NKT cells in the induced sputum of severe asthmatics
NKT cells in the induced sputum of severe asthmatics
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DOI:
10.1155/mi/2006/71214
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Hamzaoui, Kamel
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作者:
Hamzaoui, Agnes;Rouhou, Sana Cheik;Hamzaoui, Kamel
To determine whether there was a specific inflammatory process in severe asthmatics, the phenotypic characteristics of induced sputum immune cells were analysed among patients with severe asthma. Twenty-two induced sputa (10 severe asthmatics) were studied. Flow cytometric analysis was performed using immune cells of the sputum and monoclonal antibodies to CD3, CD4, CD8, CD56, CD25, and TCR.d. The number of NKT (CD3(+)CD56(+)) cells was significantly higher in the sputum of severe asthmatics compared with mild asthmatic and healthy control groups (P