Activated, cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes contribute to the pathology of asthma death

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 560-564

  O'Sullivan, S ^a   Cormican, L ^b   Faul, J L ^b   Ichinohe, S ^b   Johnston, S L ^b   Burke, C M ^b   Poulter, L W ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma death; CD8+ T lymphocytes; Virus

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CD8 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; PERFORIN; RNA; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0035881191     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.4.2102018     Document Type: Article

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