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

Ulutaş, Gürol; Alpaydin, AYLİN; Taneli, Fatma; Çetinkaya, Cemile; Ulman, Cevval; Güvenç, Yeşim; Horasan, Gönül; Coşkun, Ayşin

doi:10.5152/ttd.2014.3842

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, TRDizin)

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
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.