Role of Th9 cells and Th17 cells in the pathogenesis of malignant ascites

Objective: To assess the role of Th9 and Th17 cells in malignant ascites (MA). Methods: MA from 30 hepatic carcinoma patients and benign ascites from 30 cirrhotic patients were collected. Corresponding peripheral blood samples from these hepatic carcinoma and cirrhotic patients as well as 30 healthy...

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Main Authors: Xian-Wen Yang, Hai-Xing Jiang, Xiao-Li Huang, Shi-Jia Ma, Shan-Yu Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115001525