Boosting immune responses during malaria remains a challenge. Overcoming T cell exhaustion by blocking coinhibitory receptors offers a promising lead.
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Freeman, G., Sharpe, A. A new therapeutic strategy for malaria: targeting T cell exhaustion. Nat Immunol 13, 113–115 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2211
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