Expression and clinical significance of B and T lymphocyte attenuator on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Xinghua Shen (Author), Jianping Zhang (Author), Peijun Tang (Author), Huafeng Song (Author), Xiaocao Liu (Author), Ziyi Huang (Author), Xueguang Zhang (Author), Xuefeng Wang (Author), Meiying Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: As an immune checkpoint, upregulation of B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) contributes to T-cell exhaustion in chronic infection. However, the characteristics of BTLA on T cells of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are still uncovered. Aims: The aim of the study was to elucid...