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Monocyte subtypes predict clinical course and prognosis in human stroke.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism - 1 May 2009
Urra Xabier, Villamor Neus, Amaro Sergio, Gómez-Choco Manuel, Obach Víctor, Oleaga Laura, Planas Anna M, Chamorro Angel
Abstract excerpt
The number of circulating monocytes increases after stroke. In this study, we assessed the time course and phenotype of monocyte subsets and their relationship with the clinical course and outcome in 46 consecutive stroke patients and 13 age-matched controls. The proportion of the most abundant 'classical' CD14(high)CD16- monocytes did not change after stroke, whereas that of CD14(high)CD16+ monocytes increased...
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