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Phenotype changes and impaired function of dendritic cell subsets in patients with sepsis: a prospective observational analysis.
Critical care (London, England) - 1 Jan 2009
Poehlmann Holger, Schefold Joerg C, Zuckermann-Becker Heidrun, Volk Hans-Dieter, Meisel Christian
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INTRODUCTION: Patients with sepsis often demonstrate severely impaired immune responses. The hallmark of this state of immunoparalysis is monocytic deactivation characterized by decreased human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR expression and reduced production of proinflammatory cytokines. Recently, diminished numbers of dendritic cells (DCs) were reported in patients with sepsis. However, little is known about DC...
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