Adaptive NKG2C+ natural killer cells are related to exacerbations and nutritional abnormalities in COPD patients

Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic and often progressive disorder with a heterogeneous presentation and frequent systemic manifestations. Several aspects like persistence in smoking habit, continuous exacerbations, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and inflammatory-immun...

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Main Authors: Sergi Pascual-Guardia, Michelle Ataya, Isabel Ramírez-Martínez, José Yélamos, Roberto Chalela, Salomé Bellido, Miguel López-Botet, Joaquim Gea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-1323-4