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Polarization of T-helper lymphocytes toward the Th2 phenotype in uremic patients.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Aug 2001
Libetta C, Rampino T, Dal Canton A
Abstract excerpt
T-helper (Th) lymphocytes consist of Th1 and Th2 subsets. Th1 cells are effectors of cell-mediated immunity and secrete interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), which recruits new Th1 cells in cooperation with interleukin-12 (IL-12; produced by monocytes) and inhibits Th2 differentiation. Th2 cells produce IL-4 and IL-10, which inhibit IFN-gamma secretion and cell immunity. We investigated whether the impaired immune...
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