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The number and function of T regulatory cells in obese atopic female asthmatics.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Mar 2019
Cohen Rubin I, Ye Xiobing, Ramdeo Ramona, Liu Shu Fang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mechanisms underlying the association between asthma and obesity remain poorly understood. Obesity appears to be a risk factor for asthma, and obese asthmatics fare poorly compared to lean asthmatics. OBJECTIVES: To explore the possibility that reduced regulatory T cell (Treg) number and function contribute to the obesity-asthma association. We concentrated on obese females with childhood-onset...
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