Small airway obstruction in severe pulmonary arterial hypertension correlates with increased airway CD8+ T-cells and fractalkine expression

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1494-1496

  Ars, C ^a   Thurion, P ^b   Delos, M ^b   Sibille, Y ^a   Pilette, C ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALKINE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHEMOKINE CX3CL1; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 73249120367     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00140109     Document Type: Letter

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