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Proinflammatory Th17 cells are expanded and induced by dendritic cells in spondylarthritis-prone HLA-B27-transgenic rats.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2012
Glatigny Simon, Fert Ingrid, Blaton Marie A, Lories Rik J, Araujo Luiza M, Chiocchia Gilles, Breban Maxime
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: HLA-B27/human β2-microglobulin-transgenic (B27-transgenic) rats, a model of spondylarthritis (SpA), develop spontaneous colitis and arthritis under conventional conditions. CD4+ T cells are pivotal in the development of inflammation in B27-transgenic rats. This study was undertaken to characterize the phenotype of CD4+ T cells in this model and to determine whether dendritic cells (DCs) induce...
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