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Circulating CD4+CD8+ double-positive T-cells display features of innate and adaptive immune function in granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Kerstein Anja, Müller Antje, Pitann Silke, Riemekasten Gabriela, Lamprecht Peter
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To examine functional features of CD4+CD8+ double-positive T-cells in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) using phenotypic and transcriptomic analysis. METHODS: Staining of cellular surface marker was performed using freshly collected whole blood. For intracellular cytokine staining freshly collected whole blood was stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate and ionomycin. Multicolor...
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