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Modulation of the central memory and Tr1-like regulatory T cells in multiple sclerosis patients responsive to interferon-beta therapy.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jun 2012
Chiarini M, Serana F, Zanotti C, Capra R, Rasia S, Rottoli M, Rovaris M, Caputo D, Cavaletti G, Frigo M, Frigeni B, Clerici R, Rezzonico M, Caimi L, Imberti L
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BACKGROUND: Interferon-beta is used to reduce disease activity in multiple sclerosis, but its action is incompletely understood, individual treatment response varies among patients, and biological markers predicting clinical benefits have yet to be identified. Since it is known that multiple sclerosis patients have a deficit of the regulatory T-cell subsets, we investigated whether interferon-beta therapy induced...
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