Monocyte programmed death ligand-1 expression is an early marker for predicting infectious complications in acute pancreatitis.

Tingting PanTianyun ZhouLei LiZhaojun LiuYing ChenEnqiang MaoMeiling LiHongping QuJialin Liu

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2017)

The PD-1/PD-L1 system plays an essential role in the early immunosuppression of AP. PD-L1 expression in CD14+ monocytes may be a new marker for predicting risk of infectious complications in patients with AP.

Keyphrases

transcription factor
dendritic cells
poor prognosis
risk factors
peripheral blood
endothelial cells
binding protein
long non coding rna