The frequency of regulatory CD3+CD8+CD28 -CD25+ T lymphocytes in human peripheral blood increases with age

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1454-1461

  Simone, Rita ^a,c   Zicca, Anna ^b,d   Saverino, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; CD4+CD25+; Treg

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 57149108306     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0907627     Document Type: Article

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