Immunobiologic analysis of arterial tissue in Buerger's disease
Lee T, Seo J, Sumpio BE, Kim SJ. Immunobiologic analysis of arterial tissue in Buerger's disease. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2003, 25: 451-457. PMID: 12713785, DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThromboangiitis obliteransT cellsVaso vasorumI-NOSVCAM-1Endothelial cellsDegree of recanalizationT lymphocyte infiltrationCD4 T cellsInflammatory cytokine detectionInterferon-gamma mRNABuerger's diseasePatent arteriesCD8 cellsImmunologic injuryLymphocyte infiltrationImmune inflammationImmune injuryLuminal obliterationEtiologic mechanismsTUNEL studiesCell activationArterial wallRT-PCRCytokine detection