Quantification of regulatory T cells in septic patients by real-time PCR-based methylation assay and flow cytometry.

During sepsis, a relative increase of regulatory T (Treg) cells has been reported. Its persistence is associated with lymphocyte anergy, immunoparalysis and a poor prognosis. Currently, an exact quantification of human Treg cells based on protein expression of marker molecules is ambiguous, as these...

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Main Authors: Roman Tatura, Michael Zeschnigk, Michael Adamzik, Michael Probst-Kepper, Jan Buer, Jan Kehrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3507919?pdf=render