Tissue-Resident and Effector-Memory Lymphocyte Recruitment to the Ocular Mucosa Requires CCL28/CCR10 Signaling During Recurrent HSV-1 Infection
Sweta Karan, Swayam Prakash, Chhaya Maurya, Sarah Xue LeNg, Lbachir BenMohamed
This study shows that CCL28/CCR10 signaling is essential for recruiting protective lymphocytes to the ocular mucosa during recurrent HSV-1 infection, reducing viral burden and ocular pathology.
bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2026 · PreprintImmunology