses against SARS-CoV2 and common human coronaviruses
2023 · cited by 8
Shows that prior infections with endemic human coronaviruses create pre-existing T cell memory.
The role of cross-reactive immunity to emerging coronaviruses
2023 · cited by 6
Highlights how previous exposure to common cold coronaviruses elicits protective and cross-reactive immune responses.
Immunological memory to Common Cold Coronaviruses assessed longitudinally over a three-year period
2022 · cited by 2
Confirms that steady immune responses to common cold coronaviruses are supported by a sustained pool of antigen-specific memory cells.