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Chondrocytes from Osteoarthritis Patients Adopt Distinct Phenotypes in Response to Central TH1/TH2/TH17 Cytokines.
International journal of molecular sciences - 31 Aug 2021
Pemmari Antti, Leppänen Tiina, Hämäläinen Mari, Moilanen Teemu, Moilanen Eeva
Abstract excerpt
Chronic low-grade inflammation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA), and several pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines have been implicated to mediate and regulate this process. Out of these cytokines, particularly IFNγ, IL-1β, IL-4 and IL-17 are associated with different phenotypes of T helper (TH) cells and macrophages, both examples of cells known for great phenotypic and functional...
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