Celiac Disease-Related Inflammation Is Marked by Reduction of Nkp44/Nkp46-Double Positive Natural Killer Cells.

INTRODUCTION AND AIM:Natural killer (NK) cells are a first line of defence against viruses and down-regulation of NK cell cytotoxic receptors represents one of the strategies by which viruses escape the host's immune system. Since onset of celiac disease (CD), a gluten-driven enteropathy, has b...

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Main Authors: Irene Marafini, Ivan Monteleone, Davide Di Fusco, Silvia Sedda, Maria Laura Cupi, Daniele Fina, Alessandro Omero Paoluzi, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865226?pdf=render