“…The cytokines secreted by activated iNKT cells amplify the immune response initiated by these cells through transactivation of other cell types, including DCs, macrophages, NK cells, B cells and conventional CD4 and CD8 T cells [75–79]. This is evidenced by rapid upregulation of the activation marker CD69 or NK and B and T cells, and by induction of various costimulatory molecules on DCs, macrophages and B cells, following in vivo injection of α-GalCer.…”