Article
Recruitment and phenotypic characteristics of interleukin 9-producing CD4+ T cells in malignant pleural effusion.
Lung - 1 Aug 2013
Bu Xiao-Ning, Zhou Qiong, Zhang Jian-Chu, Ye Zhi-Jian, Tong Zhao-Hui, Shi Huan-Zhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our previous data have demonstrated that the number of IL-9-producing CD4(+) T cells (Th9 cells) in malignant pleural effusion (MPE) was significantly increased when compared with that in blood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism by which Th9 cells were recr...
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