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Changes in the Th1 or Th2 cytokine dominance in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis (RA): a kinetic study of the Th subsets in one unusual RA patient.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 May 2000
Aarvak T, Chabaud M, Thoen J, Miossec P, Natvig J B
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OBJECTIVE: To perform a kinetic study of the Th1/Th2 balance in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium. METHODS: Three different synovial tissue (ST) samples were obtained from one patient with erosive RA. The characterization of Th1 and Th2 responses was performed by interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 measurements and by expression of the chemokine receptors CCR5 and CCR3. Measurements of secreted and surface...
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