CD274 and Alzheimer disease: The expression of PD-1 on T cells was similar between the AD patients and healthy volunteers, but increased expression of PD-L1 on CD3+CD56+ T cells (natural killer T cells, NKT-like), CD4+ T cells (helper T cells, Th), CD4+CD25+ T cells, and CD8+ T cells (cytotoxic T lymphocytes, CTL) was detected in the AD patients.