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Innate lymphoid cells exhibited IL-17-expressing phenotype in active tuberculosis disease.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 12 Oct 2021
Pan Linyue, Chen Xiaoli, Liu Xuanqi, Qiu Wenjia, Liu Yunhuan, Jiang Weiping, Zheng Yang, Mou Yan, Xu Wei, Li Xiangyang, Ge Haiyan, Zhu Huili
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), as an important group of innate immunity, could respond rapidly to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. In this research, we studied the phenotypic changes of circulatory ILCs in active tuberculosis (TB) disease. METHODS: We recruited 40 patients with active Mtb infection (TB group) and 41 healthy subjects (NC group), and collected their clinical information and...
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