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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Main Authors: Mohammadreza Yazdani, Shahdad Khosropanah, Ahmad Hosseini, Mehrnoosh Doroudchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Immunology
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Online Access:http://iji.sums.ac.ir/article_39277_6b0ea33e02b7546a92e2518f0b37b878.pdf