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Lupus patients with pulmonary involvement have a pro-inflammatory cytokines profile.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2007
Al-Mutairi Sana, Al-Awadhi Adel, Raghupathy Raj, Al-Khawari Hanaa, Sada Prio, Al-Herz Adeebah, Rawoot Parvez
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OBJECTIVES: The literature on cytokine response in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is confusing. It is possible that different disease phenotypes have different cytokine profiles. Our aim was to examine the levels of selected pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in SLE patients with and without pulmonary involvement. METHODS AND SUBJECTS: Patients with SLE were interviewed and were subjected to the...
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