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CD39 positive regulatory T cell frequency as a biomarker of treatment response to methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 2018
Gupta Vikas, Katiyar Shobhita, Singh Ankita, Misra Ramnath, Aggarwal Amita
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Nearly one-third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not respond to Methotrexate (MTX), the first-line therapy in RA. CD39, an ectonucleotidase highly expressed on regulatory T cells (Tregs), is responsible for production of adenosine, an important anti-inflammatory mediator of MTX action. Higher expression of CD39 on Tregs improves their suppressive capacity. Therefore, we aimed to study the role...
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