Wechsler, Steven L.

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• The herpes simplex virus 1 latency-associated transcript promotes functional exhaustion of virus-specific CD8 ⁺ T cells in latently infected trigeminal ganglia: A novel immune evasion mechanism

  Journal of Virology, Volume 85, No. 17, Year 2011, Citations 74
• Asymptomatic HLA-A^*02:01-restricted epitopes from herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B preferentially recall polyfunctional CD8 ⁺ T cells from seropositive asymptomatic individuals and protect HLA transgenic mice against ocular herpes

  Journal of Immunology, Volume 191, No. 10, Year 2013, Citations 54
• The herpes simplex virus latency-associated transcript gene is associated with a broader repertoire of virus-specific exhausted CD8⁺ T cells retained within the trigeminal ganglia of latently infected HLA transgenic rabbits

  Journal of Virology, Volume 90, No. 8, Year 2016, Citations 32
• Therapeutic immunization with a mixture of herpes simplex virus 1 glycoprotein D-derived "asymptomatic" human CD8⁺ T-cell epitopes decreases spontaneous ocular shedding in latently infected hla transgenic rabbits: Association with low frequency of local PD-1⁺ TIM-3⁺ CD8⁺ exhausted T cells

  Journal of Virology, Volume 89, No. 13, Year 2015, Citations 30