Increased levels of (class switched) memory B cells in peripheral blood of current smokers

There is increasing evidence that a specific immune response contributes to the pathogenesis of COPD. B-cell follicles are present in lung tissue and increased anti-elastin titers have been found in plasma of COPD patients. Additionally, regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been implicated in its pathoge...

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Autores principales: Brandsma, Corry-Anke, Hylkema, Machteld N, Geerlings, Marie, van Geffen, Wouter H, Postma, Dirkje S, Timens, Wim, Kerstjens, Huib AM
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19909533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-108

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19909533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-108

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