Peripheral blood Th9 cells and eosinophil apoptosis in asthma patients

Peripheral blood Th9 cells and eosinophil apoptosis in asthma patients

Background and objective: Th9 cells producing interleukin (IL) 9 are novel subset of CD4+ T helper cells, which might contribute to airway inflammation in asthma. Moreover, the effect of IL-9 on eosinophils is still not fully understood. Study aim was to evaluate peripheral blood Th9 cells and eosin...

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Main Authors: Deimantė Hoppenot, Kęstutis Malakauskas, Simona Lavinskienė, Ieva Bajoriūnienė, Virginija Kalinauskaitė, Raimundas Sakalauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
Allergic asthma
Th9 cells
Interleukin 9
Interleukin 5
Eosinophil apoptosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X15000026

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