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Downregulation of CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptor on decreased γδ T cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jul 2012
Wang L, Kang N, Zhou J, Guo Y, Zhang X, Cui L, Ba D, He W
Abstract excerpt
γδ T cells are characterized by recognizing conserved endogenous and stress-induced antigens without antigen presentation. It has been show that γδ T cells play an important role in anti-tumour/microbe responses, but their function in autoimmune diseases is yet not clear. Here, we reported the quantity and phenotype of peripheral blood γδ T cells from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both the percentages of γδ...
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