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Altered phenotype and Stat1 expression in Toll-like receptor 7/8 stimulated monocyte-derived dendritic cells from patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Arthritis research & therapy - 11 Aug 2014
Vogelsang Petra, Karlsen Marie, Brun Johan G, Jonsson Roland, Appel Silke
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INTRODUCTION: Dendritic cells (DC) are the most potent antigen-presenting cells of the immune system, involved in both initiating immune responses and maintaining tolerance. Dysfunctional and via toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands activated DC have been implicated in the development of autoimmune diseases, but their role in the etiology of Sjögren's syndrome, a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized...
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