Circulating growth/differentiation factor 15 is associated with human CD56bright natural killer cell dysfunction and nosocomial infection in severe systemic inflammationResearch in context

Background: Systemic inflammation induced by sterile or infectious insults is associated with an enhanced susceptibility to life-threatening opportunistic, mostly bacterial, infections due to unknown pathogenesis. Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to the defence against bacterial infections throu...

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Main Authors: Holger Kleinertz, Monika Hepner-Schefczyk, Sabrina Ehnert, Maren Claus, Rebecca Halbgebauer, Lea Boller, Markus Huber-Lang, Paolo Cinelli, Carsten Kirschning, Sascha Flohé, André Sander, Christian Waydhas, Sonja Vonderhagen, Marcus Jäger, Marcel Dudda, Carsten Watzl, Stefanie B. Flohé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239641930252X