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GATA-3 up-regulation in CD8+ T cells as a biomarker of immune dysfunction in systemic sclerosis, resulting in excessive interleukin-13 production
1 Jun 2011
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OBJECTIVE: Despite the importance of interleukin-13 (IL-13) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and other fibrotic diseases, its mechanisms of action are not understood. We have reported that excessive amounts of IL-13 are produced by peripheral blood effector CD8+ T cells from patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc). The aim of the present study was to establish the molecular basis of IL-13 dysregulation in the...
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