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Combination with methotrexate and cyclophosphamide attenuated maturation of dendritic cells: inducing Treg skewing and Th17 suppression in vivo.
Clinical & developmental immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Yu Xiaoyang, Wang Caihong, Luo Jing, Zhao Xiangcong, Wang Lixing, Li Xiaofeng
Abstract excerpt
Immune disorder is considered the main pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The balance of the two special subsets of CD4⁺T cells, T helper cell 17 (Th17), and Regulator T cell (Treg) is the key factor of maintaining a normal immune response. Dendritic cells (DCs), which are the most powerful antigen-presenting cells, play an important role in regulating the balance of Th17 and...
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