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Activation of the receptor NKG2D leads to production of Th17 cytokines in CD4+ T cells of patients with Crohn's disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2011
Pariente Benjamin, Mocan Iulia, Camus Matthieu, Dutertre Charles-Antoine, Ettersperger Julien, Cattan Pierre, Gornet Jean-Marc, Dulphy Nicolas, Charron Dominique, Lémann Marc, Toubert Antoine, Allez Matthieu
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The natural killer group 2 member D (NKG2D) is a stimulatory receptor expressed on a subset of mucosal and peripheral CD4+ T cells in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and other inflammatory diseases. Ligand activation of NKG2D in patients induces CD4+ T cells to release T-hel...
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