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Th9 cells are a subset of CD4+ T cells producing the cytokine, IL-9. Th9 cells are increasingly recognized as being important player in allergy, autoimmunity, and antitumor responses. The polarization and expansion of Th9 cells requires the cytokines IL-4, TGF-β. In this chapter, we described the protocol for measuring Th9 frequencies using whole blood.
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Rajamanickam, A., Babu, S. (2017). Determining the Frequencies of Th9 Cells from Whole Blood. In: Goswami, R. (eds) Th9 Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1585. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6877-0_7
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