Uric acid directly promotes human T-cell activation

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Webb, Ryan ^a   Jeffries, Matlock ^a,b   Sawalha, Amr H ^a,b,c,d  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MS#24 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Gout; T cells; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

CD70 ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; URIC ACID; CD70 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; NORMAL HUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIGENS, CD70; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; URIC ACID;

EID: 62249164431     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31817727af     Document Type: Article

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