Increased Th2-like Invariant Natural Killer T cells in Peripheral Blood From Patients With Asthma
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Increased Th2-like Invariant Natural Killer T cells in Peripheral Blood From Patients With Asthma
PURPOSE Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells might play an important role in asthma pathogenesis in humans. Our previous study found no difference in the number of blood iNKT cells between asthma patients and controls. However, few studies have examined the function of blood iNKT cells in human asthma. METHODS Twenty asthma patients and eight controls were included in this study. Blood iNK...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2092-7355,2092-7363
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2014.6.5.444