CD1D and Sepsis: Human MAIT cells may serve as “gate-keepers” in mucosal layers and within the liver where they are highly abundant (66); (ii) NKT and MAIT cells can be activated early in the course of sepsis; (iii) they produce large quantities of immunomodulatory cytokines that control the function of downstream innate and adaptive effector cells, thus setting the tone for subsequent host responses; (iv) NKT and MAIT cells are restricted by monomorphic Ag-presenting molecules (i.e., CD1d and MR1, respectively) as opposed to distinct HLA allomorphs.