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Chemokine receptors of T cells and of B cells in lymphatic filarial infection: a role for CCR9 in pathogenesis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2005
Babu Subash, Blauvelt Carla P, Kumaraswami V, Nutman Thomas B
Abstract excerpt
We examined the expression of chemokine receptors on the surfaces of T cells and B cells from 27 individuals either with lymphatic filarial disease (lymphedema), with the asymptomatic or subclinical form of filarial infection, or without filarial infection. Individuals with lymphedema exhibited increased percentages of CCR9-expressing T cells and CCR9-expressing B cells and decreased percentages of both...
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