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Innate-like and conventional T cell populations from hemodialyzed and kidney transplanted patients are equally compromised.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Baron Marine, Belo Renata, Cathelin Dominique, Moreira-Teixeira Lucia, Cartery Claire, Rondeau Eric, Mesnard Laurent, Leite-de-Moraes Maria
Abstract excerpt
Clinicians are well aware of existing pharmacologically-induced immune deficient status in kidney-transplanted patients that will favor their susceptibility to bacterial or viral infections. Previous studies indicated that advanced Stage 4-5 Chronic Kidney Disease might also be regarded as an immune deficiency-like status as well, even though the mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we analyzed the ex vivo...
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