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Interleukin (IL)-9/IL-9R axis drives γδ T cells activation in psoriatic arthritis patients.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Dec 2016
Guggino G, Ciccia F, Di Liberto D, Lo Pizzo M, Ruscitti P, Cipriani P, Ferrante A, Sireci G, Dieli F, Fourniè J J, Giacomelli R, Triolo G
Abstract excerpt
Cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-12, interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-23 and, more recently, IL-9, have been implicated in the initiation/maintenance of inflammation in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In the present study we aimed to characterize the role of γδ T cells in peripheral blood and synovial fluid of PsA patients and to investigate their response to in-vitro stimulation...
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