Differential activation of killer cells in the circulation and the lung: a study of current smoking status and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

<h4>Background</h4>CD8(+) T-lymphocytes, natural killer T-like cells (NKT-like cells, CD56(+)CD3(+)) and natural killer cells (NK cells, CD56(+)CD3(-)) are the three main classes of human killer cells and they are implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C...

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Main Authors: Jia Wang, Richard A Urbanowicz, Patrick J Tighe, Ian Todd, Jonathan M Corne, Lucy C Fairclough
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/431b8da740274bb4bf8f261f68f97129
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