Increased proportion of CD8+ T-lymphocytes in the paratracheal lymph nodes of smokers with mild COPD

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-32

  Saetta, Marina ^a   Baraldo, Simonetta ^a   Turato, Graziella ^a,c   Beghé, Bianca ^a   Casoni, Gian Luca ^b   Bellettato, Cinzia M ^b   Rea, Federico ^a   Zuin, Renzo ^a   Fabbri, Leonardo M ^c   Papi, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; Lymph nodes; Smoking; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGED; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING; TRACHEA;

EID: 0038476606     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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