Downregulation of CD4+LAP+ and CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Acute Coronary Syndromes

• Main Authors: Ying-zhong Lin (Author), Shan-he Lu (Author), Zheng-de Lu (Author), Ying Huang (Author), Ying Shi (Author), Ling Liu (Author), Xiao-yan Wang (Author), Qing-wei Ji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Regulatory T (Treg) cells play a protective role in atherosclerosis prone models and are related to the onset of acute coronary syndromes (ACS, including non-ST-elevation ACS (NSTEACS) and ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEAMI)). CD4+LAP+ Treg cells are a novel subset of Tregs...