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Lung Transplantation Has a Strong Impact on the Distribution and Phenotype of Monocyte Subsets.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Apr 2020
Schreurs I, Meek B, Hijdra D, van Moorsel C H M, Luijk H D, Kwakkel-van Erp J M, Oudijk E, van Kessel D A, Grutters J C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lung transplantation (LTx) is a last treatment option for patients with an end-stage pulmonary disease. Chronic lung allograft dysfunction, which generally manifests as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), is a major long-term survival limitation. During injury, inflammation and BOS monocytes are recruited. We determined whether changes in count, subset distribution, and functionality by surface...
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