Differential Activation of Killer Cells in the Circulation and the Lung: A Study of Current Smoking Status and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

BACKGROUND: CD8(+) T-lymphocytes, natural killer T-like cells (NKT-like cells, CD56(+)CD3(+)) and natural killer cells (NK cells, CD56(+)CD3(−)) are the three main classes of human killer cells and they are implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Activation of...

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Autores principales: Wang, Jia, Urbanowicz, Richard A., Tighe, Patrick J., Todd, Ian, Corne, Jonathan M., Fairclough, Lucy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23505535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058556

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