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

Abstract

The levels of BTLA expression were upregulated on CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells of PTB patients and associated with disease progression. Thereby, BTLA expression on T cells may be considered as a potential clinical indicator and utilized as a therapeutic target for PTB.