Perturbation of the T-cell repertoire in patients with unstable angina

Circulation

Volumn 100, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2135-2139

  Liuzzo, Giovanna ^a   Kopecky, Stephen L ^a   Frye, Robert L ^a   O'Fallon, W Michael ^a   Maseri, Attilio ^b   Goronzy, Jorg J ^a   Weyand, Cornelia M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Immune system; Interleukins; Ischemia; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0033598675     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.100.21.2135     Document Type: Article

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