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Regulation of CCR5 expression and MIP-1alpha production in CD4+ T cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 May 2003
Wang C R, Liu M F
Abstract excerpt
Production of CCR5 expression and MIP-1alpha, a ligand of CCR5, by CD4+ T cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were studied. We analysed further the influence of IL-15 stimulation, CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) interaction and CCR5 promotor polymorphism. One hundred and fifty-five RA patients and another 155 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals were enrolled. Peripheral CD4+ and double negative (DN)...
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