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A Major Population of Functional KLRG1– ILC2s in Female Lungs Contributes to a Sex Bias in ILC2 Numbers
1 Feb 2018
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Abstract Humans show significant sex differences in the incidence and severity of respiratory diseases, including asthma and virus infection. Sex hormones contribute to the female sex bias in type 2 inflammation associated with respiratory diseases, consistent with recent reports that female lungs harbor greater numbers of GATA-3–dependent group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). In this study, we determined...
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