CD4+/CD8+ mucosa-associated invariant T cells foster the development of endometriosis: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Caihua Li (Author), Zhimin Lu (Author), Kaihuan Bi (Author), Kangxia Wang (Author), Yuping Xu (Author), Peipei Guo (Author), Ya Chen (Author), Ping Zhou (Author), Zhaolian Wei (Author), Huanhuan Jiang (Author), Yunxia Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Immune dysregulation is one of the mechanisms to promote endometriosis (EMS). Various T cell subpopulations have been reported to play different roles in the development of EMS. The mucosa-associated invariant T cell (MAIT) is an important T cell subset in the pathogenesis of var...