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CD4

American  

noun

  1. a protein on the surface of T cells and other cells, functioning as a receptor for the AIDS virus antigen.


Etymology

Origin of CD4

1980–85; c(luster of) d(ifferentiation) 4

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The study also found that CD4+ T cells developed into both protective and regulatory types in a balanced way.

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The team adapted the suppressor cells' anti-inflammatory abilities to work in CD4 immune cells.

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In many infections, CD4 T cells play a key role in defending the affected organism.

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However, this new study suggests that guidelines should consider risk factors like previous opportunistic illnesses or having had a CD4 count below 200.

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A similar shift of responding clones was also observed in CD4+ T cells.

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