Steroid resistant CD8+ CD28null NKT-like pro-inflammatory cytotoxic cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Corticosteroid resistance is a major barrier to effective treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and failure to suppress systemic inflammation in these patients may result in increased co-morbidity. Although much of the research to date has focused on the role of macrophages and...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00617/full |