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Intestinal CD8+ γδ T cells shift from immune activation to suppression, with concomitant impairment of cytotoxicity as disease activity increases in patients with ulcerative colitis

Jia Zhu
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Tao Zhu
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Caixia Sheng
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,
Tingting Zhong
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,
Jiaqi Xu
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,
Xiaoqing Cheng
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,
Jin Wang
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,
Guoxiang Fu
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,
Zhinong Jiang
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,
Yujie Jiang
1

  1. Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, affiliated with Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
Cent Eur J Immunol 2025; 50
Online publish date: 2025/10/09
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