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CD14+CD16+ and CD14+CD163+ monocyte subpopulations in kidney allograft transplantation.
BMC immunology - 6 Feb 2014
Sekerkova Alena, Krepsova Eva, Brabcova Eva, Slatinska Janka, Viklicky Ondrej, Lanska Vera, Striz Ilja
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BACKGROUND: Monocytes represent a heterogeneous population of cells subdivided according to the expression level of membrane antigens. A pro-inflammatory (intermediate/nonclassical) subpopulation of monocytes is defined by expression of CD16. CD163 seems to be characteristically preferentially expressed by immunosuppressive monocytes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the distribution of monocyte...
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