T lymphocyte recruitment to the lung in asthma

T cells play an important part in the pathogenesis of asthma. In this study greater numbers of T cells were seen in the bronchial epithelium of severe asthmatics compared to normal subjects. There were greater percentages of both IL-4+ and IFN-γ+ T cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage of asthmatics c...

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Main Author: Mutalithas, Kugathasan
Other Authors: Wardlaw, Andrew ; Guillen, Cristina
Published: University of Leicester 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539838