Increased PD-1 Expression and Altered T Cell Repertoire Diversity Predict Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock: A Preliminary Study.

Sepsis causes impairment of innate and adaptive immunity by multiple mechanisms, including depletion of immune effector cells and T cell exhaustion. Although lymphocyte dysfunction is associated with increased mortality and potential reactivation of latent viral infection in patients with septic sho...

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Main Authors: Atsutoshi Tomino, Masanobu Tsuda, Ruri Aoki, Yuka Kajita, Masamitsu Hashiba, Tsuguaki Terajima, Hideki Kano, Naoshi Takeyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5225000?pdf=render