Phenotypical characterization of cells in the thoracic duct of patients with and without systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple organ failure.

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The subset composition and recirculation properties of the migrating lymphocyte pool in humans is largely unknown. The present study was conducted in order to phenotypically characterize cells in human thoracic duct lymph of patients under non-inflammatory and inflammatory conditions. These data were compared with data from peripheral blood, with special emphasis on those cells homing to the gut. Thoracic duct...

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