Enhanced effector function of cytotoxic cells in the induced sputum of COPD patients

BACKGROUND: We have previously shown that NK (CD56(+)CD3(-)) and NKT-like (CD56(+)CD3(+)) cells are reduced in both numbers and cytotoxicity in peripheral blood. The aim of the present study was to investigate their numbers and function within induced sputum. METHODS: Induced sputum cell numbers and...

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Autores principales: Urbanowicz, Richard A, Lamb, Jonathan R, Todd, Ian, Corne, Jonathan M, Fairclough, Lucy C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2891678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20540777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-76

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2891678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20540777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-76

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