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The Impact of Anti-TNF Therapy on CD4+ and CD8+ Cell Subsets in Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2018
Dulic Sonja, Vasarhelyi Zsofia, Bajnok Anna, Szalay Balazs, Toldi Gergely, Kovacs Laszlo, Balog Attila
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive immune-mediated inflammatory disease, driven primarily by Th1 and Th17 cells. Anti-TNF therapies are successfully used in AS to achieve and maintain remission. However, their influence on the composition of T-cell subsets is not clear. We aimed to characterize the changes in the T-cell repertoire after a long-term anti-TNF treatment in AS patients....
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