NKT Cells in the Induced Sputum of Severe Asthmatics

• Main Authors: Agnes Hamzaoui (Author), Sana Cheik Rouhou (Author), Hedia Graïri (Author), Hanadi Abid (Author), Jamel Ammar (Author), Hanene Chelbi (Author), Kamel Hamzaoui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To determine whether there was a specific inflammatory process in severe asthmatics, the phenotypic characteristics of induced sputum immune cells were analysed among patients with severe asthma. Twenty-two induced sputa (10 severe asthmatics) were studied. Flow cytometric analysis was performed usi...