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IL-21 receptor expression in human tendinopathy.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2014
Campbell Abigail L, Smith Nicola C, Reilly James H, Kerr Shauna C, Leach William J, Fazzi Umberto G, Rooney Brian P, Murrell George A C, Millar Neal L
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying tendinopathy remain unclear, with much debate as to whether inflammation or degradation has the prominent role. Increasing evidence points toward an early inflammatory infiltrate and associated inflammatory cytokine production in human and animal models of tendon disease. The IL-21/IL-21R axis is a proinflammatory cytokine complex that has been associated with chronic...
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