Toll-Like Receptor 2 Expression and Peripheral Blood CD4+/CD8+ T Cell Ratio in COPD

Ulutaş G. Ş., Alpaydin A., Taneli F., Çetinkaya C., Ulman C., Güvenç Y., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.106-111, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ttd.2014.3842
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.106-111
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COPD, inflammation, innate immunity, CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes, TLR, OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE, LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS, SMOOTH-MUSCLE, TOLL-LIKE-RECEPTOR-2, ACTIVATION, RESPONSIVENESS, INFLAMMATION, MACROPHAGES, MONOCYTES, SMOKING
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVES : We aimed to evaluate toll- like receptor 2 (TLR- 2) expression on monocytes and peripheral blood CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio, as well as the relationship of these cells with pulmonary functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.