T cell receptor δ repertoire in inflamed and noninflamed colon of patients with IBD analyzed by CDR3 spectratyping.

Autor: Holtmeier, Wolfgang, Hennemann, Andreas, May, Ekkehard, Duchmann, Rainer, Caspary, Wolfgang F.
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Zdroj: American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology; Jun2002, Vol. 282 Issue 6, pG1024, 11p, 5 Black and White Photographs, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: Focuses on a study which characterized the T cell receptor-δ by complementarity determining region 3 spectratyping in the mucosa and in the peripheral blood of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Background on inflammatory bowel disease; Subjects and methodology; Difference between the results and previous studies on α/δ T cells; Discussion on the γ/δ T cell receptors; Implications of the study.
Databáze: Complementary Index