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[Lymphocyte phenotype and cytokine mRNA expression of steady-state asthma BALF cells].
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi - 1 Oct 1994
Akiyoshi H, Yano T, Honda J, Hotta M, Higuchi E, Yamada A, Ichikawa Y, Oizumi K
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the roles of inflammatory processes in the pathogenesis of asthma have been emphasized. To elucidate the roles of T lymphocytes in local inflammatory sites in asthma, we examined T cell phenotypes with flow cytometry and carried out cytokine message amplification phenotyping (MAPPing) of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells taken from patients with steady-state asthma (n = 11). The percentage of CD4+ T...
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