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CC chemokine receptor 5 and CXC chemokine receptor 6 expression by lung CD8+ cells correlates with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2007
Freeman Christine M, Curtis Jeffrey L, Chensue Stephen W
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease associated with a cellular inflammatory response. CD8(+) T cells are implicated in COPD pathogenesis, and their numbers significantly correlate with the degree of airflow limitation. Dendritic cells (DCs) are important sentinel immune cells, but little is known about their role in initiating and maintaining the CD8 T-cell response in COPD. To...
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