A Th17- and Th2-skewed Cytokine Profile in Cystic Fibrosis Lungs Represents a Potential Risk Factor for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection - Concepedia

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A Th17- and Th2-skewed Cytokine Profile in Cystic Fibrosis Lungs Represents a Potential Risk Factor for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection

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2013

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Kerstin Tiringer, Angela Treis, P. Fucik, M. Gona, Saskia Gruber, Sabine Renner, Eleonora Dehlink, Edith Nachbaur, Friedrich Horak, Péter Jaksch,

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

We propose a role for Th17 and Th2 T cells in chronic inflammation in lungs of patients with CF. High concentrations of these cytokines/chemokines in CF airways precede infection with P. aeruginosa.

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