Resting and Activated Natural Tregs Decrease in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Atherosclerosis
Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting large and medium arteries. CD4+ T cells are known to play a role in the progression of the disease. CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ natural Treg (nTreg) cells seem to have a protective role in the disease and their reduction in acute coronary s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2016-12-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://iji.sums.ac.ir/article_39277_6b0ea33e02b7546a92e2518f0b37b878.pdf |