Immune checkpoints in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cell-mediated immune responses are vital to the body's defence against infection and play a key role in tumour immunity. T-cell activation and cytotoxic function is tightly regulated by a series of immune-regulatory receptor–ligand interactions or immune checkpoints. These controls limit immune...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2017-06-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/144/170045.full |