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The role of Th2 type CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells and Th2 type CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells in asthma
1 Apr 1996
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The cellular inflammatory responses which are seen in allergic and asthmatic diseases are viewed as being quite strongly dependent on the activities of T cells and their products. The major T cell subset involved appears to be the so-called CD4+ Th2 subset which produces interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-5 (IL-5). In vitro and in vivo experiments have indicated that IL-4 is a key regulator in these kinds of...
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