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Frequency and phenotype of T helper 17 cells in peripheral blood and synovial fluid of patients with reactive arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2010
Shen Hui, Goodall Jane C, Gaston J S Hill
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency and phenotype of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and synovial fluid mononuclear cell (SFMC) T helper (Th)17 cells in reactive arthritis (ReA). METHODS: T cell surface phenotype and cytokine production were measured following stimulation, using 8-color flow cytometry. RESULTS: The percentages of interleukin 17 (IL-17)-positive CD4+ T cells were increased in SFMC of...
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