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T <sub>H</sub> 17 (and T <sub>H</sub> 1) signatures of intestinal biopsies of CD patients in response to gliadin
1 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is an immunological disorder caused by intolerance to ingested gliadin and other cereal prolamins that has been included in the T(H)1-dominated group of diseases, where IL-12 induced IFNgamma is the major proinflamatory signal. Recently, another linage of T cells has been described, namely T(H)17, characterized by production of IL-17, that differentiate in response to TGFbeta and IL-6 and...
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