Aging and asthma - changes in CD45RA, CD29 and CD95 T cells subsets

BACKGROUND: Aging is associated with thymus involution leading to a reduction in naive T cells and to an accumulation of effector-memory cells. Apoptosis is a key mechanism to clear the immune system from activated and harmful cells. In asthma the stimulation of T cells by environmental antigens can...

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Main Author: Todo-Bom, A (author)
Other Authors: Mota-Pinto, A (author), Alves, V (author), Santos-Rosa, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Asma
Idoso
Antigénio CD95
Antigénio CD45
Antigénio CD29
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1027
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1027

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1027

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