What Is the Clinical Significance of T Lymphocytes?
T lymphocytes are central to many clinical conditions. In autoimmune diseases, dysregulation of T cells leads to the body attacking its own tissues. In immunodeficiencies, such as HIV/AIDS, the depletion of helper T cells results in a compromised immune system. T lymphocytes are also crucial in cancer immunotherapy, where CAR-T cell therapy involves engineering patients' own T cells to target and kill cancer cells.
